Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila

Diocese of Port-Vila

Dioecesis Portus Vilensis

Diocèse de Port-Vila
Location
Country Vanuatu
Ecclesiastical provinceNouméa
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Nouméa
Statistics
Area11,870 km2 (4,580 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 205,000
  • 29,500 (14,4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 February 1901 (As Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides)
22 March 1904 (As Vicariate Apostolic of New Hebrides)
21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Port-Vila)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Port-Vila
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJean Bosco Baremes
Metropolitan ArchbishopMichel-Marie-Bernard Calvet

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Vilensis; French: Diocèse de Port-Vila) in Vanuatu is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa.