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The Prefecture Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands or the Sandwich Isles Mission (
Latin : Praefectura Apostolica Sandwigiensis in Oceania ), was an ecclesiastical territory of the
Roman Catholic Church created by
Pope Leo XII on November 27, 1825, encompassing the Sandwich Islands (now the
state of Hawai‘i ) and entrusted to the care of the
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary .
[1] Father
Alexis Bachelot , SS.CC., was the only Prefect. The Prefecture was made subject to the newly created
Vicariate Apostolic of Oriental Oceania on June 2, 1833.
[2] The present-day successor to the prefecture is the
Diocese of Honolulu .
References
^ Girard, Charles (2015). Letters from the Marist missionaries in Oceania 1836-1854 . Prudhomme, Claude, 1947-, Laux, Claire, 1969-, Duckworth, Timothy. Adelaide: ISD LLC.
ISBN
9781925232806 .
OCLC
945180001 .
^ Wiltgen, Ralph M. (2010). The founding of the Roman Catholic Church in Oceania, 1825-1850 . Eugene, Or.: Pickwick Publications.
ISBN
978-1608995363 .
OCLC
649322614 .
Ordinaries Churches
Cathedrals
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus
Parishes
St. Mary Church, Hana
Sacred Heart Church-Punahou
Saint John the Baptist Church
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Hawi
St. Joseph Church, Hilo
Holy Trinity Church, Honolulu
Our Lady of the Mount Church, Honolulu
St. Anthony Church, Honolulu
St. Augustine by the Sea Church, Honolulu
St. Patrick Church, Honolulu
Saints Peter and Paul Church, Honolulu
St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona
Star of the Sea Church, Kalapana
St. Ann Church, Kaneohe
St. Theresa Church, Kekaha
St. Raphael Church, Koloa
Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Kula
Holy Ghost Church, Kula
Maria Lanakila Catholic Church, Lahaina
Immaculate Conception Church, Lihue
St. Joseph Church, Makawao
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City
Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipahu
St. Benedict's Church, Honaunau
Education Priests Miscellany