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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
Catholicism on the island was a product of centuries of Spanish colonial control as the island was part of the Spanish East Indies until 1898, when the United States acquired it after the Spanish–American War. | Catholicism on the island was a product of centuries of Spanish colonial control as the island was part of the Spanish East Indies until 1898, when the United States acquired it after the Spanish–American War. The first Catholic church was established on Guam on June 15, 1668 by Spanish-Filipino colonizers Diego Luis de San Vitores and Pedro Calungsod. | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church which comprises the United States dependency of Guam.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Catholic Church in Guam", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Guam, accessed 23 February 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Aga%C3%B1a, accessed 23 February 2020. </ref> | |||
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