Ordinaries ;
Apostolic Vicars of New Guinea •
Louis-André Navarre,
Sacred Heart Missionaries (M.S.C.) (1889.05.10 – 1908.01),
Titular Bishop of
Pentacomia (1887.05.17 – 1888.08.17); died 1912.01.16 •
Alain-Marie Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. (1908.01 – 1922.11.14
see below), Titular Bishop of
Gabala (1899.05.23 – 1945.01.18), succeeded as former
Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of New Guinea (1899.05.23 – 1908.01) ;
Apostolic Vicar Papua • Alain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. (
see above 1922.11.14 – retired 1946), later
Titular Archbishop of
Claudiopolis in Honoriade (1945.01.18 – death 1953.11.05) ;
Apostolic Vicars Port Moresby •
André Sorin, M.S.C. (1946.06.13 – death 1959.04.19), Titular Bishop of
Antiphræ (1946.06.13 – 1959.04.19); previously
Apostolic Administrator of
Samarai (Papua New Guinea) (1946.06.13 – 1951.05.18) •
Apostolic Administrator Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. (1959.12.19 – 1966.11.15
see below), Titular Bishop of
Bennefa (1959.12.19 – 1966.11.15) ;
Metropolitan Archbishops of Port Moresby • Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. (
see above 1966.11.15 – retired 1975.12.19), also Apostolic Administrator of suffragan see
Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (1973 – 1976.03.01); later
Archbishop-Bishop of
Kerema (Papua New Guinea) (1976.05.24 – retired 1988.12.06); died 1993.10.03 •
Herman To Paivu (1975.12.19 – death 1981.02.12), former Titular Bishop of
Temuniana (1974.07.01 – 1975.12.19) & Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby (1974.07.01 – 1975.12.19) •
Peter Kurongku (1981.10.03 – death 1996.06.11); previously Titular Bishop of Sinnuara (1978.11.15 – 1981.10.03) & Auxiliary Bishop of
Honiara (Solomon Islands) (1978.11.15 – 1981.10.03) •
Brian James Barnes,
Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (14 June 1997 – 26 March 2008), previously Bishop of
Aitape (Papua New Guinea) (1987.10.03 – 1997.06.14), President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (1993 – 1994); died 2017.05.09 • Sir
John Ribat,
KBE, M.S.C. (26 March 2008 - ...), also Cardinal (19 November 2016 - ...), President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (2011.05 – 2014.05), President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (2014.05 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of
Macriana minor (2000.10.30 – 2002.02.12) & Auxiliary Bishop of
Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (2000.10.30 – 2002.02.12), succeeded as Bishop of Bereina (2002.02.12 – 2007.04.16), then
Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) (2007.04.16 – 2008.03.26)
Coadjutor bishops •
Stanislas Henri Verjus, M.S.C. (1889–1892), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic; did not succeed to see •
Alain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. (1899–1908), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic •
John Ribat, M.S.C. (2007–2008); future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishops •
Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. (1970–1976), appointed Bishop of Bereina •
Herman To Paivu (1974–1975), appointed Archbishop here •
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