Catholic ChurchinTerritory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (New Caledonia)(Special Collectivity of France | ![]() |
Also known as: Neukaledonien (Deutsch), Nueva Caledonia (español), Nouvelle-Calédonie (français), Nuova Caledonia (Italiano), Nowa Kaledonia (polski), Nova Caledónia (Português), 新喀里多尼亞 (正體中文), ニューカレドニア (日本語), Nova Caledonia (latine)
Continent: Oceania
Capital: Nouméa
Area: 18,275 km²
Population: 279,070
Religions: Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
Languages: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Ethnic Groups: Kanak 39.1%, European 27.1%, Wallisian, Futunian 8.2%, Tahitian 2.1%, Indonesian 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1%, Vietnamese 0.9%, other 17.7%, unspecified 2.5%
Neighbouring Countries: ← Australia , ↑ Vanuatu
, → Fiji
, ↓ New Zealand
, ↓ Norfolk Island
Jurisdictions (1): Metr. Archdioceses (1)
Roman Rite (1): Nouméa
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Cathedrals (1)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
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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