Archdiocese of Rabaul

ARCHDIOCESE OF RABAUL (Archidioecesis Rabaulensis)

Country : Papua New Guinea
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1889 as Apostolic Vicariate of New Britain
Renamed in 1890 to Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania
Renamed in 1922 to Apostolic Vicariate of Rabaul
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1966

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Arms of Vicars and bishops

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  Stanislas Henri Verjus (1889-1889)

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  Louis Couppé (1889-1923)

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  Gerard Vesters (1923-1939)

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  Leo Isidore Scharmach (1939-1962)

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  Johannes Höhne (1963-1966)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Johannes Höhne (1966-1978)

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  Albert-Leo Bundervoet (1980-1989)

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  Karl Hesse (1990-2011)

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  Francesco Panfilo (2011-2020)

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  Rochus Josef Tatamai (2020-present)

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