Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña is the principal Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction overseeing the territory of Guam in the western Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic archdiocese
Latin Church jurisdiction
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
belongsTo Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Pacific (CEPAC)
cathedral Cathedral Basilica of the Sweet Name of Mary
surface form: Cathedral-Basilica of the Sweet Name of Mary
cathedralCity Hagåtña, Guam
surface form: Hagåtña
country Guam
currentArchbishop Michael Jude Byrnes
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
elevatedToArchdiocese 1984
elevatedToDiocese 1965
establishedAsVicariateApostolic 1911
governs Catholics in Guam
hasCathedralBasilica Cathedral Basilica of the Sweet Name of Mary
surface form: Cathedral-Basilica of the Sweet Name of Mary
hasClergyType religious clergy
secular clergy
hasEcclesiasticalRank metropolitan archdiocese
hasHistoricalStatus former Apostolic Vicariate of Guam
hasJurisdictionOver all Latin-rite Catholics in Guam
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor Catholic charitable organizations in Guam
Catholic education in Guam
Catholic healthcare institutions in Guam
isMetropolitanSee true
jurisdictionType archdiocese
languageOfLiturgy Chamorro
English
other local languages
liturgicalTradition Western liturgical tradition
location Hagåtña, Guam
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Agaña
oversees parishes in Guam
partOf Catholic Church in Oceania
patron Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
province Ecclesiastical province of Agaña
region Western Pacific
regionContinent Oceania
regionType insular area of the United States
rite Roman Rite
seeCity Hagåtña, Guam
surface form: Hagåtña
subjectTo Holy See
suffraganDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa
Roman Catholic Diocese of the Marshall Islands
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
territory Guam
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar

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Hagåtña, Guam isSeatOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña
subject surface form: Hagåtña
Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica partOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Agaña
Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Agaña
Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica hasArchdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Agaña