Suffragan diocese Bereina, Papua New Guinea
Diocese of Bereina
Bereinitan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Bereina is a Latin rite diocese in Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966, covering some 20,146 square kilometers.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 100,360
- Priests
- 11
- Territory
- 20,146 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Otto Separy
- Born
- 5 August 1957
- Birthplace
- Kubila
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The cathedral
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral stands in Bereina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
First erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and raised to a diocese in 1966, the Diocese of Bereina is a Latin Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby.
This see in the wire
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- Belong, Believe, Become: A Journey of Faith and Unity at the Caravario Encounter 2026
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