Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Papua New Guinea}}
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|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Lae|latin = Dioecesis Laënsis
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|caption =St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Lae
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|population = 657,000
|population_as_of = 2013
|catholics = 36,400
|catholics_percent = 5.5
|parishes = 18
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|denomination = Roman Catholic
|rite = Roman Rite
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|bishop_title = Bishop
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|bishop = Rozario Menezes SMM
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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.
History
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Ordinaries
- Henry van Lieshout, CMM (1966-2007)
- Christian Conrad Blouin, CMM (2007-2018)
- Rozario Menezes, SMM (2018–présent)
See also
External links and references
- {{cite web|title = Diocese of Lae| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlaep.html|accessdate =2007-01-07}}
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