Gregorio Ramarui Explained

Gregorio Ramarui was the first native Palauan to be ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.

In February 1964, Ramarui was ordained a priest in Koror, Palau. His ordination was attended by Roman Catholic leaders from as far away as Pohnpei.

Ramarui left the Roman Catholic priesthood two years after his ordination.

References

• Francis X. Hazel (2003). "The Catholic Church in Palau", The Catholic Church in Micronesia: Historical essays on the Catholic Church in the Caroline–Marshall Islands (Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia: Micronesian Seminar)
• Micronesian Reporter, Feb–Apr. 1964, p. 9