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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Federated States Of Micronesia and a suffragan of the United States Metropolitan Province Of Agaña . The Diocese of Caroline Islands is led by a Prelate Bishop which Pastor s the Motherchurch , the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Established on December 19 , 1905 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Caroline Islands, it became the Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne and Caroline Islands on March 1 , 1911 . It grew to become the Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands on May 4 , 1923 . It changed its name to become the Vicariate Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands on July 4 , 1946 before becoming elevated to become the Diocese Carolines-Marshalls on May 3 , 1979 . The joint diocese split resulting in the creation of the present-day Diocese of Caroline Islands on April 23 , 1993 by Pope John Paul II . RESOURCES |
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