Archdiocese of Port Moresby

ARCHDIOCESE OF PORT MORESBY (Archidioecesis Portus Moresbiensis)

Country: Papua New Guinea
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1889 as Apostolic Vicariate of New Guinea
Renamed in 1922 to Apostolic Vicariate of Papua
Renamed in 1946 to Apostolic Vicariate of Port Moresby
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1966

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Port Moresby

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Arms of Vicars

Louis-André Navarre (1889-1908)
Alain Guynot de Boismenu (1908-1945)
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André Sorin (1946-1959)
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Virgil Patrick Copas (1959-1966)

Arms of Archbishops

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Virgil Patrick Copas (1966-1975)
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Herman To Paivu (1975-1981)
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Peter Kurongku (1981-1996)
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Brian James Barnes (1997-2008)
John Ribat (2008-present)

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