Roman Catholicism in Papua New Guinea

The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Papua New Guinea has approximately two million Roman Catholic adherents, approximately 27% of the country's total population.

The country is divided into nineteen dioceses including four archdioceses.

In 1995, Pope John Paul II declared Peter To Rot, a catechist and New Guinea native blessed for his martyrdom when in 1945 he refused to embrace polygamy and was killed by occupying Japanese forces.

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