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Diocese of

Alotau–Sideia

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Alotau–Sideia / 阿洛陶-西德亞 (正體中文) / Alotaun(us)–Sideian(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Port Moresby

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Special Churches

Port Moresby (←), Lae (↖), Gizo (→)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2011.04.06 – ...):Bishop Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. (74)Bishop Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. (74)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Alotau–Sideia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. (74)Bishop Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. (74)
(2011.04.06 – ...)

Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea)

Believe – Live – Give

Born:1949.03.21 (Malabon, Rizal, Calabarzon, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1974.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:2011.07.03

Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (2011.04.06 – ...)

Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (80)Bishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (80) (later Archbishop)
(2001.06.25 – 2010.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Duc in altum

Born:1942.11.23 (Vilminore di Scalve, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1974.04.27
Consecrated Bishop:2001.09.08

Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (2001.06.25 – 2010.03.18)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands (2008.04 – 2011.05)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (2010.03.18 – 2011.08.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (2011.08.11 – 2020.06.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (2019.08.13 – 2020.09.12)

Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.
(1975.04.28 – 2001.06.25)

Faaoso atu ile loloto

Born:1926.05.12 (Thebarton, South Australia, Australia)
Ordained Priest:1957.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:1970.07.02
Died:2020.06.02 (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia † 94)

Bishop of Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (1970.03.07 – 1975.04.28)

Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (1975.04.28 – 2001.06.25)

Bishops of Sideia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.
(1970.03.07 – 1975.04.28)

(see above)

Bishop Francis John Doyle, M.S.C.
(1966.11.15 – 1970.03.07)

Born:1897.10.06 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1926.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:1957.02.25
Died:1973.11.04 († 76)

Prefect Apostolic of Samarai (Papua New Guinea) (1951.05.18 – 1956.11.11)

Titular Bishop of Onuphis (1956.11.11 – 1966.11.15)

Vicar Apostolic of Samarai (Papua New Guinea) (1956.11.11 – 1966.11.15)

Bishop of Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (1966.11.15 – 1970.03.07)

Titular Bishop of Ardcarne (1970.03.07 – 1973.11.04)

Vicars Apostolic of Samarai (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis John Doyle, M.S.C.
(1956.11.11 – 1966.11.15)

(see above)

Prefects Apostolic of Samarai (Roman Rite)

Fr. Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. (later Bishop)
(1951.05.18 – 1956.11.11)

(see above)

Bishop André Sorin, M.S.C.
(Apostolic Administrator 1946.06.13 – 1951.05.18)

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, P.O. Box 105, Alotau, Milne Bay Province 211, Papua New Guinea

Phone: 641.10.91

Statistics

Area: 20,000 km²

Population: 67,093 Catholics (17.9% of 375,150 total) (2021)

Statistics: 20 parishes, 20 missions, 25 priests (9 diocesan, 16 religious), 46 religious (20 brothers, 26 sisters), 2 seminarians (2021)

History

Last updated on 2023.09.03

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