The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea.
It has its cathedral episcopal see Sacred Heart Cathedral in Vunapope and a Co-Cathedral, St Francis Xavier's Co-Cathedral, in Rabaul.
On June 19, 2020, Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. was appointed the new archbishop.
In 1844, it was established as Apostolic Vicariate of Melanesia (a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop and exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See) on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Oceania.
On 8 December 1890, it was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania .
It lost territories repeatedly, to establish :
On 14 November 1922, it was renamed after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Rabaul.
On 5 July 1957, it lost territory again to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Kavieng (now its suffragan diocese).
On 15 November 1966, it was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rabaul.
On 4 July 2003, it lost territory to establish another suffragan see, the Diocese of Kimbe.
Its ecclesiastical province comprises, besides the Metropolitan's Archdiocese, the following suffragan bishoprics :
(all Roman Rite; so far missionary members of Latin congregations)
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