Roman Catholic Diocese of Aitape

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aitape is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang. It was established in 1952.

Bishops of Aitape

Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. (1952-1969)
William Kevin Rowell, O.F.M. (1969-1986)
Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. (1987-1997)
Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M. (1999- 2009)
Otto Pius Separy, Diocesan (09/06/2009 -)

External links and references

"Diocese of Aitape". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-07.

Coordinates: 3°09′08″S 142°21′54″E / 3.1521°S 142.3650°E / -3.1521; 142.3650

The history of the Diocese from both an historical and ethnographic perspective can be found with SJ Duggan. (1983). In the Shadow of Somoro: the Franciscan experience in the Sepik 1946-1975, MA Thesis Latrobe University Australia, and SJ Duggan. (1991). Sandaun: A contribution to the study of education and development in the Sepik in the Sepik 1896-1988, Ph.D. Thesis, Latrobe University Australia.

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