Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia

Diocese of Alotau-Sideia

Dioecesis Alotauna-Sideiana
Coat of arms of Diocese
Location
CountryPapua New Guinea
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Port Moresby
Statistics
Area20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
294,919
57,327 (19.4%)
Parishes16
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 April 1975
CathedralSacred Heart of Jesus, Alotau, Milne Bay Province
Patron saintSacred Heart of Jesus
Secular priests25
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M., Bishop of Alotau-Sideia
Vicar GeneralAugustine Ha Vu, CM
Website
http://catholicdiocesealotau.com/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby, yet remains dependent on the Roman Congregation for the Missions Propaganda Fide.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Alotau, Milne Bay Province.


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