Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands in 1898 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1930. It was further elevated in 1966 to the Diocese of Bougainville.
Bishops
*Maurizio Boch, S. M., Ordinary, (1920–1929)
*Thomas James Wade, S. M., Ordinary, (1930–1960)
*Leo Lemay, S. M., Ordinary, (1960–1974)
*Gregory Singkai, Ordinary, (1974–1996)
*Henk Kronenberg, S. M., Ordinary, (1999– )
*Bernard Unabali, Auxiliary Bishop (2006– )
External links and References
*cite web|title = Diocese of Bougainville| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dboug.html|accessdate =2007-01-10
*cite web|title = Bishop Bernard Unabali| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bunab.html|accessdate =2007-01-10
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