Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae
| Diocese of Lae Dioecesis Laënsis | |
|---|---|
|  St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Lae | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Papua New Guinea | 
| Statistics | |
| Population 
 
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| Parishes | 18 | 
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | 
| Rite | Roman Rite | 
| Established | 15 November 1966 | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV | 
| Bishop | Rozario Menezes SMM | 
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, in Papua New Guinea. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to the status of a diocese in 1966.
History
Ordinaries
- Henry van Lieshout, CMM (1966-2007)
- Christian Conrad Blouin, CMM (2007-2018)
- Rozario Menezes, SMM (2018–présent)
See also
External links and references
- "Diocese of Lae". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
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