Catholic Church

in

Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (New Caledonia)

(Special Collectivity of France )

Also known as: Neukaledonien (Deutsch), Nueva Caledonia (español), Nouvelle-Calédonie (français), Nuova Caledonia (Italiano), Nowa Kaledonia (polski), Nova Caledónia (Português), 新喀里多尼亞 (正體中文), ニューカレドニア (日本語), Nova Caledonia (latine)

By Type (1)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Nouméa

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Delegation: Pacific Ocean

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.)

Cardinals

Past Cardinals

Bishops

All Churches

Special Churches

Cathedrals (1)

Church Lists

Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Geography

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Nouméa

Area: 18,275 km²

Population: 279,070

Part of: France (Special Collectivity)

Neighbouring Countries: ← Australia , ↑ Vanuatu , → Fiji , ↓ New Zealand , ↓ Norfolk Island

Cultural Summary

Religions: Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%

Languages: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects

Ethnic Groups: Kanak 39.1%, European 27.1%, Wallisian, Futunian 8.2%, Tahitian 2.1%, Indonesian 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1%, Vietnamese 0.9%, other 17.7%, unspecified 2.5%

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Area: 18,575 km²

Catholic Population: 147,000 Catholics (54.2% of 271,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 23 priests (13 diocesan, 10 religious), 26 permanent deacons (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 56 religious (6 brothers, 50 sisters), 2 major seminarians, 95 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

Last updated on 2026.05.28