Roman Catholicism in the Solomon Islands (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are just over 90,000 Catholics in the Solomon Islands - just under a quarter of the total population. The country is divided into three dioceses including one archdiocese. Solomon Islands sent a delegation of young people for the first time to World Youth Day 2008 when it was held in Sydney, Australia. The 23rd World Youth Day 2008 was a Catholic youth festival that started on 15 July and continued until 20 July 2008 in Sydney, Australia. It was the first World Youth Day held in Australia and the first World Youth Day in Oceania. This meeting was decided by Pope Benedict XVI, during the Cologne World Youth Day of 2005.