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)
  • Michael Marai (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)
  • "Diocese of Goroka". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-08.

References
  1. Marek Sobola – official site (Slovak) Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2016-20-11


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