Diocese of Vanimo
Diocese of Vanimo Dioecesis Uanimitana | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Territory | West Sepik |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Madang |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 13 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 November 1966 |
| Cathedral | Holy Cross Pro-Cathedral |
| Patron saint | The Holy Cross |
| Secular priests | 26 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Francis Meli, JCL |
| Bishops emeritus | Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. |
The Diocese of Vanimo is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang in Papua New Guinea, and depends on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Holy Cross Pro-cathedral, in Vanimo in the province of West Sepik (Sandaun).