Happy Easter, quiz maniacs! Joy to you as we continue to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! This week’s quiz tests your knowledge of our own Diocese of Honolulu.
1) DIOCESAN ORGANIZATIONS
Which of the following is NOT an example of a diocesan association of the faithful?
- a) Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites
- b) Serra Club
- c) Legion of Mary
- d) all are examples of this kind of diocesan group
2) DIOCESAN GEOGRAPHY
The Diocese of Honolulu is divided up into geographic regions called…
- a) canons
- b) vicariates
- c) notaries
- d) tribunals
3) DIOCESAN GOVERNANCE
What is the title given to the leaders of the geographic regions named in No. 2?
- a) canonists
- b) vicars forane
- c) notary publics
- d) tribunes
4) DIOCESAN LEADERSHIP
What is the term used in canon law to refer to the absence of authority caused by the death or resignation of a bishop or pope?
- a) capito absentia
- b) ad episcopalis terminus
- c) sede vacante
- d) none of the above
5) DIOCESAN VOCABULARY
The term “diocese” comes from the Latin word “dioecesis,” which means…
- a) authority
- b) administration
- c) power
- d) adviser
6) DIOCESAN CLERGY
Who is the vicar for clergy in our diocese?
- a) Father Greg Honorio
- b) Father Mark Gantley
- c) Monsignor Gary Secor
- d) Deacon Keith Cabiles
7) DIOCESAN OFFICIAL
According to canon law, what diocesan official’s primary function is “to ensure that the acts of the curia are gathered, arranged, and safeguarded in the curial archives … and to serve as the chief notary of the diocese.”
- a) vicar general
- b) judicial vicar
- c) suffragan
- d) chancellor
8) DIOCESAN BIRTHDAY
In what year was the Diocese of Honolulu officially organized under the papacy of Pius XII?
- a) 1941
- b) 1890
- c) 1776
- d) 1820
Answers: 1) d, 2) b, 3) b, 4) c, 5) b, 6) a, 7) d, 8) a
