Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimbe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimbe is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected in 2003.
Coat of arms[]
The new coat of arms of the Diocese was adopted in 2016. The proposal of coat of arms created Marek Sobola, a heraldic specialist from Slovakia, who also made a redesign of coat of arms for the bishop William Fey, O.F.M. Cap.[1]
Bishops[]
- Alphonse Liguori Chaupa (2003–2010)
- William Fey, O.F.M. Cap. (2010-2019)
- (2019-)
References[]
- ^ Marek Sobola – official site (Slovak) Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Kimbe". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- papal bull - papal bull of 12 June 2003 establishing the diocese of Kimbe, accessed from vatican.va (bull published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 95 (2003), no. 12, pp. 803-804)
Coordinates: 5°33′37″S 150°09′17″E / 5.5602°S 150.1546°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Rabaul
- Oceanian Roman Catholic diocese stubs