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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Lae | |||
18 June 1959 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen (Morobe) | Vicariate Apostolic of Lae (erected) |
Diocese of Lae | |||
15 November 1966 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lae | Diocese of Lae |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Lae | ||||||||||||
1970 | 7,301 | 214,303 | 3.4% | 8 | 8 | 912 | 16 | 5 | ap1971 | |||
1980 | 16,000 | 275,000 | 5.8% | 7 | 7 | 2,285 | 10 | 10 | ap1981 | |||
1990 | 20,000 | 360,000 | 5.6% | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1,428 | 22 | 6 | 9 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 32,000 | 422,000 | 7.6% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2,285 | 26 | 7 | 13 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 32,500 | 440,000 | 7.4% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2,954 | 16 | 6 | 13 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 35,000 | 450,000 | 7.8% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2,692 | 18 | 6 | 12 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 35,000 | 536,917 | 6.5% | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2,916 | 19 | 7 | 13 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 30,000 | 540,000 | 5.6% | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2,500 | 19 | 8 | 13 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 30,000 | 430,000 | 7.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1,875 | 25 | 8 | ap2005 | ||
2013 | 36,400 | 657,000 | 5.5% | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2,275 | 21 | 9 | 18 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 35,600 | 686,080 | 5.2% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2,738 | 13 | 9 | 18 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 41,000 | 696,300 | 5.9% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2,928 | 18 | 14 | 18 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 45,000 | 699,100 | 6.4% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2,812 | 15 | 11 | 23 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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