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

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Arms of Vicars

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  Louis-André Navarre (1889-1908)

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  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)

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  John Ribat (2008-present)

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