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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae

Diocese of Lae
Dioecesis Laënsis
Location
Country  Papua New Guinea
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
657,000
36,400 (5.5%)
Parishes 18
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 November 1966
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin, CMM

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

Coordinates: 6°43′52″S 147°00′03″E / 6.7310°S 147.0007°E / -6.7310; 147.0007


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