Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina
# Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina

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.

## 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, 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

* 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.

## External links and references

* "Diocese of Bereina". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-09.

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