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Suffragan diocese Lae, Papua New Guinea

Diocese of Lae

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The Diocese of Lae is a Latin rite diocese covering Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Madang. Erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1959, it was elevated to a diocese in 1966. Its seat is St. Mary's Cathedral in Lae.

On the map

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The address the register holds for St. Mary's Cathedral, Lae, in Lae, Papua New Guinea.

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Established
1959
Catholics
36,400
Priests
25
Territory
1,701,623 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
Rozario Menezes, S.M.M.

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The cathedral

St. Mary's Cathedral, Lae stands in Lae, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Papua New Guinea, the Diocese of Lae serves as a Latin Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Madang. It began as a Vicariate Apostolic erected in 1959 and attained diocesan status in 1966.

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