Diocese of Kimbe

Kimben(sis)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

The Diocese of Kimbe is a Latin rite diocese in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected by papal bull on 12 June 2003, making it one of the youngest dioceses in the country.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 12 June 2003
Latin: Kimben(sis)
Annuario code: 001001858

The see in figures

Catholics: 278,000
Population: 361,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 77.0%
Priests: 46
Catholics per priest: 6,043
Extent: 25,300 km²
Catholics per km²: 11

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: John Bosco Auram
Born: 19 October 1971
Birthplace: Kaliai

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

Mary Help of Christians Cathedral stands in Kimbe, 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:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

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.