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Papua New Guinea

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
21 Jan 1967 Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M.Bishop Emeritus of Bereina
5 Mar 1967 Bishop Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M.Bishop Emeritus of Lae
2 Jul 1970 Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.Bishop Emeritus of Alotau-Sideia
4 Jun 1977 Andrea Cardinal Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloArchpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}, Roman Curia
15 Aug 1978 Archbishop Karl Hesse, M.S.C.Archbishop of Rabaul
19 Mar 1980 Archbishop Benedict To VarpinArchbishop Emeritus of Madang
15 Aug 1980 Bishop Raymond Philip Kalisz, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Wewak
2 May 1981 Archbishop Francesco De NittisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
8 Sep 1982 Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D.Archbishop of Madang
15 Aug 1984 Archbishop Michael Meier, S.V.D.Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen
6 Oct 1985 Archbishop Antonio Maria VegliňPresident of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Roman Curia
13 Dec 1985 Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C.Bishop of Kerema
Most Junior
8 Mar 2008 Bishop John Doaninoel, S.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul
30 Oct 2007 Bishop Otto SeparyBishop of Aitape
10 Sep 2007 Bishop Anton BalBishop of Kundiawa
5 May 2007 Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M.Bishop of Lae
6 Sep 2006 Bishop Bernard UnabaliAuxiliary Bishop of Bougainville
23 May 2006 Archbishop Francisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
29 Sep 2005 Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.Bishop of Bereina
6 Jan 2002 Archbishop Adolfo Tito YllanaApostolic Nuncio to Pakistan
8 Sep 2001 Bishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B.Bishop of Alotau-Sideia
11 Feb 2001 Archbishop John Ribat, M.S.C.Archbishop of Port Moresby
10 Feb 2001 Bishop Cherubim DambuiAuxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby
30 Sep 2000 Bishop Alphonse Liguori ChaupaBishop Emeritus of Kimbe

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