Continent: Oceania
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Wewak / 韋瓦克 (正體中文) / Ueuaken(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Madang
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 26
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Address: Chancery Office, P.O. Box 107, Wewak, E.S.P. 531, Papua New Guinea
Phone: 456.1675
Bishop (2015.02.06 – ...): | Bishop Józef Roszynski, S.V.D. (62) |
Bishops of Wewak (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Józef Roszynski, S.V.D. (62) Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea) Let us rejoice / Jisas mi trastim yu
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Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (81) | ||||||||||
Bishop Anthony Joseph Burgess
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Bishop Raymond Philip Kalisz, S.V.D.
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Archbishop Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. | ||||||||||
Bishop Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. (later Archbishop)
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Vicars Apostolic of Wewak (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Vicars Apostolic of Central New Guinea (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Joseph Lörks, S.V.D.
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Prefects Apostolic of Central New Guinea (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Joseph Lörks, S.V.D. (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Franz Wolf, S.V.D. | ||||||||||
Fr. Theodosius Jan J. Herkenrath, SS.CC.
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Prefects Apostolic of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Adalberto Ottone Rielander, SS.CC.
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Fr. Camisio Teodoro Gellings, SS.CC. Prefect Apostolic of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (Papua New Guinea) (1913 – 1914) |
Area: 36,917 km²
Population: 241,000 Catholics (48.0% of 502,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 48 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 31 priests (21 diocesan, 10 religious), 102 religious (30 brothers, 72 sisters), 9 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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