Suffragan diocese Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
Diocese of Daru-Kiunga
Daruen(sis)-Kiungan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Daru-Kiunga is a Latin rite diocese covering Western Province, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby. Erected as a prefecture apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966, it is headquartered in Kiunga and spans about 99,600 square kilometers.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 54,097
- Priests
- 19
- Territory
- 99,600 km²
Parishes and churches
2 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Gerard's CathedralKiunga · CathedralView parish
- St. Louis de Montfort Co-CathedralDaru · CathedralView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.
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The cathedral
St. Gerard’s Cathedral stands in Daru-Kiunga, 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
The Diocese of Daru-Kiunga, a Latin Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby, began as a prefecture apostolic erected in 1959 and became a diocese in 1966.