Catholic Dioceses in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Archdiocese of Madang

P.O. Box 750, Madang, PNG
Tel: (675) 852 2599
Fax: (675) 852 2596
email: caom@global.net.pg


Archbishop William Kurtz, SVD

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Offices of Curia - Parishes - Education - Health - Religious Orders

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Ecclesiastical History

Archdiocese - 15th November 1966

Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen - 15th May 1952,
as East New Guinea - 23rd November 1922

Prefecture Apostolic, as East Wilhemsland, 25th July 1913

Part of Prefecture Apostolic of Wilhemsland, 23rd February 1886
Co-extensive with the Madang Province

Metropolitan See

The Archdiocese of Madang is a Metropolitan See comprising the Archdiocese of Madang and the suffragan dioceses of Aitape, Lae, Vanimo and Wewak.

Geografical Location

• Country: Papua New Guinea
• Boundaries: Coextensive with the civic boundaries of the Madang Province of Papua New Guinea.
• Population:
  Civil: 276,103
  Catholic: 144,296

Area: 27,752 square km

Summary:

• Parishes:
  Madang Deanery: 13
  Bogia Deanery: 14
• Health Centres:
  Health Centres: 9
  Aid Posts: 3
• Institutions:
  Divine Word University
  St. Fidelis College, Minor Seminary
  St. Benedict's Agricultural Training Centre
• High Schools:
  Malala Catholic Secondary School - Malala
  Holy Spirit High School - Bogia
  St. Michael's High School - Brahman
• Community/Primary Schools:
  Madang Deanery: 30
  Bogia Deanery: 39
• Vocational School:
  St. Ann's Girls Vocational School - Alexishafen
  

 

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