ABOUT US
The Diocese of the Caroline Islands, covering 1,800,000
square miles, includes the four Federated States of Micronesia and the
Republic of Palau. The total population is 139,450, the Catholic population
comprising about 52% of that total.
The Vicariate Apostolic of the Caroline Islands was
established December 10,1905, and extended to include the Marshall Islands
on May 4, 1923. The Marianas Islands were later separated on July 4,
1946. The Diocese of the Caroline and Marshall Islands were erected
on February 2, 1980; the Marshalls were established as a separate Prefecture
Apostolic on August 15, 1993. The Diocese presently incorporates the
Vicariates of Palau, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, and Yap.
Most Reverend Bishop Amando Samo, D.D. was ordained
a priest on December 10, 1977. He served in Chuuk before he was ordained
bishop on August 15, 1987. He was later promoted to Coadjutor on February
2, 1994 named as Bishop of the Diocese on March 25, 1995, installed
on June 6, 1995.
Related
Reading: Chronological History of the Diocese
of the Caroline Islands
