Catholic Dioceses
in
Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
Present Jurisdictions
Former Jurisdictions
Former Jurisdiction
Type
Became
Aitape
Aitapen(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Aitape
Aitape
Aitapen(sis)
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Aitape
Alexishafen
Portus Alexii
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Madang
Central New Guinea
Novæ Guineæ Centralis
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Wewak
Central New Guinea
Novæ Guineæ Centralis
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Wewak
Daru
Daruen(sis)
Diocese
Now
Diocese
of
Daru–Kiunga
Daru
Daruen(sis)
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Daru–Kiunga
Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Madang
Eastern New Guinea
Novæ Guineæ Orientalis
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Madang
German Solomon Islands
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Bougainville
Goroka
Gorokan(us)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Goroka
Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Madang
Kavieng
Kaviengen(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Kavieng
Lae
Laën(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Lae
Melanesia
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Rabaul
Mendi
Mendien(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Mendi
Mendi
Mendien(sis)
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Mendi
Mount Hagen
Montis Hagen(sis)
Diocese
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Mount Hagen
Mount Hagen
Montis Hagen(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Mount Hagen
New Britain
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Rabaul
New Guinea
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Port Moresby
New Pomerania
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Rabaul
Northern Solomon Islands
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Bougainville
Northern Solomon Islands
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Bougainville
Papua
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Port Moresby
Papua
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Portus Moresbien(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Port Moresby
Rabaul
Rabaulen(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Rabaul
Samarai
Samaraien(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Alotau–Sideia
Samarai
Samaraien(sis)
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Alotau–Sideia
Sideia
Sideian(us)
Diocese
Now
Diocese
of
Alotau–Sideia
Vanimo
Uanimitan(us)
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Vanimo
Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land
Apostolic Prefecture
Now
Diocese
of
Wewak
Wewak
Ueuaken(sis)
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Wewak
Yule Island
Insulæ Yule
Apostolic Vicariate
Now
Diocese
of
Bereina
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