Catholic ChurchinAmerican Samoa(Unincorporated Territory of USA | ![]() |
Also known as: Amerikanisch-Samoa (Deutsch), Samoa Americana (español, Português, latine), Samoa américaines (français), Samoa Americane (Italiano), Samoa Amerykańskie (polski), Amerika Sāmoa (Samoan), 美屬薩摩亞 (正體中文), アメリカ領サモア (日本語)
Continent: Oceania
Capital: Pago Pago
Area: 224 km²
Population: 51,504
Religions: Christian 98.3%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7%
Languages: Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8%
Ethnic Groups: Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other .8%), Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%), mixed 2.7%, other 1.2%
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Tonga , ← Samoa
, ↑ Tokelau
, ↘ Cook Islands
Jurisdictions (1): Dioceses (1)
Roman Rite (1): Samoa–Pago Pago
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Cathedrals (2)
Apostolic Delegation: Pacific Ocean
Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.)
Last updated on 2023.03.17
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