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Archdiocese of Port Moresby

Archidioecesis Portus Moresbiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • John Ribat, M.S.C., Cardinal, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 15 November 1966
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Papua New Guinea
  • Square Kilometers: 29,874 (11,538 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 1032, Boroko, National Capital District 111, Papua New Guinea
  • Telephone: 325-1192
  • Fax: 325-6731

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of New Guinea
10 May 1889ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Melanesia Vicariate Apostolic of New Guinea (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Papua
14 November 1922Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of New Guinea Vicariate Apostolic of Papua
29 March 1938Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Papua (Parts in the State of Queensland)
Diocese of Victoria-Palmerston
Diocese of Darwin
13 June 1946Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Papua (Eastern part) Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby
13 June 1946Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Papua Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby
13 November 1958Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi (erected)
16 July 1959Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby (Kairuku, Goilala, Kerema, and Orokolo) Vicariate Apostolic of Yule Island (erected)
16 July 1959Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby Prefecture Apostolic of Daru (erected)
Archdiocese of Port Moresby
15 November 1966ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby Archdiocese of Port Moresby
10 August 1968Territory AddedDiocese of Bereina
Archdiocese of Port Moresby

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby
195025,594220,00011.6%14748533631034ap1951
Archdiocese of Port Moresby
196913,400196,0006.8%2727496525712ap1971
198032,000243,88613.1%74552615214014715ap1981
199074,000292,00025.3%2039591,25413913723ap1991
1999137,820462,76729.8%1342552,50512512323ap2000
2000158,883476,65033.3%1441552,88811512523ap2001
2001160,790482,37033.3%1239513,1529313723ap2002
2002163,201494,42933.0%958672,4356613223ap2003
2003181,529504,31736.0%1157682,6696616123ap2004
2004183,889512,38635.9%1456702,62616614519ap2005
2013204,186617,52333.1%682882,32025515219ap2014
2016207,623655,31931.7%461653,194122210319ap2017
2019211,012715,88229.5%449533,98122412619ap2020
2021224,200760,56029.5%649554,07622412622ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Papua
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 14, Page 646, and Page 647
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 82, and Page 83
  • Archdiocese of Port Moresby
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 480, to Page 482
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 584, and Page 585

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