Diocese of Bougainville
Latin Catholic diocese in Papua New Guinea
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The Diocese of Bougainville is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands in 1898 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1930. It was further elevated in 1966 to the Diocese of Bougainville.
The diocesan cathedral is the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Buka. It was previously the Church of St. Michael the Archangel at the former Tubiana mission.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Maurizio Boch, S. M. (1920–1929)
- Thomas James Wade, S. M. (1930–1960)
- Leo Lemay, S. M. (1960–1974)
- Gregory Singkai (1974–1996)
- Henk Kronenberg, S. M. (1999–2009)
- Bernard Unabali (2009–2019)
- Dariusz Kałuża (2020–present)
Auxiliary bishop
- Bernard Unabali (2006-2009), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Peter Kurongku, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1978
External links and references
- "Diocese of Bougainville". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- "Bishop Bernard Unabali". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
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