Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka

The Diocese of Goroka (Latin: Dioecesis Gorokanus ) is a location in Papua New Guinea Roman Catholic diocese based in Goroka. It includes the province of the Eastern Highlands Province.

History

Pope John XXIII. founded with the Apostolic Constitution propheticus vox on 18 June 1959 the Vicariate Apostolic of Goroka annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate Alexis harbor.

With the bull Laeta incrementa it was collected on 15 November 1966 bishopric, which was the Archdiocese of Madang assumed as suffragan. On March 18, 1982, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. On June 8 of the same year it lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the diocese Kundiawa.

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Goroka

  • Bernard Schilling, SVD (19 December 1959-15. November 1966 )

Bishops of Goroka

  • John Edward Cohill, SVD (15 November 1966-30. August 1980)
  • Raymond Rodly Caesar SVD (30 August 1980-18. June 1987)
  • Michael Marai (25 October 1988-15. November 1994 )
  • Francesco Sarego SVD ( since 6 December 1995)

Statistics

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