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Diocese of Mendi

Dioecesis Mendiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Donald Francis Lippert, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 15 November 1966
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Papua New Guinea
  • Square Kilometers: 25,500 (9,849 Square Miles)
  • Web Site: https://www.mendidiocese.com
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 69, Mendi, Southern Highlands Province 251, Papua New Guinea
  • Telephone: 72.79.12.12

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi
13 November 1958ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi
6 July 1965ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Mendi Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi
Diocese of Mendi
15 November 1966ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mendi Diocese of Mendi
16 January 1971Territory LostDiocese of Bereina
Diocese of Mendi
Diocese of Kerema (erected) (Gulf)
18 March 1982Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Mendi (from Port Moresby)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Mendi
197023,096235,0009.8%4283272134309ap1971
198044,906240,60018.7%232341,320524914ap1981
199062,740260,00024.1%322252,509385020ap1991
199981,002340,00023.8%522273,000395631ap2000
200088,365400,00022.1%318214,207336132ap2001
200192,712415,00022.3%323263,565446132ap2002
200269,688544,35212.8%322252,787336216ap2003
200370,794544,35213.0%319223,217315016ap2004
200471,832546,40013.1%519242,993294816ap2005
201390,500660,00013.7%1421352,585296720ap2014
201677,096899,6868.6%1222342,267345321ap2017
201982,553904,0009.1%1622382,172385424ap2020
202183,870907,6009.2%1824421,996335929ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 254, to Page 256
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 268, and Page 269
  • Diocese of Mendi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 480, to Page 482
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 762, and Page 763

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