The Diocese of Kavieng is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1957 and elevated to a diocese in 1966.
Ordinaries Vicar Apostolic of Kavieng (Roman Rite) Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. (5 July 1957 – 15 November 1966 see below) Bishops of Kavieng (Roman Rite)
Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. (see above 15 November 1966 – 24 August 1980), resigned
Karl Hesse, M.S.C. (24 October 1980 – 7 July 1990), appointed Archbishop of Rabaul Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. (21 January 1991 – 22 June 2018), resigned Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C. (22 June 2018 – 19 June 2020), appointed Archbishop of Rabaul Apostolic Administrator Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C. (29 September 2020 – 15 August 2023) Roland Vunuvung (24 June 2023 – Present)
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