Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral | |
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Saipan | |
15°9′4″N145°42′7″E / 15.15111°N 145.70194°E Coordinates: 15°9′4″N145°42′7″E / 15.15111°N 145.70194°E | |
Location | Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Dedication | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Administration | |
Diocese | Chalan Kanoa |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Ryan Pagente Jimenez |
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Mariana Islands, a territory of the United States. It is the mother church and seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. The church is located in the village of Chalan Kanoa on the island of Saipan. [1]
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña. The diocese was canonically erected on 8 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Its territories were taken from the archdiocese based in Guam.
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Chalan Kanoa is one of the settlements on Saipan, the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located in the southwest of the island. The village contains the island's central post office, as well as the historic Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral and Mount Carmel School, directed by the Spanish Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz. Once a separate village, it is now virtually contiguous with other nearby villages on Beach Road, including Susupe and San Antonio.
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Mount Carmel School is a private Catholic school in Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It serves grades Pre-K to 12. It is Saipan's sole Catholic school.
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