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Republic of Kiribati (Kiribati)

Kiribati

Also known as: les Kiribati (français), Kiribati (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português, latine), Quiribati (Português), 基里巴斯 (繁體中文), キリバス (日本語)

Formerly: Gilbert Islands

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Tarawa

Population: 100,800

Area: 811 km²

Religions: Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha’i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God

Languages: I-Kiribati, English (official)

Motto: Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Health, Peace and Prosperity)

Neighbouring Countries: Cook Islands Cook Islands, French Guiana French Guiana, French Polynesia French Polynesia, Marshall Islands Marshall Islands, Micronesia Micronesia, Nauru Nauru, Tokelau Tokelau, Tuvalu Tuvalu, U.S. Minor Islands U.S. Minor Islands


Circumscriptions (1): Dioceses (1)


Roman Rite (1): Tarawa and Nauru


by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions



Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (1)


Apostolic Nunciature: Kiribati Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo (60)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.) Link Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi (50)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.) Archbishop John Atcherley Dew (63)


as of 2012.01.15

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