Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae

Diocese of Lae
Dioecesis Laënsis
Location
Country  Papua New Guinea
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
657,000
36,400 (5.5%)
Parishes 18
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 November 1966
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Rozario Menezes SMM
Emeritus Bishops Christian Conrad Blouin, CMM

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, in Papua New Guinea. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to the status of a diocese in 1966.

Ordinaries

  • Henry van Lieshout, CMM (1966-2007)
  • Christian Conrad Blouin, CMM (2007-2018)
  • Rozario Menezes, SMM (2018–présent)

See also

  • "Diocese of Lae". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-07.

Coordinates: 6°43′52″S 147°00′03″E / 6.7310°S 147.0007°E / -6.7310; 147.0007


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