Diocese of Kavieng
Kaviengen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
The Diocese of Kavieng is a Latin rite diocese covering New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1957 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. The see has been vacant since Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai was appointed Archbishop of Rabaul in 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 November 1966
- Latin
- Kaviengen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001822
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 111,000
- Population
- 221,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 50.2%
- Priests
- 19
- Catholics per priest
- 5,842
- Extent
- 23,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.8
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Roland Vunuvung
- Born
- 11 August 1959
- Birthplace
- Vunapope
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral stands in Kavieng, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Rabaul
A suffragan of Rabaul.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of RabaulRabaul
- Diocese of BougainvilleBougainville
- Diocese of KimbeKimbe
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rabaul, the Latin Catholic Diocese of Kavieng was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1957 and raised to diocesan status in 1966.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.