Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Papua New Guinea
See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.
- 1514
- Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
- 1533
- Goa (detached from Funchal) - India
- 1558
- Malacca (detached from Goa) - Malaysia
- 1712
- Islands of the Indian Ocean (AP, detached from Malacca) - Indian Ocean
- 1818
- Bourbon (AP, new name, previously Islands of the Indian Ocean) - Reunion, Indian Ocean, etc.
- 1830
- South Seas Islands / Oceania / Islands of the Great Ocean (AP, detached from AP Bourbon) - Various countries and territories in Oceania
- 1836
- Western Oceania (AV, detached from AP South Seas Islands) - New Zealand and other territories in Oceania
- 1844
- Melanesia (AV, detached from AV Western Oceania) - New Guinea and other islands in Melanesia
- 1844
- Micronesia (AV, detached from AV Western Oceania) - Gilbert Islands and other islands in Micronesia
- 1889
- New Britain (AV, and new name, previously Melanesia, incorporating part of Melanesia, and all of Micronesia) - (British Papua) New Britain and other parts of Melanesia and Micronesia
- 1889
- New Guinea (AP, detached from the Melanesia) - (British Papua) Papua New Guinea
- 1890
- New Pomerania / Neu-Pommern (AV, new name, previously New Britain AV) - (Bismarck Archipelago) Papua New Guinea
- 1896
- Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (AP, detached from New Pomerania ??) - (Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land) Papua New Guinea
- 1898
- German Solomon Islands (AP, detached from AV New Pomerania / Neu-Pommern) - (Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land) Papua New Guinea
- 1904
- Northern Solomon Islands (AP, new name, previously AP German Solomon Islands) - (Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land) Papua New Guinea
- 1913
- Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (AP, new name, previously Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land) - (Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land) Papua New Guinea
- 1913
- Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (AP, detached from Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land) - (Kaiser-Wilhems-Land) Papua New Guinea
- 1920
- New Guinea (AV) - (Territory of Papua) Papua New Guinea
- 1922
- Central New Guinea (AP, new name, previously Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land AP) - (Territory of New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1922
- Eastern New Guinea (AV, new name, previously Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land AP) - (Territory of New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1922
- Papua (AV, new name, previously [British] New Guinea AV) - (Territory of Papua) Papua New Guinea
- 1922
- Rabaul (AV, new name, previously New Pomerania AV) - (Territory of New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1930
- Northern Solomon Islands (AV) - (Territory of New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1931
- Central New Guinea (AV) - (Territory of New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1946
- Samarai (AP, detached from Papua AV) - (Territory of Papua) Papua New Guinea
- 1946
- Port Moresby (AV, new name, previously Papua AV) - (Territory of Papua) Papua New Guinea
- 1952
- Alexishafen (AV) new name, previously Eastern New Guinea, AV) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1952
- Wewak (AV, new name, previously Central New Guinea AV) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1952
- Aitape (AP, detached from Wewak AP) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1956
- Aitape (AV) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1956
- Samarai (AV) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1957
- Kavieng (AV, detached from Rabaul) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1958
- Mendi (AP, detached from Port Moresby) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1959
- Daru (AP, detached from Port Moresby) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1959
- Goroka (AV, detached from Alexishafen) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1959
- Lae (AV, detached from Alexishafen) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1959
- Mount Hagen (AV, detached from Alexishafen, and from Wewak) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1959
- Yule Island (detached from Port Moresby) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1963
- Vanimo (AP, detached from Aitape) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1965
- Mendi (AV) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Aitape (D) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Bereina (new name, previously Yule Island) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Bougainville (D, and new name, previously AV Northern Solomon Islands) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Daru - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Goroka - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Kavieng - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Lae - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Madang (Metr., and new name, previously Alexishafen AV) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Mendi - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Mount Hagen - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Port Moresby (Metr.) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Rabaul (Metr.) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Sideia (D, and new name, previously Samarai AV) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Vanimo - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1966
- Wewak - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1971
- Kerema (detached from Bereina, and from Mendi) - (Territory of Papua and New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
- 1975
- Alotau-Sideia (new name, previously Sideia) - Papua New Guinea
- 1982
- Mount Hagen (Metr.) - Papua New Guinea
- 1982
- Kundiawa (detached from Goroka) - Papua New Guinea
- 1982
- Wabag (detached from Mount Hagen) - Papua New Guinea
- 1987
- Daru-Kiunga (new name, previously Daru) - Papua New Guinea
- 2003
- Kimbe (detached from Rabaul) - Papua New Guinea