Patrick Taval (May 4, 1956 – April 29, 2013) was the

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bishop of the Diocese of Kerema,

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1984, Taval was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, and Titular Bishop of Thimida in 1999. He became Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea, in March 2010 and then Bishop of Kerema in 2013. Taval died in 2013 while in office.

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