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Diocese of Kavieng

Dioecesis Kaviengensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Roland Vunuvung, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 15 November 1966
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rabaul
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Papua New Guinea
  • Square Kilometers: 23,000 (8,883 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 49, Kavieng 631, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
  • Telephone: 98.42.055
  • Fax: 98.42.144

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng
5 July 1957ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Rabaul (Island of New Ireland with the islands commonly known as the Duke of York, the island of New Hanover, the Admiralty islands with the rest which are adjacent) Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng (erected)
Diocese of Kavieng
15 November 1966ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kavieng Diocese of Kavieng

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Kavieng
197033,14481,00040.9%24241,3813324ap1971
198042,45589,00047.7%321241,7683728ap1981
199057,382118,68248.3%515202,869242919ap1991
199968,940143,00048.2%1112232,997222518ap2000
200065,784145,00045.4%138213,132142022ap2001
200166,500159,00041.8%138213,166153522ap2002
200267,500167,00040.4%118193,552162918ap2003
200370,000170,00041.2%124164,375102918ap2004
200479,000180,00043.9%137203,950172118ap2005
200679,000180,00043.9%115164,937131518ap2007
201396,560185,00052.2%187253,862131020ap2014
2016102,900197,00052.2%245293,548111018ap2017
2019107,000205,00052.2%20205,35062020ap2020
2021111,000213,00052.1%19195,84262020ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 111, and Page 112
  • Diocese of Kavieng
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 480, to Page 482

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