Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi
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Diocese of Mendi
Dioecesis Mendiensis
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| Location | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mount Hagen |
| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 546,400 71,832 (13.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap., |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, in Mendi, Papua New Guinea. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1958 and elevated Vicariate Apostolic in 1965. It was elevated, along with other Oceanic vicariates and prefectures, to a diocese on 15 November 1966. The bishop is Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap.[1]
History
The first missionaries, Fr. Alexis Michellod MSC and his stalwart companion Br. Jean Delabarre MSC, arrived in Mendi on 9 September 1954 and celebrated the first Mass in the province the next day.
Bishops
- Firmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap. (1959–1995)
- Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (1995–2010)
- Donald Francis Lippert, O.F.M. Cap. (2012–current)
Parishes
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