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.

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Coordinates: 5°25′46″S 154°40′16″E / 5.4294°S 154.6710°E / -5.4294; 154.6710

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