Allan Rirme Migi (1960 – 22 October 2020) was a Papua New Guinean bishop who served as archbishop and primate of the

Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea is a province of the Anglican Communion. It was created in 1977 when the Province of Papua New Guinea became independent from the Province of Queensland in the Church of England in Australia (officially ren ...

from 3 September 2017 to 11 May 2020. He had previously served as Bishop of the New Guinea Islands between 2000 and 2017. Migi was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of New Guinea Islands in 2000. The senior bishop of his province, he was elected by the Provincial Council of five members in July 2017, to replace

Clyde Igara Mervin Clyde Igara (born 1951) is a retired Papua New Guinean Anglican archbishop. He was Primate and Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea from 2013 to 2017. He is married to Miriam and they have five children and five grandchildr ...

as the 7th archbishop and primate of the

. His enthronement took place at All Souls Church, in

Lae Lae () is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highl ...

, on 3 September 2017. His leadership was based in

, in the

Morobe Province Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands P ...

, since November 2017. He also oversaw the Diocese of Aipo Rongo. Anglican bishops from the

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, the

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, the

Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia ( mi, Te Hāhi Mihinare ki Aotearoa ki Niu Tīreni, ki Ngā Moutere o te Moana Nui a Kiwa; formerly the Church of the Province of New Zealand) is a province of the Anglican Communion serv ...

, and the

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, attended his enthronement.Bishop Allan Ordained Most Reverend, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 5 September 2017
/ref> Migi resigned on 11 May 2020 due to ill health. He died on 22 October 2020 at his home village, Gasmata, in the Western Province.

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New archbishop for Papua New Guinea, Anglican Ink, 4 September 2017
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