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Suffragan diocese Auki, Solomon Islands

Diocese of Auki

Aukin(us)

Latin-rite diocese covering Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands, erected in 1982 from the Archdiocese of Honiara, of which it is a suffragan. Bishop Jacob Aba, S.M., a Malaitan Marist, was appointed by Pope Francis on 28 October 2025 following the transfer of Bishop Peter Houhou to Gizo in 2023.

On the map

Esri
Auki, Solomon Islands, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1982
Catholics
51,836
Priests
26
Territory
4,234 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Jacob Aba, S.M.

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Agustín stands in Auki, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Carved out of part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara in 1982, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auki serves the Solomon Islands as a suffragan of that archdiocese.