Continent: Oceania
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Vanimo / 瓦尼莫 (正體中文) / Uanimitan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Madang
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Address: Bishop’s House, P.O. Box 205, Vanimo, W.S.P. 551, Papua New Guinea
Phone: 457.1031
Bishop (2018.02.05 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Vanimo (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea)
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Bishop emeritus of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea)
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Fr. David Wilkie, C.P. | ||||||||||
Bishop John Etheridge, C.P.
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Bishop Paschal Sweeney, C.P.
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Prefects Apostolic of Vanimo (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Paschal Sweeney, C.P. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 26,000 km²
Population: 41,656 Catholics (33.4% of 124,841 total)
Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 85 missions
Personnel: 26 priests (9 diocesan, 17 religious), 43 religious (17 brothers, 26 sisters), 20 seminarians
Last updated on 2025.01.27
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