Year of Reverence Closing Ceremonies Begin
Founded by the Capuchin-Franciscans after initial explorations by the MSC.
The Catholic Diocese of Mendi
The Catholic Diocese of Mendi is located in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea.
The Catholic Diocese of Mendi comprises the Southern Highlands Province and the Hela Province of Papua New Guinea. Demographically, it is a mountainous and rural region of the country. It is about 25,000 square kilometres in area. The overall population of the diocese is approaching almost one million people. More than fifteen-percent of the population is Catholic.
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To a Fellow Missionary Disciple
"The missions ask not only for a contribution but a sharing in the work of preaching and charity toward the poor. All that we have received from God - life itself as well as material goods - does not belong to us but is given to us for our use"
History of the Diocese of Mendi
The history of the Diocese of Mendi is the story of courageous priests, consecrated religious and lay-faithful preaching, embracing and living faith in Jesus Christ.