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Diocese of Wabag

Dioecesis Uabagana



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Bishop(s)

  • Arnold Orowae, Bishop
  • Justin Ain Soongie, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 March 1982ErectedDiocese of Mount Hagen (Enga) Diocese of Wabag (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199056,275198,00028.4%21212,679321616ap1991
199964,000250,00025.6%513183,555242416ap2000
200065,000250,00026.0%615213,095302416ap2001
200166,000251,00026.3%515203,300242316ap2002
200267,000252,00026.6%813213,190212116ap2003
200368,000260,00026.2%414183,777232216ap2004
200469,000260,00026.5%417213,285252516ap2005
201076,000370,00020.5%816243,166221516ap2011
201473,530452,59616.2%1111223,342203116ap2015
201775,947456,00216.7%1611272,812232417ap2018
202079,385462,83417.2%197263,053192218ap2021

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 74, Page 763, and Page 764

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