Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of New Britain | |||
10 May 1889 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Melanesia
Vicariate Apostolic of Micronesia | Vicariate Apostolic of New Britain (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul | |||
14 November 1922 | United | Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania
Vicariate Apostolic of New Britain | Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul |
5 July 1957 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul | Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng (erected) |
Archdiocese of Rabaul | |||
15 November 1966 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul | Archdiocese of Rabaul |
4 July 2003 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Rabaul | Diocese of Kimbe (erected) |
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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Archdiocese of Rabaul | ||||||||||||
1970 | 100,638 | 150,000 | 67.1% | 3 | 58 | 61 | 1,649 | 111 | 227 | 45 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 140,300 | 205,000 | 68.4% | 4 | 48 | 52 | 2,698 | 92 | 226 | 46 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 164,000 | 269,000 | 61.0% | 14 | 50 | 64 | 2,562 | 78 | 216 | 75 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 221,300 | 404,300 | 54.7% | 25 | 42 | 67 | 3,302 | 69 | 142 | 44 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 224,840 | 411,790 | 54.6% | 31 | 38 | 69 | 3,258 | 89 | 131 | 44 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 227,250 | 418,500 | 54.3% | 29 | 37 | 66 | 3,443 | 88 | 122 | 44 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 233,450 | 419,450 | 55.7% | 30 | 36 | 66 | 3,537 | 82 | 141 | 44 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 110,000 | 180,000 | 61.1% | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4,074 | 38 | 19 | 18 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 131,500 | 235,600 | 55.8% | 22 | 27 | 49 | 2,683 | 95 | 135 | 29 | ap2005 | |
2010 | 149,870 | 285,540 | 52.5% | 36 | 24 | 60 | 2,497 | 51 | 135 | 33 | ap2011 | |
2014 | 159,480 | 308,600 | 51.7% | 47 | 19 | 66 | 2,416 | 48 | 117 | 35 | ap2015 | |
2017 | 155,407 | 354,004 | 43.9% | 47 | 20 | 67 | 2,319 | 38 | 128 | 38 | ap2018 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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