Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. In 1982, part of the diocese was separated to become the Diocese of Kundiawa.
Coat of arms[]
The new coat of arms of the Diocese was adopted in 2016. The proposal of coat of arms was created by Marek Sobola, a heraldic specialist from Slovakia, who also made a coat of arms for the new Bishop Dariusz Kałuża, MSF.[1]
Diocesan coat of arms
Dariusz Kałuża MSF – coat of arms
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. (1959–1966)
- John Edward Cohill, S.V.D. (1966–1980)
- Raymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. (1980–1987)
- (1988–1994) - presently Bishop Emeritus
- Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (1995–2016) - presently Bishop Emeritus
- Dariusz Kałuża, MSF (2016–present)[2]
Coadjutor bishop[]
- Raymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. (1978-1980)
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Goroka". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
Coordinates: 6°05′07″S 145°23′13″E / 6.0854°S 145.3870°E
References[]
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