Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands
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Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands Praefectura Apostolica Insularum Marshallensium |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Territory |
Marshall Islands
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| Ecclesiastical province | Agaña |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 69 sq mi (180 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 57,400 4,875 (8.5%) |
| Parishes | 4 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 April 1993 (24 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption (Majuro) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Prefect | Fr. Ariel Galido, M.S.C. |
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The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Insularum Marshallensium) is a Latin rite apostolic prefecture (pre-diocesan missionary ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, below apostolic vicariate, lacking the rank of diocese and the right to a titular bishop), in the South Sea Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The apostolic prefecture is (atypically) a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Province of Agaña (on Guam, US), yet still depends (like an exempt mission) on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Although the see of the prefecture, the Cathedral of the Assumption, in Majuro, on Majuro Atoll, is not in the United States, the prelature includes Wake Island, which is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States.
Its see is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Majuro, on Majuro Atoll. The current apostolic prefect and (earlier?) pastor of the Cathedral was appointed from the local missionary Jesuits.
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