Bishopric of Bereina
| Bishopric of Bereina | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Port Moresby |
| Diocesan bishop | Otto Separy (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gérard-Joseph Deschamps SMM |
| surface | 19,146 km² |
| Parishes | 14 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 86,500 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 69,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 79.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 9 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,286 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Friars | 14 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Hiri Motu Tok Pisin |
| cathedral | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral |
The Bistum Bereina ( lat. : Dioecesis Bereinitana ) is in Papua New Guinea preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Bereina . It includes the districts Kairuku-Hiri and Goilala in the province of Central Province .
history
Pope John XXIII founded with the Apostolic Constitution Qui per electionem on July 16, 1959 the Apostolic Vicariate Yule Island from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Port Moresby .
With the bull Laeta incrementa it was raised on November 15, 1966 to the diocese, which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Port Moresby as a suffragan diocese. On January 16, 1971, it lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Kerema diocese .
Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of Yule Island
- Eugène Klein MSC (June 14, 1960– November 15, 1966)
Bishops of Bereina
- Eugène Klein MSC (November 15, 1966– June 5, 1971, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Nouméa )
- Louis Vangeke MSC (March 1, 1976– October 30, 1979)
- Benedict Varpin (October 30, 1979– January 26, 1987, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Madang )
- Luke Paul Matlatarea MSC (June 21, 1988– March 28, 1998)
- Gérard-Joseph Deschamps SMM (January 2, 1999– February 12, 2002)
- John Ribat MSC (February 12, 2002– April 16, 2007, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby)
- Rochus Tatamai MSC (November 29, 2007– June 22, 2018, then Bishop of Kavieng )
- Otto Separy (since July 16, 2019)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1970 | 40,511 | 105,495 | 38.4 | 50 | 7th | 43 | 810 | 64 | 85 | 21st | |
| 1980 | 41,983 | 52,586 | 79.8 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 1,272 | 3 | 47 | 44 | 13 |
| 1990 | 53,563 | 64,919 | 82.5 | 26th | 5 | 21st | 2,060 | 2 | 34 | 50 | 16 |
| 1999 | 62,656 | 80,000 | 78.3 | 17th | 7th | 10 | 3,685 | 1 | 16 | 35 | 14th |
| 2000 | 64,536 | 80,000 | 80.7 | 18th | 7th | 11 | 3,585 | 1 | 19th | 26th | 14th |
| 2001 | 66,156 | 81.506 | 81.2 | 17th | 7th | 10 | 3,891 | 1 | 18th | 26th | 14th |
| 2002 | 67,048 | 82,848 | 80.9 | 19th | 8th | 11 | 3,528 | 2 | 15th | 26th | 14th |
| 2003 | 67,933 | 83,733 | 81.1 | 19th | 7th | 12 | 3,575 | 2 | 17th | 24 | 14th |
| 2004 | 67,933 | 83,733 | 81.1 | 19th | 7th | 12 | 3,575 | 1 | 15th | 23 | 14th |
| 2006 | 69,000 | 86,500 | 79.8 | 21st | 9 | 12 | 3,285 | 1 | 14th | 25th | 14th |