Virgil Patrick Copas [SEP] position held
Virgil Patrick Copas
Archbishop Sir Virgil Patrick Copas KBE MSC (19 March 1915 – 3 October 1993) was archbishop of Kerema and Port Moresby, both in Papua New Guinea.
Biography.
Copas was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, and was educated at St. Mary's College and Downlands College. On 23 July 1944, aged 29, he was ordained as Priest of the Order of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Archbishop Daniel Mannix. Copas studied anthropology and tropical medicine at Sydney University in preparation for missionary
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerema
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerema is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected in 1971 from separated parts of the Dioceses of Bereina and Mendi. 
Bishops.
- Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C., Ordinary, (1976–1988)
- Paul John Marx, M.S.C., Ordinary, (1988–2010)
- Patrick Taval, M.S.C., Ordinary, (2010-2013)
- Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C., Auxiliary Bishop (2005–2007)
- Pedro Centeno