Diocese of Alotau-Sideia Dioecesis Alotauna-Sideiana | |
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Location | |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Port Moresby |
Statistics | |
Area | 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 294,919 57,327 (19.4%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 April 1975 |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart of Jesus, Alotau, Milne Bay Province |
Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Secular priests | 25 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M., Bishop of Alotau-Sideia |
Vicar General | Augustine Ha Vu, CM |
Website | |
http://catholicdiocesealotau.com/ |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Alotau, Milne Bay Province.
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