Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1957 and elevated to a diocese in 1966.

Bishops

*Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. (1957–1980)
*Karl Hesse, M.S.C. (1980–1990)
*Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. (1991– )

External links and References

*cite web|title = Diocese of Kavieng| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkavi.html|accessdate =2007-01-10


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