Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae
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Diocese of Lae Dioecesis Laënsis | |
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![]() St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Lae | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 657,000 36,400 (5.5%) |
Parishes | 18 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 15 November 1966 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rozario Menezes SMM |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, in Papua New Guinea. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to the status of a diocese in 1966.
History
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Ordinaries
- Henry van Lieshout, CMM (1966-2007)
- Christian Conrad Blouin, CMM (2007-2018)
- Rozario Menezes, SMM (2018–présent)
See also
External links and references
- "Diocese of Lae". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
Coordinates: 6°43′52″S 147°00′03″E / 6.7310°S 147.0007°E
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