Suffragan diocese Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea
Diocese of Alotau-Sideia
Alotaun(us)-Sideian(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Alotau-Sideia is a Latin rite diocese covering Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby. Erected in 1946 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai from the Vicariate Apostolic of Papua, it became the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia in 1975. Its seat is the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Alotau.
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- Established
- 1946
- Catholics
- 57,327
- Priests
- 25
- Territory
- 20,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M.
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Alotau stands in Alotau-Sideia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
A Latin Catholic suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port Moresby, the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia still depends on the Roman Congregation for the Missions Propaganda Fide. The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Alotau, Milne Bay Province, serves as its cathedral episcopal see.
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ALOTAU–SIDEIA Celebrates Bicentenary of Blessed John Mazzuconi, PIME Martyr
The Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia marked the 200th birth anniversary of Blessed Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi, a PIME martyr and foundational missionary. The celebration included Archbishop Maurizio Bravi, the Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, and Cardinal John Ribat. Also participating in the event were Archbishop Anton Bal, Bishop Rozario Menezes, and Father Stefano Mosca of the PIME missionaries.
- Priests of Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia hold 5-day retreat
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