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Archdiocese of Mount Hagen

Archidioecesis Montis Hagensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Douglas William Young, S.V.D., Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 18 March 1982
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Papua New Guinea
  • Square Kilometers: 8,288 (3,201 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's Office, P.O. Box 54, Mount Hagen, W.H.P., 281 Papua New Guinea
  • Telephone: 54.21.285

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen
18 June 1959ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen
Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak
Vicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen (erected) (Western Highlands)
Diocese of Mount Hagen
15 November 1966ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen Diocese of Mount Hagen
18 March 1982Territory LostDiocese of Mount Hagen (Enga) Diocese of Wabag (erected)
Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
18 March 1982ElevatedDiocese of Mount Hagen Archdiocese of Mount Hagen

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Mount Hagen
197087,582318,00027.5%141422,085573832ap1971
1980128,673372,00034.6%442462,797625835ap1981
Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
1990107,146264,35440.5%426303,571543023ap1991
1999128,355328,85039.0%926353,667464623ap2000
2000129,979334,17038.9%1528433,022514123ap2001
2001131,708348,31137.8%1425393,377514723ap2002
2002135,487357,50037.9%1326393,474464823ap2003
2003140,197359,52639.0%1625413,419415323ap2004
2004142,725386,40836.9%1524393,659405223ap2005
2013181,655608,70529.8%2020404,541314423ap2014
2016195,617658,70629.7%1817355,589263725ap2017
2019210,658709,35429.7%2115365,851253825ap2020
2021218,094741,43029.4%2018385,739274325ap2022

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 Mount Hagen
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 890, to Page 892
  • Diocese of Mount Hagen
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 480, to Page 482
  • Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 762, and Page 763

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