Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi

Diocese of Mendi Dioecesis Mendiensis
Location
Country	Papua New Guinea
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
Statistics
Area	19,000 km^2 (7,300 sq mi)
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

• Mendi
• Ialibu
• Imbongu
• Muli
• (12 others)

Notes

1. http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F28432.php%3Findex%3D28432%26lang%3Den

External links and references

• "Diocese of Mendi". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
• "A Short History of the Mendi Mission". Catholic Diocese of Mendi. Retrieved 2008-02-15.