Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Alotau-Sideia
, Bereina
, Daru-Kiunga
and Kerema
.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Alotau-Sideia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai in 1946 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1956. Having been elevated to a diocese in 1966, its name was changed to the...
, Bereina
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. -Bishops:*Eugène Klein, M.S.C....
, Daru-Kiunga
Roman Catholic Diocese of Daru-Kiunga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daru-Kiunga is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966....
and Kerema
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerema
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerema is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected in 1971 from separated parts of the Dioceses of Bereina and Mendi. -Bishops:*Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C., Ordinary,...
.
Ordinaries
- Louis-André Navarre (1887–1908)
- Alain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. (1908–1946)
- André Sorin, M.S.C. (1946–1959)
- Virgil Patrick CopasVirgil Patrick CopasArchbishop Virgil Patrick Copas KBE MSC was archbishop of Kerema and Port Moresby, both in Papua New Guinea.Copas was born on in Toowoomba, Queensland and on 23 July 1944, aged 29, he was ordained as Priest of the Order of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Archbishop James Duhig.On 19...
, M.S.C. (1959–1975) - Herman To Paivu (1975–1981)
- Peter KurongkuPeter KurongkuMost Reverend Sir Peter Kurongku was Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.Born in 1930 at Tonnui, he was ordained a priest of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea on 21 December 1966 by Archbishop Daniel Stuyvenberg....
(1981–1996) - Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. (14 Jun 1997– )
Bishops
- Archbishop: Brian James Barnes, O.F.M.
- Coadjutor BishopCoadjutor bishopA coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
: John Ribat - Auxiliary BishopAuxiliary bishopAn auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
: Cherubim DambuiCherubim DambuiCherubim Alfred Dambui, GCL, OBE was a Papua New Guinea politician and Roman Catholic bishop. Dambui became the first Sepik to be ordained a Catholic priest in 1974 and served as the first premier of East Sepik Province beginning in 1976...