The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru in Kiribati

Kiribati

Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...

 is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Fiji. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga and Tarawa and Nauru.-Ordinaries:*Jean-Baptiste Breheret, S. M. *Julien Vidal, S. M....

. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands in 1897 and elevated to as the Diocese of Tarawa diocese in 1966. There was a name change in 1978 and, in 1982, the diocese was split from the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti. The diocese currently has jurisdiction over all of Kiribati and Nauru

Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...

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Ordinaries

• Joseph-Marie Leray, M.S.C. (1897–1927)
• Joseph Bach, M.S.C. (1927–1933)
• Octave-Marie Terrienne, M.S.C. (1937–1961)
• Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet, M.S.C. (1961–1978)
• Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea
  Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea
  Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea has been the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru since 1978. Kaiuea was born in Kiribati and was ordained a priest in 1969. In 1978 he succeeded French-born Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet as the bishop of the diocese when it encompassed all of...
  
  , M.S.C. (1978– )