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Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka

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7,400 km²

Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. In 1982, part of the diocese was separated to become the Diocese of Kundiawa.

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Coat of arms

The new coat of arms of the Diocese was adopted in 2016. The proposal of coat of arms created Marek Sobola, a heraldic specialist from Slovakia, who also made a coat of arms for the new Bishop Dariusz Kałuża MSF.

Bishops

  • Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. (1959–1966)
  • John Edward Cohill, S.V.D. (1966–1980)
  • Raymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. (1980–1987)
  • Michael Marai (1988–1994) - presently Bishop Emeritus
  • Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (1995–2016)
  • Dariusz Kałuża MSF (2016–present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka Wikipedia
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