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List Of Catholic Dioceses In Papua New Guinea
The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands comprises only a Latin hierarchy, neither country has a national episcopal conference, but they jointly form the Episcopal Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, comprising five ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, and a total of seventeen suffragan bishoprics. There are no pre-diocesan, Eastern Catholic or other exempt jurisdictions. All defunct (often pre-diocesan missionary) jurisdictions are direct precursors of current sees. There is also an Apostolic Nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) to Papua New Guinea (at the national capital Port Moresby), in which the Apostolic Nunciature to the Solomon Islands is also vested. Episcopal Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands was adopted a new logo in 2019. Current Latin sees in Papua New Guinea Ecclesiastical Province of Madang * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang ** Diocese o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Wabag
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wabag is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was erected in 1982. Bishops Ordinaries * Hermann Raich, S.V.D. (1982–2008) * Arnold Orowae (since 2008) Coadjutor bishop * Arnold Orowae (2004-2008) Auxiliary bishop * Arnold Orowae (1999-2004), appointed Coadjutor here See also *Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea * List of Catholic dioceses in Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands References External links * Wabag Wabag is the capital of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. It is the least populous provincial capital in the country. It is on the Lai River; the Highlands Highway passes through the town, between Mount Hagen and Porgera. Europeans first visited th ... Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{PapuaNewGuinea-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Catholic Dioceses (structured View)
As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions ''sui juris'' around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,100 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. The list needs regular updating and is incomplete, but as articles are written, more will be added, and various aspects need to be regularly updated. Map Types of Catholic dioceses This refers to Catholic dioceses in the world, of all (Latin o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Gizo
The Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ... Diocese of Gizo is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 from the Vicariates Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands and Southern Solomon Islands. In 1966, it was elevated to a diocese and was renamed as the Diocese of Gizo. St. Peter's Cathedral at Gizo is the mother church for the diocese. Bishops Ordinaries * Eusebius John Crawford, O.P. (1960–1995) * Bernard Cyril O'Grady, O.P. (1995–2007) * Luciano Capelli, S.D.B. (2007-) Auxiliary bishop * Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. (2001-2004), appointed Bishop of Auki References External links * Gizo Gizo, Solomon Islands {{Oceania-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Auki
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Auki is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. It was erected in 1982 from part of the archdiocese. Bishops *Gerard Francis Loft Gerard Francis Loft (6 April 1933 − 4 February 2007) was a New Zealanders, New Zealand Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 20 July 1958, Loft was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auki, Solomon Islands in 1983 and re ..., S. M. (1983–2004) * Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. (2004–2016), appointed Archbishop of Honiara * Peter Houhou (2018-) External links and references * Auki 1982 establishments in the Solomon Islands {{Oceania-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Honiara
The Archdiocese of Honiara is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands. It is the successor of the apostolic prefecture of the British Solomon Islands, which was erected in 1897. The ecclesiastical province of Honiara was created in 1978, the first such creation of Pope John Paul II, and contains two suffragan sees: Gizo (1966, formerly the Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands) and Auki (1982). Holy Cross Cathedral in the episcopal see of Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal houses the cathedra of the archdiocese. It was dedicated on 17 September 1978 by then-Bishop Daniel Stuyvenberg, S.M. New York-born Archbishop Christopher Cardone, O.P. was appointed on 22 June 2016 to replace Dubliner Archbishop Adrian Smith S.M., who presented his resignation on reaching the age limit after some 32 years as Archbishop of Honiara. History The first Christians to arrive in the Solomon Islands were Spanish. The explo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kimbe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimbe is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected in 2003. Coat of arms The new coat of arms of the Diocese was adopted in 2016. The proposal of coat of arms created Marek Sobola, a heraldic specialist from Slovakia, who also made a redesign of coat of arms for the bishop William Fey, OFMCap. Bishops * Alphonse Liguori Chaupa (2003–2010) * William Fey, OFMCap (2010-2019) *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kavieng
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1957 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. Bishops *Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. (1957–1980) *Karl Hesse, M.S.C. (24 October 1980 – 7 July 1990), appointed Archbishop of Rabaul *Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. (21 January 1991 – 22 June 2018) * Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. (22 June 2018 – 19 June 2020), appointed Archbishop of Rabaul External links and references * Kavieng Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai Bay, on the northern tip of the island. As of 2009, it had a population of 17,248. Kavi ... {{PapuaNewGuinea-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bougainville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands in 1898 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1930. It was further elevated in 1966 to the Diocese of Bougainville. The diocesan cathedral is the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Buka. It was previously the Church of St. Michael the Archangel at the former Tubiana mission.Laracy, Hugh. “The Pacification of Southern Bougainville, 1900–30.” Bougainville before the Conflict, edited by Anthony J. Regan and Helga M. Griffin ANU Press, 2015, pp. 108–124. Bishops Ordinaries *Maurizio Boch, S. M. (1920–1929) *Thomas James Wade, S. M. (1930–1960) *Leo Lemay, S. M. (1960–1974) *Gregory Singkai (1974–1996) *Henk Kronenberg, S. M. (1999–2009) *Bernard Unabali (2009–2019) *Dariusz Kałuża (2020–present) Auxiliary bishop *Bernard Unabali (2006-2009), appointed Bishop here Other prie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Rabaul
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Diocese, Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It has its cathedral episcopal see Sacred Heart Cathedral in Vunapope and a Co-Cathedral, St Francis Xavier's Co-Cathedral, in Rabaul. On June 19, 2020, Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. was appointed the new Archbishop. History In 1844, it was established as Apostolic Vicariate of Melanesia (a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop and exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See) on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Oceania. On 8 December 1890, it was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania. It lost territories repeatedly, to establish : * on 1896.02.24 the Apostolic Prefecture of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land * on 1897.06.28 the Apostolic Vicariate of Gilbert Islands * on 1897.07.27 the Apostolic Prefecture of British Solomons * on 1898.05.23 the Apostolic Prefecture of German Solomon Islands (now its suffragan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kerema
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerema is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected in 1971 from separated parts of the Dioceses of Bereina and Mendi. Bishops Ordinaries *Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. (1976–1988), Archbishop (personal title) *Paul John Marx, M.S.C. (1988–2010) *Patrick Taval, M.S.C. (2010-2013) *Pedro Centeno Baquero, S.D.B. (2017-) Coadjutor bishops *Paul John Marx, M.S.C. (1985-1988) *Patrick Taval, M.S.C. (2007-2010) Auxiliary bishop * Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. (2005–2007), appointed Bishop of Bereina External links and references * * Kerema Kerema is the capital of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Papua. The Gulf region is aptly named for its concave coastline with large deltas. The Gulf area is a riparian region where many rivers from the southe ... {{PapuaNewGuinea-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Daru-Kiunga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daru-Kiunga is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. The authors of the diocesan coat of arms are Slovak heraldic artists Marek Sobola and Drahomír Velička. Bishops Ordinaries *Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. (1961–1999), appointed Bishop of Bereina * Gilles Côté, S.M.M. (1999–2021) Retired *Joseph Tarife Durero Joseph Tarife Durero (born in 1968 in Dapa) is a Philippine-born clergyman and bishop-elect for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daru-Kiunga in Papua New Guinea. He was appointed bishop in May 2021 and will succeed Canadian Canadians (frenc ..., S.V.D. (2021–present) Auxiliary bishop *Gilles Côté, S.M.M. (1995–1999), appointed Bishop here References External links and references * Daru-Kiunga {{PapuaNewGuinea-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
