List of parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu covers the Hawaiian Island chain, with churches on Oah'u, Maui, Kaua'i, Molokai, Lanai and the Big Island. The diocese is divided into nine vicariates.

West Honolulu Vicariate

This list contains parishes in Honolulu on the island of O'ahu.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Blessed Sacrament 2124 Pauoa Rd, Pauoa Valley Founded in the 1940s, church dedicated in 1938[1]
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace 1184 Bishop St, Honolulu Oldest Catholic parish in the Hawaiian Islands. Constructed in 1828, consecrated in 1843[2]
Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus 712 N. School St, Honolulu Founded in 1931, co-cathedral dedicated in 1932[3]
Co-Cathedral Vietnamese Holy Martyrs Catholic Community 712 North School St, Honolulu
Holy Family 830 Main St, Honolulu [4]
Korean Catholic Community 511 Main St, Honolulu
Our Lady of the Mount 1614 Monte St, Kalihi Valley Founded in 1870, church dedicated in 1903[5]
St. Anthony 640 Puuhale Rd, Kalihi-Kai [6]
St. John the Baptist 2324 Omilo Ln, Honolulu Founded in 1840s, church dedicated in 1857[7]
St. Philomena 3300 Ala Laulani St, Salt Lake Founded in 1942, church dedicated in 1973.[8]
St. Stephen 2747 Pali Hwy, Honolulu [9]

East Honolulu Vicariate

This list contains parishes in Honolulu.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Trinity 5919 Kalanianaʻole Hwy, Honolulu Founded in 1944, church dedicated in 1958[10]
Mary, Star of the Sea 4470 Aliikoa St, Honolulu Founded in 1946[11]
Newman Center/Holy Spirit 1941 East-West Rd, Honolulu Chapel constructed in the 1980s, serves University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa community[6]
Sacred Heart 1701 Wilder Ave, Honolulu Founded as mission in 1883, church dedicated in 1914[1]
St. Augustine by the Sea 130 Ohua Ave, Honolulu Founded in 1854, the third parish in Hawaii. Church dedicated in 1962[4]
Ss. Peter and Paul 800 Kaheka St, Honolulu Founded in 1968, church dedicated in 1969[12]
St. Patrick 1124 7th Ave., Honolulu Church consecrated in 1929[5]
St. Pius X 2821 Lowrey Ave, Honolulu Founded in 1958.[2]

Leeward Oʻahu Vicariate

This list contains parishes on the western side of O'ahu.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Immaculate Conception 91-1298 Renton Rd, Ewa Beach Founded in 1890s, church dedicated in 1929[13]
Our Lady of Perpetual Help 91-1004 North Rd, Ewa Beach Founded as mission in 1949, became parish in 1969, church dedicated in 1978[14]
Sacred Heart 85-786 Old Government Rd, Waianae [15]
St. Joseph 94-675 Farrington Hwy, Waipahu Founded in early 1900s, church dedicated in 1941, has largest congregation in the diocese.[16]
St. Jude 92-455 Makakilo Dr, Makakilo Founded in 1988, church dedicated in 1999[17]
St. Rita 89-318 Farrington Hwy, Nānākuli Founded as mission in 1928, church dedicated in 1934[18]

Central Oʻahu Vicariate

This list contains parishes in O'ahu and the island of Molokaʻi.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Good Counsel 1525 Waimano Home Rd, Pearl City Founded in 1958, church dedicated in 1959[19]
Our Lady of Sorrows 1403 California Ave # A, Wahiawa Founded as mission in 1928, became parish in 1939, church consecrated in 1959[20]
Resurrection of the Lord 94-1260 Lumikula St, Waipahu Church dedicated in 1985[21]
St. Elizabeth 99-312 Moanalua Rd, Aiea Founded in the 1860s, church dedicated in 1925[22]
St. John Apostle and Evangelist 5-370 Kuahelani Ave, Mililani Founded in 1951, church dedicated in 1973[23]
St. Michael 67-390 Goodale Ave, Waialua Founded as mission in 1840, parish established in 1853, church constructed in 1923[24]
St. Damien of Molokai 115 Ala Malama St, Kaunakakai Church dedicated in 2011[25]
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church, 8011 Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai Church built by Reverend Damien in 1874, oldest church on Moloka'i. Supervised by St. Damien of Molokai Parish[26]
St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 274 Maunaloa Rd, Maunaloa Church dedicated in 1940. Supervised by St. Damien of Molokai Parish[27]
St. Francis Damien Rd, Kalaupapa Founded in 1870s, church dedicated in 1908[28]
St. Philomena Church, Kalaupapa Church dedicated between 1872 and 1889. Supervised by St. Francis Parish [29]

Windward Oʻahu Vicariate

This list contains parishes on the eastern side of O'ahu.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 48-422 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe Founded as mission in 1841, church dedicated in 1939, became parish in 1968[30]
St. Ann 46-129 Haiku Rd, Kaneohe [31]
St. Anthony of Padua 148 Makawao St. # A, Kailua Founded in 1920s, church dedicated in 1968[32]
St. George 41-1323 Kalanianaʻole Hwy, Waimānalo Founded as mission in 1842, became parish in 1954, church dedicated in 1959[33]
St. John Vianney 920 Keolu Dr, Kailua Founded in 1962, church dedicated in 1963[34]
St. Roch 56-350 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku [35]
St. Joachim Mission Church, 53-536 Kamehameha Hwy, Punalu'u Supervised by St. Roch Parish

West Hawaiʻi Vicariate

This list contains parishes and mission churches on the island of Hawaii (the Big Island).

Name Image Location Description/notes
Big Island Catholic Church Annunciation Church, 65-1235 Kawaihae Rd, Waimea Part of Big Island Catholic Church[36]
Annunciation Mission Church, 69-1789 Puako Beach Dr, Puako Part of Big Island Catholic Church[36]
Our Lady of Lourdes 45-5028 Plumeria St, Honokaa Founded in 1882, church dedicated in 1927[37]
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 55-3374 Akoni Pule Hwy, Hawi Founded in 1860s by Reverend Damien, church consecrated in 1925[38]
St. Benedict 84-5140 Painted Church Rd, Captain Cook Founded in the 1840s, church dedicated in 1902. Known as the Painted Church due to its extensive murals.[39]
St. Michael the Archangel 75-5769 Ali‘i Dr, Kailua-Kona Founded in 1840, the first parish on the Island of Hawaii. Church dedicated in 2015.[40]
Immaculate Conception Mission Church, 76-5960 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa Founded in 1880 to serve Filipino and Portuguese immigrants. Church dedicated in 1944. Supervised by St. Michael the Archangel Parish.[41]
Holy Rosary Mission Church, Old Mamalahoa Hwy, Kailua-Kona Supervised by St. Michael the Archangel Parish.
St. Paul Mission Church Founded in 1864, church closed after the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake. Supervised by St. Michael the Archangel Parish.[42]
St. Peter by the Sea Mission Church, 78-6684 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona Founded in the 1880s, church dedicated in 1912. Supervised by St. Michael the Archangel Parish.[43]

East Hawaiʻi Vicariate

This list contains parishes on the Island of Hawaii

Name Image Location Description/notes
Hamakua Catholic Community Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 27-186 Kaapoko Homestead Rd, Papaikou Merged in Hamakua Catholic Community in 2022[44]
St. Anthony Church, 35-2095 Old Mamalahoa Hwy, Laupahoehoe Merged in Hamakua Catholic Community in 2022[44]
Holy Rosary 96-3143 Pikake St, Pahala [45]
Malia Puka O Kalani (Mary, Gate of Heaven) 326 Desha Ave, Hilo [46]
Sacred Heart 95-5558 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd, Naalehu [47]
Sacred Heart 15-3003 Pahoa Village Rd, Pāhoa Parish founded in 1880s, church dedicated in 1929[48]
St. Joseph Catholic Church 43 Kapiolani St, Hilo Parish founded in 1845, church dedicated in 1919[49]
St. Theresa 181355 Volcano Rd, Mountain View Church dedicated in 1936[50]

Kauaʻi Vicariate

This list contains parishes and mission churches on the island of Kauai.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Cross 2-2370 Kaumualii Hwy, Kalaheo [51]
Sacred Heart Mission Church, 2626 Melemele Rd, ʻEleʻele Supervised by Holy Cross Parish[51]
Immaculate Conception 4453 Kapaia Rd, Lihue [52]
St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, 5021a Kawaihau Rd, Kapaʻa Founded in the 1880s, church dedicated in 1958. Supervised by St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish[53]
St. Sylvester Church, 2390 Kolo Rd, Kilauea Founded in the 1870s, church dedicated in the 1950s. Supervised by St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish[54]
St, William Church, 5292-A Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei Supervised by St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish
St. Raphael 3011 Hapa Rd, Koloa Oldest parish on Kauai, was founded in 1841. Church dedicated in 2012[55]
St. Theresa 343 Kaumualii Hwy, Kekaha Founded in 1893, church dedicated in 1941[56]
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Mission Church, 9496 Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea Supervised by St. Theresa Parish[57]

Maui Vicariate

This list contains parishes on the islands of Maui and Lānaʻi.

Name Image Location Description/notes
Christ the King 20 W Wakea Ave, Kahului Founded in 1932 as a mission, became parish in 1942, church dedicated in 1932[58]
Holy Rosary 954 Baldwin Ave, Pā'ia [59]
Maria Lanakila 712 Waine'e St, Lahaina Founded in 1846, church dedicated in 1873[60]
Sacred Hearts Mission Church, 500 Office Road, Kapalua Supervised by Maria Lanakila Parish
Kula Catholic Community Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, 9177 Kula Hwy, Kula Founded in 1930s, church dedicated in 1940[61]
Holy Ghost Mission Church, 4300 Lower Kula Rd, Kula Founded in 1880s for Portuguese immigrants, church dedicated in 1899[61]
St. James the Less Mission Church Church dedicated in 2002[61]
St. Ann 40 Kuhinia St, Wailuku [62]
St. Francis Xavier Mission Church, Kahekili Hwy, Kahakuloa Supervised by St. Ann Parish[63]
St. Anthony of Padua 1627 Mill St, Wailuku Founded in 1840s, church dedicated in 1980[64]
St. Joseph 1294 Makawao Ave, Makawao Parish founded in 1880s, church dedicated in 1911.[65]
St. Mary 5000 Hana Hwy, Hana [66]
St. Peter Mission Church, 37 St Peter Church Rd, Hana Supervised by St. Mary Parish
St. Paul Mission Church, 41145 Hana Hwy, Kipahulu Supervised by St. Mary Parish[67]
St. Joseph Mission Church Supervised by St. Mary Parish
St. Rita 655 Haiku Rd, Haiku Founded as mission in 1921 church dedicated in the 1920s, became a parish in 1950[68]
St. Gabriel Mission Church Church dedicated in 1937, became a mission of St. Rita Parish in 1950[68]
St. Theresa 25 W Lipoa St, Kihei [69]
Sacred Hearts 815 Fraser Ave, Lanai City Church dedicated in 1931[70]

See also

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