Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru

DIOCESE OF TARAWA AND NAURU (Dioecesis Dioecesis Taravanus et Naurunus)

Country : Kiribati and Nauru
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1897 as Apostolic Vicariate of Gilbert Islands
Elevated in 1966 to Diocese of Tarawa
Renamed 1978 as Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti
Renamed 1982 as Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru

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Arms of Bishops

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  Joseph-Marie Leray (1897-1926)

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  Joseph Bach (1927-1933)

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  Octave-Marie Terrienne (1937-1961)

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  Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet (1961–1978)

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  Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea (1978-2020)

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  Koru Tito (2020-present)

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