Diocese of Mendi
Diocese of Mendi Dioecesis Mendiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mount Hagen |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,000 km2 (7,300 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Donald Francis Lippert OFMCap |
The Diocese of Mendi is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, in Mendi, Papua New Guinea. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1958 and elevated Vicariate Apostolic in 1965. It was elevated, along with other Oceanic vicariates and prefectures, to a diocese on 15 November 1966. The bishop is Donald Lippert, OFMCap.