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

|country = {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}

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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 = 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

See also