Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak
The Diocese of Wewak (Latin: Dioecesis Ueuakensis ) is a location in Papua New Guinea Roman Catholic diocese based in Wewak.
History
Pope Pius X founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms -Land on July 25, 1913 from the division of the Apostolic Prefecture of Kaiser-Wilhelms -Land in the Apostolic Prefectures Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms -Land and Western Kaiser-Wilhelms -Land. On November 14, 1922, she took the name of Central New Guinea Apostolic Prefecture on.
Using the Breve Quae rei sacrae it was collected on 22 August 1931 Apostolic Vicariate. On May 15, 1952, took the bull Ad latius prolatandam the name Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak on. With the Apostolic Constitution Laeta incrementa it was collected on 15 November 1966 bishopric.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
Ordinaries
Prefect Apostolic of the Western Kaiser- Wilhelms- Land
- Canisius Theodorus Gellings SS.CC. (August 19, 1913-1918 )
- Adalberto Ottone Rielander SSCC (1918-1922)
Apostolic Prefect of Central New Guinea
- Teodosio Heike Rath SSCC (1922-1923)
- Josef Lörks SVD (19 June 1928-22. August 1931 )
Vicars Apostolic of Central New Guinea
- Josef Lörks SVD (22 August 1931-17. March 1943 )
- Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld SVD (8 July 1948-15. May 1952 )
Vicar Apostolic of Wewak
- Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld SVD (15 May 1952-15. November 1966 )
Bishops of Wewak
- Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld SVD (15 November 1966-19. December 1975, then Archbishop of Madang )
- Raymond Philip Kalisch SVD (24 April 1980-14. August 2002)
- Joseph Anthony Burgess (14 August 2002-20. September 2013 )
- Sedisvakanz (since September 20, 2013 ) Stephen Reichert, OFM Cap (since September 20, 2013 ) ( Apostolic Administrator )