Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, archdiocese of
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, archdiocese of
Founded as the Vicariate Apostolic of New Britain on 10 May 1889. Joined with the Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania on 14 November 1922 to form the Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul. Entrusted to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Elevated to the archdiocese of Rabaul on 15 November 1966 by Pope Paul VI . Suffragen dioceses include
Bougainville
Kavieng
Kimbe
See also
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
New Catholic Dictionary