Suffragan diocese Lae, Papua New Guinea
Diocese of Lae
Laën(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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- Cardinal Bychok facilitates retreat for PNG and Solomon Islands bishops
- Papua New Guineans demand action against sorcery violence
- CIS Boram celebrates 30 years under St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
- Purposeful Filmmaking Equips Young Catholics for Short Film Festival
- Two Salesians Ordained Priests on the Feast of the Transfiguration: An African and a Papua New Guinean – A Sign of the New Missionary Face of the Church
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