Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands in 1898 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1930. It was further elevated in 1966 to the Diocese of Bougainville.

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Coat of arms of the diocese since 2020 Diocese of Bougainville.png
Coat of arms of the diocese since 2020

The diocesan cathedral is the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Buka. It was previously the Church of St. Michael the Archangel at the former Tubiana mission. [1] [2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Coordinates: 5°25′46″S154°40′16″E / 5.4294°S 154.6710°E / -5.4294; 154.6710

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References

  1. "Diocese of Bougainville". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. Laracy, Hugh. “The Pacification of Southern Bougainville, 1900–30.” Bougainville before the Conflict, edited by Anthony J. Regan and Helga M. Griffin ANU Press, 2015, pp. 108–124.