Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Vanimo
Latin:Dioecesis Uanimitana
Country:Papua New Guinea
Metropolitan:Archdiocese of Madang
Area Km2:26,000
Population:111,000
Population As Of:2015
Catholics:37,765
Catholics Percent:7.6
Parishes:13
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:15 November 1966
Cathedral:Holy Cross Pro-Cathedral
Patron:The Holy Cross
Priests:26
Bishop:Francis Meli, JCL
Suffragan:for one-->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo is a suffragan diocese in the Latin rite ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang in Papua New Guinea, yet depends on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Holy Cross Pro-cathedral, in Vanimo in the province of West Sepik (Sandaun).

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 37,765 Catholics (34.0% of 111,000 total population) on 26,000 km² in 13 parishes and 96 missions with 26 priests (8 diocesan, 18 religious), 43 lay religious (20 brothers, 23 sisters) and 14 seminarians.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite, initially foreign members of missionary congregations)

Apostolic Prefect of Vanimo
Suffragan Bishops of Vanimo

See also

Sources and External links

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