The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Latin: Diœcesis Vialembensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña. The diocese was canonically erected on 8 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Its territories were taken from the archdiocese based in Guam.[1]

The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is led by a prelate bishop who pastors the mother church, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on Saipan.

Parishes and missions

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral – Chalan Kanoa, Saipan
  • Korean Catholic Mission Church – Chalan Kanoa, Saipan
  • Kristo Rai Parish – Garapan, Saipan
  • Nuestra Senora Bithen Delos Remedios Parish – Tanapag, Saipan
  • San Jose Parish – Tinian
  • St. Jude Thaddeus Parish – Koblerville, Saipan
  • San Antonio Parish – San Antonio, Saipan
  • San Francisco De Borja Catholic Church – Teneto, Rota
  • San Isidro Parish – Sinapolo, Rota
  • San Jose Parish – San Jose, Saipan
  • San Roque Parish – San Roque, Saipan
  • Santa Soledad Parish – Kagman, Saipan
  • San Vicente Ferrer Parish – San Vicente, Saipan

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