The Roman Catholic 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. Diocese of Berenia

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Eugène Klein, M.S.C. (1960–1971), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia *

Louis Vangeke Sir Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. (1904 – 1982) was a Papua New Guinean prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Bereina in Papua New Guinea from 1976 to 1979. Prior to that he was the auxiliary bishop of the Archd ...

, M.S.C. (1976–1979) *

Benedict To Varpin Benedict To Varpin (24 July 1936 – 8 September 2020) was a Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic archbishop. To Varpin was born in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), offici ...

(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, 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 Otto Separy (born 5 August 1957 in Kubila) is a Papua New Guinean clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aitape. He was appointed bishop in 2009. He left for Bereina Bereina is a town in the Central Province of Papua New Guine ...

(2019–present)

Auxiliary bishop

* John Ribat, 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 Slovakia.Marek Sobola – official site (Slovak)

External links and references

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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