Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby
. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai in 1946 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1956. Having been elevated to a diocese in 1966, its name was changed to the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia in 1975.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Alotau-Sideia, Bereina, Daru-Kiunga and Kerema.-Ordinaries:*Louis-André Navarre...
. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai in 1946 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1956. Having been elevated to a diocese in 1966, its name was changed to the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia in 1975.
Bishops
- Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. (1951–1970)
- Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. (1970–2001) - Bishop Emeritus
- Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (2001–2010); named Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul
- Roland Santos, C.M.LazaristsCongregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...
(since 2011)