Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae

Diocese of Lae

Dioecesis Laënsis
St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Lae
Location
Country Papua New Guinea
Statistics
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 657,000
  • 36,400 (5.5%)
Parishes18
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 November 1966
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRozario Menezes SMM

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, in Papua New Guinea. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to the status of a diocese in 1966.

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