Archdiocese of Port Moresby
Portus Moresbien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The Archdiocese of Port Moresby is the Latin rite metropolitan see of Papua New Guinea's capital, with the Dioceses of Alotau-Sideia, Bereina, Daru-Kiunga and Kerema as suffragans. Erected on 10 May 1889 as the Vicariate Apostolic of New Guinea, it was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 15 November 1966. Its seat is St. Mary's Cathedral and its archbishop, Cardinal John Ribat, M.S.C., is Papua New Guinea's first cardinal.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 November 1966
- Latin
- Portus Moresbien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002642
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 233,000
- Population
- 792,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 29.4%
- Priests
- 56
- Catholics per priest
- 4,161
- Extent
- 29,874 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 7.8
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
- Archbishop
- His Eminence John Cardinal Ribat, M.S.C.
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
St. Mary's Cathedral, Port Moresby stands in Port Moresby, 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
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Alotau-SideiaAlotau-Sideia
- Diocese of BereinaBereina
- Diocese of Daru-KiungaDaru-Kiunga
- Diocese of KeremaKerema
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea includes the Archdiocese of Port Moresby (Latin: Archidiœcesis Portus Moresbiensis), a Latin Church archdiocese whose cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Port Moresby, National Capital District.
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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.