Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii

Also known as

• Dioecesis Honoluluensis
• Vicariate Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands
• Vicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands

Founded

• 1848 by Pope Blessed Pius IX as the Vicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands

Elevated

• 25 January 1941 by Pope Pius XII to a Diocese

Suffragan of

• Archdiocese of San Francisco, California

Bishops

Additional Information

• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• diocese of Honolulu
• Google Map
• Patron Saints of the Diocese

Notes

Early missionary work was entrusted to the Fathers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

MLA Citation

• “Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii”. Gazetteer of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 June 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/diocese-of-honolulu-hawaii/>