Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka

Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. In 1982, part of the diocese was separated to become the Diocese of Kundiawa.

Bishops

*Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. (1959–1966)
*John Edward Cohill, S.V.D. (1966–1980)
*Raymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. (1980–1987)
*Michael Marai (1988–1994) - presently Bishop Emeritus
*Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (1995– )

External links and References

*cite web|title = Diocese of Goroka| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgoro.html|accessdate =2007-01-08


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