Suffragan diocese Auki, Solomon Islands
Diocese of Auki
Aukin(us)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- St. Augustine CathedralAuki · CathedralView parish
- Holy RosaryPoporoView parish
- Holy SpiritBumaView parish
- St. John the EvangelistDalaView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerPoporoView parish
- St. Theresa of the Child JesusTakwaView parish
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.