Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga (Latin: Dioecesis Rarotongana) in the Cook Islands is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva in neighbouring Fiji. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Cook e Mnihiki in 1922, elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands in 1948 and elevated as the Diocese of Rarotonga in 1966.

Diocese of Rarotonga Dioecesis Rarotongana
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Cook Islands, Niue
Metropolitan	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva
Statistics
Area	234 km^2 (90 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2017) 11,885 2,255 (19.0%)
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 June 1966
Cathedral	Saint Joseph's Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Secular priests	9
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paul Donoghue, S.M.
Bishops emeritus	Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M.

Bishops

• Bernardin Castanié, C.I.M. (1923–1939)
• John David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. (1939–1959)
• Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC. (1964–1971)
• John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S. M. (1973–1977)
• Denis George Browne (1977–1983)
• Robin Walsh Leamy, S. M. (1984–1996)
• Stuart France O'Connell, S. M. (1996–2011)
• Paul Donoghue, S.M. (2011– )

Education

Primary Schools

Saint Josephs School, Rarotonga
Saint Mary's School, Mauke Island (now closed down)

Secondary (High) School

Nukutere College, Rarotonga

Churches

Catholic Cathedral of Rarotonga (and the Cook Islands)

Saint Joseph's Cathedral is the only Catholic Cathedral in the Cook Islands. The Cathedral is located in Avarua.

Three Catholic churches in Rarotonga also serve the local faithful: St Mary's in Arorangi Village, St Paul's in Titikaveka Village and Sacred Heart in Matavera village.

External links and references

• "Diocese of Rarotonga". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-12.