Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi

Diocese of Mendi

Dioecesis Mendiensis
Location
CountryPapua New Guinea
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Mount Hagen
Statistics
Area19,000 km2 (7,300 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
546,400
71,832 (13.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDonald Francis Lippert OFMCap

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, in Mendi, Papua New Guinea. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1958 and elevated Vicariate Apostolic in 1965. It was elevated, along with other Oceanic vicariates and prefectures, to a diocese on 15 November 1966. The bishop is Donald Lippert, OFMCap.[1]

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