Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Bougainville
, Kavieng
and Kimbe
.
See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Bougainville
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....
, Kavieng
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....
and Kimbe
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimbe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected in 2003....
.
Past Ordinaries
- Gerardo Vesters, M.S.C.Marianites of Holy CrossThe Marianites of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC...
(1923–1954) - Isidoro Leone Scharmach, M.S.C. (1939–1963)
- Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. (1963–1978)
- Albert-Leo Bundervoet, M.S.C. (1980–1989)
- Karl Hesse, M.S.C. (1990-2011)
Present Bishops
- ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
: Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B.
See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Papua New Guinea