Diocese of Kimbe
Kimben(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
The Diocese of Kimbe is a Latin rite diocese in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected by papal bull on 12 June 2003, making it one of the youngest dioceses in the country.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 12 June 2003
- Latin
- Kimben(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001858
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 278,000
- Priests
- 46
- Catholics per priest
- 6,043
- Extent
- 25,300 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Bosco Auram
- Born
- 19 October 1971
- Birthplace
- Kaliai
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Mary Help of Christians Cathedral stands in Kimbe, 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.
The province of Rabaul
A suffragan of Rabaul.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of RabaulRabaul
- Diocese of BougainvilleBougainville
- Diocese of KaviengKavieng
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].