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Diocese of Kimbe

Dioecesis Kimbensis



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Bishop(s)

  • John Bosco Auram, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4 July 2003
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rabaul
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Papua New Guinea
  • Square Kilometers: 25,300 (9,772 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 182, Kimbe 621, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
  • Telephone: 983.49.25
  • Fax: 983.42.94

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 July 2003ErectedArchdiocese of Rabaul (New Britain (East and West)) Diocese of Kimbe (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2003125,000260,00048.1%1631472,6595511525ap2004
2004120,000201,63959.5%129215,714121419ap2005
2006101,480184,20855.1%1510254,059131319ap2007
2013179,000230,00077.8%195247,458201619ap2014
2016286,720358,40080.0%2082810,240251219ap2017
2019279,600349,00080.1%357426,657121919ap2020
2021278,000347,00080.1%377446,318121919ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 95, Page 803, and Page 804

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