Suffragan diocese Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
Diocese of Kundiawa
Kundiavan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Kundiawa is a Latin rite diocese covering Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was erected on 8 June 1982 from territory separated from the Diocese of Goroka and counts 23 parishes.
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- Established
- 1982
- Catholics
- 75,930
- Priests
- 21
- Territory
- 6,112 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
- Paul Sundu
- Born
- 27 July 1973
- Birthplace
- Womatne
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The cathedral
Mary Help of Christians Cathedral stands in Kundiawa, 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
Separated from the Diocese of Goroka and erected in 1982, the Diocese of Kundiawa in Papua New Guinea is a Latin Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen.
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