Diocese of Kerema
Kereman(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kerema, Papua New Guinea
The Diocese of Kerema is a Latin rite diocese covering Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected in 1971 from portions of the Dioceses of Bereina and Mendi and counts 11 parishes across some 34,472 square kilometers.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 16 January 1971
- Latin
- Kereman(us)
- Annuario code
- 001001833
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 23,400
- Population
- 163,385
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 14.3%
- Priests
- 11
- Catholics per priest
- 2,127
- Extent
- 34,472 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.7
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
- Pedro Centeno Baquero, S.D.B.
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
Holy Spirit Cathedral stands in Kerema, 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 Port Moresby
A suffragan of Port Moresby.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Port MoresbyPort Moresby
- Diocese of Alotau-SideiaAlotau-Sideia
- Diocese of BereinaBereina
- Diocese of Daru-KiungaDaru-Kiunga
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Formed in 1971 from portions separated out of the Dioceses of Bereina and Mendi, the Diocese of Kerema is a Latin Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.