Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
, in Mendi
, Papua New Guinea
. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1958 and elevated Vicariate Apostolic in 1965. It was elevated , along with other Oceanic vicariates and prefectures, to a diocese on 15 November 1966. The diocese was a vacant see (sede vacante
) because of the transfer of Bishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap., by Pope Benedict XVI
to be the Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Pope Benedict appointed the Reverend Father Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap., currently Advisor to the Vice-Province of the Capuchin
Friars in Papua New Guinea, as the Bishop-elect of Mendi.
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.-Archbishops of Mount Hagen:*George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D....
, in Mendi
Mendi
Mendi, Papua New Guinea, is the provincial capital of the Southern Highlands Province....
, 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 was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1958 and elevated Vicariate Apostolic in 1965. It was elevated , along with other Oceanic vicariates and prefectures, to a diocese on 15 November 1966. The diocese was a vacant see (sede vacante
Sede vacante
Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...
) because of the transfer of Bishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap., by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
to be the Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Pope Benedict appointed the Reverend Father Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap., currently Advisor to the Vice-Province of the Capuchin
Capuchin
Capuchin can refer to:*Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an order of Roman Catholic friars.*Capuchin monkey, primates of the genus Cebus considered among the most intelligent of the New World monkeys , named after the friars....
Friars in Papua New Guinea, as the Bishop-elect of Mendi.
History
The first missionaries, Fr. Alexis Michellod MSC and his stalwart companion Br. Jean Delabarre MSC, arrived in Mendi on 9 September 1954 and celebrated the first Mass in the province the next day.Bishops
- Firmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap. (1959–1995)
- Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (1995–2010); appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of MadangRoman Catholic Archdiocese of MadangThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea with suffragan dioceses of Aitape, Lae, Vanimo and Wewak. The Metropolitan Archbishop-elect of Madang, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, is the former Bishop of Mendi, Papua New...
, Papua New Guinea by Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVIBenedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on Tuesday, November 30, 2010