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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 ...
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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 ...
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Diocese Of Bougainville
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into dioceses based on the civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situation must have hardly survived Julian, 361–363. Episcopal courts are not heard of again in the East until 398 and in the West in 408. The quality of these courts was ...
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Our Lady Of The Assumption Cathedral, Buka
The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and is located in the town of Buka on the south coast of the island of Buka, in the autonomous region of Bougainville, formerly ″province of Bougainville″ which is part of Papua New Guinea a country in Oceania. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville (''Dioecesis Buganvillensis''), which in turn is under the responsibility of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (''Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione''). The ancient cathedral of the diocese was the church of St. Michael the Archangel in Tubiana, in the same province. See also *Roman Catholicism in Papua New Guinea *Our Lady of the Assumption Church (other) Our Lady of the Assumption Church may refer to: Azerbaijan * Our Lady of Assumption Church (Bulakan) Canada * Our Lady of the Assumption (Windsor, Ontario) France * Église No ...
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Maurizio Boch
Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Roman name Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus, meaning ''dark-skinned, Moorish''. List of people with the given name Maurizio Art and music * Maurizio Arcieri (born 1945), singer * Maurizio Bianchi (born 1955), pioneer of noise music * Maurizio Cattelan (born 1960), artist * Maurizio Cazzati (1616–1678), composer * Maurizio Colasanti (born 1966), conductor * Maurizio De Jorio, italo disco and Eurobeat musician * Maurizio Lobina (born 1973), keyboardist * Maurizio Pollini (born 1942), classical pianist * Maurizio, minimal techno production duo * Maurizio Iacono (born 1975), singer for Death Metal band Kataklysm Film, television, and media * Maurizio Costanzo (born 1938), television personality * Maurizio De Santis, film producer * Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975), writer and journalist * Maurizio Merli (1940–1989), film actor * Maurizio Nichetti (born 1948), film screenwriter, actor and director * Ma ...
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Thomas James Wade
Thomas James Wade (August 4, 1893 – June 11, 1969) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Wade was ordain a priest on June 15, 1922, for the Society of Mary. On July 3, 1930, Wade was appointed bishop for the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, 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 i ..., and auxiliary bishop of ''Barbalissus.'' Wade was ordained bishop on October 14, 1930; he resigned on June 14, 1960. As the first native English speaking Catholic bishop in the Pacific missions, Wade was able to secure strong support from Australia and the United States and his mission was successful despite major disruption during the Japanese occupation. Notes 1893 births 1969 deaths Clergy from Providence, R ...
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Leo Lemay (bishop)
Leo Lemay (September 23, 1909 - September 9, 1983) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States, Lemay was ordained for the Society of Mary on August 15, 1933. On June 14, 1960, Lemay was appointed bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and titular bishop of ''Agbia.'' He was ordained bishop on September 21, 1960. On November 15, 1966, Lemay was appointed first bishop of the 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 furth .... On July 1, 1974, Lemay resigned. Notes 1909 births 1983 deaths People from Lawrence, Massachusetts 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea Catholics from Massachusetts Roman Catholic bishops of Bougainville 20th-century Am ...
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Gregory Singkai
Gregory Singkai (born 1935, in Koromira – 12 September 1996) was a Papua New Guinean clergyman and bishop for the 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 furth .... He became ordained in 1966. He was appointed bishop in 1974. He died on 12 September 1996. References 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea 1935 births 1996 deaths Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Bougainville {{PapuaNewGuinea-bio-stub ...
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Henk Kronenberg
Henk Kronenberg (29 September 1934 – 25 March 2020) was a Dutch Roman Catholic bishop. Kronenberg was born in the Netherlands and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville, 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 i ... from 1999 to 2009. Notes 1934 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Dutch Roman Catholic priests 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea Roman Catholic bishops of Bougainville {{Europe-RC-bishop-stub ...
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Bernard Unabali
Bernard Unabali (5 May 1957 – 10 August 2019) was a Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville. Unabali was born in Papua New Guinea and was ordained to the priesthood in 1985. He served as titular bishop of ''Cuicul'' and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, from 2006 to 2009. He then served as bishop of the diocese from 2009 until his death on 10 August 2019 at the St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... Notes 1957 births 2019 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea People from Bougainville Island Roman Catholic bishops of Bougainville Papua New Guinean Roman Cathol ...
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Dariusz Kałuża
Dariusz Kałuża (born in 1967 in Pszczyna) is a Polish clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen based in Goroka. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. In 1982, part of the diocese was separate .... He was appointed bishop in 2016. He resigned and left to serve the same role in Bougainville in 2020. References External links 1967 births Polish Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Goroka Roman Catholic bishops of Bougainville Living people {{Bishop-stub ...
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Peter Kurongku
Most Reverend Sir Peter Kurongku, KBE (1930 – 11 June 1996) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Born in 1930 at Tonnui, he was ordained a priest of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea on 21 December 1966 by Archbishop Daniel Stuyvenberg Daniel Willem Stuyvenberg ( Utrecht, Netherlands, 1909-04-14 - 1989-10-17) was Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands. Stuyvenberg was ordained a priest of the Society of Mary by Archbishop Romolo Carboni on 23 February 1936. On 27 November 19 .... On 15 November 1978 he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands and as Titular Bishop of Sinnuara on 25 March 1979. On 3 October 1981, he was appointed as Archbishop of Port Moresby and installed the following month. He was created a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire "for public and community services", dated 14 June 1986. He died on 11 June 1996. He had been a priest for 29 years and a bishop for 17 years. External li ...
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