Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
| Archdiocese of Mount Hagen | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Diocesan bishop | Douglas Young SVD |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Michael Meier SVD |
| Vicar General | Gerald Theis SVD |
| surface | 8,288 km² |
| Parishes | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 411,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 153,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 37.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 25 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,825 |
| Friars | 35 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Hiri Motu Tok Pisin |
| cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral |
| address | PO Box 54 Mount Hagen, WHP 281 Papua New Guinea |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Goroka Diocese of Kundiawa Diocese of Mendi Diocese of Wabag |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen ( lat. : Archidioecesis Montis Hagensis ) is in Papua New Guinea situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Mount Hagen .
history
The Archdiocese of Mount Hagen was founded on June 18, 1959 by Pope Johannes XXIII. Established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariates Alexishafen and Wewak as the Apostolic Vicariate Mount Hagen . On November 15, 1966, the Apostolic Vicariate Mount Hagen was raised to a diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Madang as a suffragan . The Diocese of Mount Hagen gave up on March 18, 1982 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Wabag . On March 18, 1982, the diocese Mount Hagen was raised to the archbishopric.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Mount Hagen
- George Elmer Bernarding SVD , 1959-1966
Bishops of Mount Hagen
- George Elmer Bernarding SVD, 1966–1982
Archbishops of Mount Hagen
- George Elmer Bernarding SVD, 1982-1987
- Michael Meier SVD, 1987-2006
- Douglas Young SVD, since 2006