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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 Kundiawa is a suffragan diocese of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Goroka, Kundiawa, Mendi and Wabag. Bishops Archbishops of Mount Hagen * George Elmer Bernarding, S.V ...

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 ...

. It was erected in 1982, having been separated from the Diocese of Goroka.

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William Joseph Kurtz Wilhelm Józef Kurtz ( anglicised to William Joseph Kurtz; 28 May 1935 – 14 February 2023) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Kurtz was born in Kempa, Gau Silesia (now Kępa, Opole Voivodeship). He was ordained to the pries ...

, S.V.D. (1982–1999), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Madang *

Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen (born September 3, 1933 in Groenlo) is a Dutch people, Dutch clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa. He was appointed bishop in 2000. He retired in 2009. See also *Catholic Church in the ...

, S.V.D. (2000–2009) *

Anton Bal Anton Bal (born 29 November 1963) is a Roman Catholic archbishop from Papua New Guinea. Born in Yuri (Kundiawa), Bal was ordained to the priesthood on 17 December 1991. On 5 June 2007, Bal was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Dio ...

(2009–2019), appointed Archbishop of Madang *

Paul Sundu Paul Sundu (born July 27, 1973 in Womatne) is a Papua New Guinean clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen ...

(2021–present)

Auxiliary bishop

(2007-2009), appointed Bishop here

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Kundiawa Kundiawa is the capital of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, with a population of 8,147 (2000 Census). It lies along the Highlands Highway approximately halfway between Goroka and Mount Hagen, respectively the capitals of the Eastern Highlands an ...

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