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Diocese of Bereina is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966.


Bishops


Ordinaries

* Eugène Klein, M.S.C. (1960–1971), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia * Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. (1976–1979) * Benedict To Varpin (1979–1987), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Madang * Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. (1988–1998) * Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. (1999–2002) *
John Ribat John Ribat (born 9 February 1957) is a Papua New Guinean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2016. He has been Archbishop of Port Moresby since 2008. Biography Ribat was born in Volavolo, Papua New Guinea. He professed ...
, M.S.C. (2002–2007), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby; future Cardinal * Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C. (2007–2018), appointed Bishop of Kavieng * Otto Separy (2019–present)


Auxiliary bishop

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John Ribat John Ribat (born 9 February 1957) is a Papua New Guinean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2016. He has been Archbishop of Port Moresby since 2008. Biography Ribat was born in Volavolo, Papua New Guinea. He professed ...
, M.S.C. (2000–2002), appointed Bishop here; future Cardinal


Coat of arms

The new coat of arms of the Diocese was adopted in 2016. The proposal of coat of arms created Marek Sobola, a heraldic artist from
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.Marek Sobola – official site (Slovak)


External links and references

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References

Bereina Bereina is a town in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the Hiritano Highway about north-west of Port Moresby, and contains the headquarters of both the Kairuku-Hiri District and the Kairuku Rural local-level government ...
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