Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia

Diocese of Alotau-Sideia
Dioecesis Alotauna-Sideiana
Coat of arms of Diocese
Location
Country Papua New Guinea
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port Moresby
Statistics
Area 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2015)
294,919
57,327 (19.4%)
Parishes 16
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 28 April 1975
Cathedral Sacred Heart of Jesus, Alotau, Milne Bay Province
Patron saint Sacred Heart of Jesus
Secular priests 25
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M., Bishop of Alotau-Sideia
Emeritus Bishops Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.
Website
http://catholicdiocesealotau.com/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby, yet remains dependent on the Roman Congregation for the Missions Propaganda Fide.

Its catedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Alotau, Milne Bay Province.

History

  • It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai on 13 June 1946, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Papua.
  • Promoted on 11 November 1956 as Vicariate Apostolic of Samarai, hence entitled to a titular bishop.
  • Promoted on 15 November 1966 as Diocese of Sideia, ceasing to be an exempt pre-diocesan mission.
  • Its name was changed to the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia on 28 April 1975 (after the provincial capital transfer to Alotau).

Coat of arms

The new coat of arms of the Diocese was adopted in 2016. The proposal of coat of arms created Marek Sobola, a heraldic specialist from Slovakia.[1]

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite, so far missionary members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Samarai
Apostolic Vicar of Samarai
  • Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. (see above 1956.11.11 – 1966.11.15 see below), Titular Bishop of Onuphis (1956.11.11 – 1966.11.15)
Suffragan Bishops of Sideia
  • Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. (6.11.15 – 1970.03.07); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Árd Carna (1970.03.07 – 1973.11.04)
  • Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. (1970.03.07 – 1975.04.28 see below)
Suffragan Bishops of Alotau-Sideia
  • Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. (see above 1975.04.28 – retired 2001.06.25)
  • Francesco Panfilo, Salesians (S.D.B.) (2001.06.25 – 2010.03.18), also President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands (2008.04 – 2011.05); later Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (2010.03.18 – 2011.08.11) succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul 2011.08.11 – ...)
  • Roland Santos, Lazarists (C.M.) (2011.04.06 – ...))

References

  1. ↑ Marek Sobola – official site (Slovak) Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  • "Diocese of Alotau-Sideia". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-09.

Coordinates: 10°18′51″S 150°27′25″E / 10.3143°S 150.4570°E / -10.3143; 150.4570


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