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Diocese of Mendi

Dioecesis Mendiensis

Bishop(s)

Donald FrancisLippert, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated:15 November 1966
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofMount Hagen
Depends on: Dicastery forEvangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Papua New Guinea
Square Kilometers: 25,500 (9,849 Square Miles)
Web Site:https://www.mendidiocese.com
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 69, Mendi, Southern Highlands Province 251, Papua New Guinea
Telephone: 72.79.12.12

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi
- Latin Name:Mendiensis
- Erected:13 November 1958
- Country:Papua New Guinea
Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi
- Latin Name:Mendiensis
- Elevated:6 July 1965
- Vicariate
- Country:Papua New Guinea

Past and Present Ordinaries

Firmin MartinSchmidt, O.F.M. Cap. † (3 Apr1959 Appointed - 3 Feb1995 Retired)
Stephen JosephReichert, O.F.M. Cap. (3 Feb 1995 Appointed -30 Nov 2010 Appointed, Archbishop ofMadang)
Donald FrancisLippert, O.F.M. Cap. (22 Nov 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi
13 November 1958	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic ofPort Moresby	Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi
6 July 1965	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi	Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi
Diocese of Mendi
15 November 1966	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi	Diocese of Mendi
16 January 1971	Territory Lost	Diocese ofBereina Diocese of Mendi	Diocese ofKerema (erected) (Gulf)
18 March 1982	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Mendi (from Port Moresby)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Mendi
1970	23,096	235,000	9.8%	4	28	32	721		34	30	9	ap1971
1980	44,906	240,600	18.7%	2	32	34	1,320		52	49	14	ap1981
1990	62,740	260,000	24.1%	3	22	25	2,509		38	50	20	ap1991
1999	81,002	340,000	23.8%	5	22	27	3,000		39	56	31	ap2000
2000	88,365	400,000	22.1%	3	18	21	4,207		33	61	32	ap2001
2001	92,712	415,000	22.3%	3	23	26	3,565		44	61	32	ap2002
2002	69,688	544,352	12.8%	3	22	25	2,787		33	62	16	ap2003
2003	70,794	544,352	13.0%	3	19	22	3,217		31	50	16	ap2004
2004	71,832	546,400	13.1%	5	19	24	2,993		29	48	16	ap2005
2013	90,500	660,000	13.7%	14	21	35	2,585		29	67	20	ap2014
2016	77,096	899,686	8.6%	12	22	34	2,267		34	53	21	ap2017
2019	82,553	904,000	9.1%	16	22	38	2,172		38	54	24	ap2020
2021	83,870	907,600	9.2%	18	24	42	1,996		33	59	29	ap2022
2023	86,129	889,000	9.7%	19	25	44	1,957		34	63	31	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Donald FrancisLippert, O.F.M. Cap. (Bishop:22 Nov 2011 - )
Stephen JosephReichert, O.F.M. Cap. (Bishop:3 Feb 1995 to30 Nov 2010)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Firmin MartinSchmidt, O.F.M. Cap. † (Prefect: 3 Apr1959;Vicar Apostolic: 6 Jul1965;Bishop: 15 Nov1966 to 3 Feb1995)

Source(s)

Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 254, to Page 256
Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 268, and Page 269
Diocese of Mendi
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 480, to Page 482
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 762, and Page 763

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