Suffragan diocese Mendi, Papua New Guinea
Diocese of Mendi
Mendien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Mendi is a Latin rite diocese covering the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. Erected as a prefecture apostolic in 1958 and a vicariate in 1965, it was elevated to a diocese on 15 November 1966.
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- Established
- 1958
- Catholics
- 71,832
- Priests
- 44
- Territory
- 19,000 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
- Donald Francis Lippert, O.F.M. Cap.
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The cathedral
Mother of the Divine Shepherd Cathedral stands in Mendi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Located in Mendi, Papua New Guinea, this Latin Catholic diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was first erected as a Prefecture Apostolic in 1958, raised to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1965, and then, together with other Oceanic vicariates and prefectures, elevated to a diocese on 15 November 1966. Donald Lippert, OFMCap, serves as bishop.