Aitape Diocese

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Aitape Diocese

Papua New Guinea is an emerging nation of more than 600 inhabited islands and 715 languages.

The Catholic Diocese of Aitape is one of the earliest of the nineteen Catholic Church Dioceses of Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. The Diocese of Aitape covers an area of 13,117 km². The Diocese area is situated between Vanimo to the west and Wewak to the east. Majority of the people are subsistence hunters and gatherers who live in village communities.

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Events

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19
Sep, 2022
09:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Childrens Meet Up

New York, USA
28
Apr, 2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Missionary Trip to Karandu

Karandu
17
May, 2022
09:40 AM - 05:00 PM

Parish Priests Meeting

New York, USA
17
May, 2022
09:40 AM - 05:00 PM

Diocese Convention

New York, USA

Former Bishops

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Bishop Ignatius John Doggett OFM, DD

Bishop William Kevin Rowell OFM, DD

Archbishop Brian James Barnes OFM, DD

Bishop Austen Robin Crapp OFM, DD