Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville
Appearance
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic 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.
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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
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Bernard Unabali (2006-2009), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Peter Kurongku, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1978
External links and references
[edit]- "Diocese of Bougainville". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- "Bishop Bernard Unabali". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Bougainville". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Laracy, Hugh. “The Pacification of Southern Bougainville, 1900–30.” Bougainville before the Conflict, edited by Anthony J. Regan and Helga M. Griffin ANU Press, 2015, pp. 108–124.