Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo

Diocese of Vanimo

Dioecesis Uanimitana
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPapua New Guinea
TerritoryWest Sepik
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Madang
Statistics
Area26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
111,000
37,765 (7.6%)
Parishes13
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 November 1966
CathedralHoly Cross Pro-Cathedral
Patron saintThe Holy Cross
Secular priests26
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancis Meli, JCL
Bishops emeritusCesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo is a suffragan diocese in the Latin rite ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang in Papua New Guinea, yet depends on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Holy Cross Pro-cathedral, in Vanimo in the province of West Sepik (Sandaun).