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Guam

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Dependency of the United States, in the Mariana Archipelago, northern Pacific, under the jurisdiction of the United States Navy Department, with the naval commander acting as governor. Catholicism is the majority religion of the island, which comprises the Vicariate Apostolic of Guam, erected March 1, 1911, and entrusted to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins. It was elevated to the diocese of Agaña on October 14, 1965, and then to the archdiocese of Agaña on November 8, 1984.

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Entry for 'Guam'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​g/guam.html. 1910.
 
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