Diocese of Alotau-Sideia
The Diocese of Alotau-Sideia is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port Moresby, yet remains dependent on the Roman Congregation for the Missions Propaganda Fide.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Alotau, Milne Bay Province.
History
- It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai on 13 June 1946, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Papua.
- Promoted on 11 November 1956 as Vicariate Apostolic of Samarai, hence entitled to a titular bishop.
- Promoted on 15 November 1966 as Diocese of Sideia, ceasing to be an exempt pre-diocesan mission.
- Its name was changed to the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia on 28 April 1975.
Ordinaries
;Apostolic Prefects of Samarai- Apostolic Administrator André Sorin, Sacred Heart Missionaries, Titular Bishop of Antiphræ, while Apostolic Vicar of Port Moresby
- Francis John Doyle, M.S.C.
- Francis John Doyle, M.S.C., Titular Bishop of Onuphis
- Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. ; emeritate as Titular Bishop of Árd Carna
- Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.
- Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.
- Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., also President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands ; later Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul
- Rolando C. Santos, C.M.
- Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M.