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Metropolitan see Agaña, Guam

Archdiocese of Agaña

Aganien(sis)

The Archdiocese of Agana is the Latin rite metropolitan see for Guam, elevated in 1984, with its seat at the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagatna. Archbishop Ryan P. Jimenez, previously Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, was appointed by Pope Francis on 6 July 2024 and installed on 15 August 2024; he is also president of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC).

On the map

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The address the register holds for Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica, Hagatna, in Agaña, Guam.

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Established
1984
Catholics
148,275
Priests
44
Territory
474 km²

Parishes and churches

26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Ryan P. Jimenez
Born
18 December 1971
Birthplace
Dumaguete

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The cathedral

Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica, Hagatna stands in Agaña, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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