Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia

The Diocese of Alotau - Sideia (Latin: Dioecesis Alotaunus - Sideianus ) is a location in Papua New Guinea Roman Catholic diocese based in Alotau.

History

Pope Pius XII. founded the Apostolic Prefecture Samarai on June 13, 1946 annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Papua. On November 11 1956 she was elevated to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate.

On November 15 1966 she was charged with the Apostolic Constitution Laeta incrementa to the diocese Sideia and on 28 April 1975, adopted its present name.

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Samarai

  • Francis John Doyle MSC (18 May 1951-11. November 1956 )

Vicar Apostolic of Samarai

  • Francis John Doyle MSC (11 November 1956-15. November 1966 )

Bishops of Sideia

  • Francis John Doyle MSC (15 November 1966-7. March 1970, resigned )
  • Desmond Charles Moore MSC (7 March 1970-28. April 1975 )

Bishop of Alotau - Sideia

  • Desmond Charles Moore MSC (28 April 1975-25. June 2001, emeritus)
  • Francesco Panfilo SDB (25 June 2001-18. March 2010, Koadjutorerzbischof of Rabaul )
  • Rolando Santos CM, since from 6 April 2011

Statistics

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