Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo

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Diocese of Vanimo

Dioecesis Uanimitana
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Papua New Guinea
Territory West Sepik
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang
Statistics
Area26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
111,000
37,765 (7.6%)
Parishes13
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established15 November 1966
CathedralHoly Cross Pro-Cathedral
Patron saintThe Holy Cross
Secular priests 26
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Coat of arms of Francis Meli.svg Francis Meli, JCL
Bishops emeritusCesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo is a suffragan diocese in the Latin rite ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang in Papua New Guinea, yet depends on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Holy Cross Pro-cathedral, in Vanimo in the province of West Sepik (Sandaun).

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 37,765 Catholics (34.0% of 111,000 total population) on 26,000 km² in 13 parishes and 96 missions with 26 priests (8 diocesan, 18 religious), 43 lay religious (20 brothers, 23 sisters) and 14 seminarians.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite, initially foreign members of missionary congregations)

Apostolic Prefect of Vanimo
Suffragan Bishops of Vanimo

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