Continent: Oceania
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Daru–Kiunga / 達魯-基永加 (正體中文) / Daruen(sis)–Kiungan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Port Moresby
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Address: Bishop’s House, P.O. Box 42, Kiunga, W.P. 335, Papua New Guinea
Phone: 6491.078
Bishop (2021.05.23 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Daru–Kiunga (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)
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Bishop emeritus of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)
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Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M.
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Bishops of Daru (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. (see above) | ||||||||||
Prefects Apostolic of Daru (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 99,600 km²
Population: 54,097 Catholics (24.7% of 218,867 total)
Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes, 13 missions
Personnel: 19 priests (5 diocesan, 14 religious), 44 religious (18 brothers, 26 sisters), 4 seminarians
Last updated on 2025.01.27
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