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Archdiocese of Agaña

Archidioecesis Aganiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ryan Pagente Jimenez, Archbishop
  • Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop Emeritus
  • Michael Jude Byrnes, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 8 March 1984
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Guam
  • Region: Pacific (Oceania)
  • Square Kilometers: 474 (183 Square Miles)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: AGN
  • Official Web Site: https://www.aganaarch.org
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 196 Cuesta San Ramon Ste. B., Hagatna, Guam 96910, Oceania
  • Telephone: (671)562-0000
  • Fax: 477-3519

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Guam
1 March 1911ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands (Island of Guam) Vicariate Apostolic of Guam (erected)
4 July 1946Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands Vicariate Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands (Name Changed and Territory Lost)
Vicariate Apostolic of Guam (Marianne Islands)
17 June 1948Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Guam (Wake Island)
Diocese of Agaña
14 October 1965ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Guam Diocese of Agaña
Archdiocese of Agaña
8 March 1984ElevatedDiocese of Agaña Archdiocese of Agaña
8 November 1984Territory LostArchdiocese of Agaña (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Guam
195032,20932,70098.5%324271,1924412017ap1951
Diocese of Agaña
196660,04662,24096.5%1526411,4641820624ap1967
197080,872115,00070.3%2355781,0365721324ap1971
1976111,831141,87178.8%2628542,070183614831ap1977
1980120,659129,42893.2%1932512,365114314635ap1981
Archdiocese of Agaña
1990114,404126,16990.7%1927462,48752914326ap1991
1999122,962144,97784.8%2815432,85992012024ap2000
2000122,962144,86784.9%2710373,32391512024ap2001
2001150,563167,29290.0%3116473,20372212524ap2002
2002125,167154,80580.9%335383,29392112024ap2003
2003131,430154,62385.0%3215472,79682112024ap2004
2004131,584154,80585.0%3215472,799201612024ap2005
2006132,494155,68785.1%3012423,154201210324ap2007
2012157,000184,00085.3%389473,34017910024ap2013
2015140,593165,40485.0%419502,81118108624ap2016
2018149,094175,40485.0%3213453,31325227926ap2019
2020145,000165,76887.5%3013433,37225256426ap2021
2022148,100168,80087.7%3711483,08525206427ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Guam
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 3, Page 127
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 95, and Page 96
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 164, and Page 165
  • Diocese of Agaña
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 428, and Page 429
  • Archdiocese of Agaña
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 76, Page 629, to Page 631

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