Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara Tanagai, and a Martyrdom of St Peter Chanel for Our Lady of Lourdes and St Peter Chanel Church in Hull UK. The Archdiocesan Coat of Arms, designed by Slovak heraldic artist Marek Sobola and published in 2018, incorporates the national flag of the Solomon Islands (of which country Honiara is the capital), the Holy Cross of Christ (marking the patronage of the Holy Cross), and the fleur-de-lis (in honour of the Virgin Mary and Pope John Paul II, the Archdiocese's founder). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in the
Honiara the local Guadalcanal islanders. A coup attempt occurred in June 2000 which resulted in violent rebellions and fighting between the Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) and the Guadalcanal natives of the Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM). Violence was prevalent in the streets of Honiara, and although a peace agreement was made in October 2000, violence ensued in March 2002 when two diplomats from New Zealand and numerous others were murdered. Conditions became so bad in Honiara that in July 2003 Australian military and police units moved into the country to suppress the conflict, increase security, rebuild the damaged city and safeguard its