Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic vicariates

Wewak, Apostolic Vicariate of

WEWAK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI

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WEWAK, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 15 May 1952 the western zone was detached from the apostolic vicariate of Central New Guinea and erected into the apostolic prefecture of Aitape, entrusted to the Australian Friars Minor. On the same date the apostolic vicariate of Central New Guinea received the name of W. and the apostolic vicariate of Eastern New Guinea received that of Alexishafen.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), col. 1678.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Wewak, vicariato apostolico di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1678. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/wewak-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Wewak, vicariato apostolico di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1678. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/wewak-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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@incollection{ec12_wewak_vicariato_apostolico_di,
  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Wewak, vicariato apostolico di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {1678},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/wewak-vicariato-apostolico-di}
}

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