Diocese of Lae

Diocese of Lae

Dioecesis Laƫnsis
St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Lae
Location
Country Papua New Guinea
Statistics
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 657,000
  • 36,400 (5.5%)
Parishes18
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 November 1966
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRozario Menezes SMM

The Diocese of Lae is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Madang, in Papua New Guinea. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to the status of a diocese in 1966.