Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang. It was elevated to a diocese in 1966.

Bishops of Wewak

  • Camisio Teodoro Gellings, SS.CC. (1913−1918)
  • Adalberto Ottone Rielander, SS.CC.(1918−1922)
  • Giuseppe Lörks, S.V.D. (1928−1945)
  • Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. (1948−1975)
  • Raymond Kalisz, S.V.D. (1980−2002)
  • Anthony Joseph Burgess (2002−2013)
  • Bishop-elect Rev. Fr. Józef Roszyński, S.V.D. (2015–present); was Polish religious missionary priest in the Diocese; to be ordained and installed[1]
  • "Diocese of Wewak". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-07.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F02%2F06%2F0097%2F00214.html

Coordinates: 3°34′28″S 143°38′09″E / 3.5745°S 143.6358°E / -3.5745; 143.6358

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