Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva in neighbouring Fiji. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Cook e Mnihiki in 1922, elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands in 1948 and elevated as the Diocese of Rarotonga in 1966.

Bishops

Bernardin Castanié, C.I.M. (1923–1939)
John David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. (1939–1959)
Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC. (1964–1971)
John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S. M. (1973–1977)
Denis George Browne (1977–1983)
Robin Walsh Leamy, S. M. (1984–1996)
Stuart France O'Connell, S. M. (1996–2011)
Paul Donoghue, S.M. (2011– )

Education

Primary Schools

Saint Josephs School, Rarotonga
Saint Mary's School, Mauke Island (now closed down)

Secondary (High) School

Nukutere College, Rarotonga

Churches

Catholic Cathedral of Rarotonga (and the Cook Islands)

Saint Josephs Cathedral is the only Catholic Cathedral in the Cook Islands. The Cathedral is located in Avarua.

Three Catholic churches in Rarotonga also serve the local faithful: St Mary's in Arorangi Village, St Paul's in Titikaveka Village and Sacred Heart in Matavera village.

External links and references

"Diocese of Rarotonga". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-12.

Catholicism in Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

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