Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa

Chalan Kanoa The diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Vialembensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church on the outer area of ​​the United States of the Northern Mariana Islands with headquarters in Chalan Kanoa on the island of Saipan.

History

Pope John Paul II founded the Apostolic Constitution Properamus the diocese on 8 November 1984 cession of territory of the Archdiocese Agaña, which it is assumed as a suffragan. From its foundation until his retirement on April 6, 2010 was Tomas Aguon Camacho bishop of this diocese.