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Papua New Guinea
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2024.08.20

Spain Archbishop Ramiro Moliner Inglés, Titular Archbishop of Sarda, passed away at 83

2024.08.03

Papua New Guinea Fr. Clement Papa was consecrated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

2024.05.17

Papua New Guinea Fr. Clement Papa, Priest of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

2024.05.14

Italy Archbishop Mauro Lalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

2024.05.11

Italy Msgr. Mauro Lalli was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Pausula

2024.03.06

Papua New Guinea Bishop Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Aitape (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 90

2024.03.01

Italy Msgr. Mauro Lalli, Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Pausula and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

2023.11.17

Mexico Archbishop Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

2023.08.15

Papua New Guinea Fr. Roland Vunuvung was consecrated as Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

2023.06.24

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

Papua New Guinea Fr. Roland Vunuvung, Priest of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), was elected Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

2023.05.14

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Karl Hesse, M.S.C., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 86

2023.02.17

Philippines Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

2023.02.14

Papua New Guinea Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 87

2022.11.17

Indonesia Bishop Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M., Bishop of Pangkalpinang (Indonesia), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

2022.09.12

Italy Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

2022.05.07

Papua New Guinea Fr. Walenty Gryk, S.V.D., was consecrated as Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

2022.05.03

USA Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

2022.04.03

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Michael Meier, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 93

2022.03.04

Italy Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

2022.02.25

Papua New Guinea Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Bereina (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 92

2022.02.14

Papua New Guinea Fr. Walenty Gryk, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

2021.12.16

Mexico Archbishop Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

2021.11.03

Papua New Guinea Bishop Michael Marai, Bishop emeritus of Goroka (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 72

2021.09.26

Papua New Guinea Fr. Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N., was consecrated as Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

2021.09.02

Papua New Guinea Fr. Justin Ain Soongie was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)

2021.08.29

Papua New Guinea Fr. Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D., was consecrated as Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

2021.07.03

Papua New Guinea Fr. Paul Sundu was consecrated as Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

2021.06.19

Mexico Msgr. Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Virunum

2021.06.15

Papua New Guinea Fr. Justin Ain Soongie, Priest of Wabag (Papua New Guinea), was elected Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)

2021.06.03

Philippines Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

2021.05.23

Papua New Guinea Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M., resigned as Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

Papua New Guinea Fr. Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

2021.05.13

Papua New Guinea Bishop Francis Meli resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Papua New Guinea Fr. Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N., was elected Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

2021.04.03

Papua New Guinea Fr. Paul Sundu, Priest of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea), was elected Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

2021.03.31

Mexico Msgr. Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez, Priest of Yucatán (Mexico) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Virunum

2021.02.02

India Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

2021.01.19

Papua New Guinea Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 78

2021.01.01

India Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

2020.09.29

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C., Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

2020.09.12

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

Papua New Guinea Bishop Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F., Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

2020.09.08

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Benedict To Varpin, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 84

2020.07.02

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Anton Bal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C., resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Papua New Guinea Bishop Otto Separy, Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

2020.06.19

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Papua New Guinea Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C., President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands and Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

2020.06.02

Papua New Guinea Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 94

2020.04.17

Philippines Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

2020.03.25

Papua New Guinea Bishop Henk Kronenberg, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 85

2020.01.25

Papua New Guinea Fr. John Bosco Auram was consecrated as Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

2019.12.20

Papua New Guinea Bishop Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 74

2019.10.18

Papua New Guinea Fr. John Bosco Auram, Priest of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), was elected Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

Papua New Guinea Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

2019.09.21

Papua New Guinea Bishop Francis Meli, Bishop of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

2019.08.13

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

2019.08.10

Papua New Guinea Bishop Bernard Unabali, Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 62

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