Michael Meier (19 October 1928 – 3 April 2022) was a German

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prelate. Meier was born in

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as coadjutor archbishop of the

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from 1984 to 1987 and as archbishop of the Mount Hagen Archdiocese from 1987 until his retirement in 2006.Catholic-Hierarchy.org-Michael Meier
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