– 1892.11.13), later Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) (1889.12.28 – 1892.11.13) Louis Couppé, M.S.C. (1889.12.28 – 1890.12.08 see below), Titular Bishop of Lerus (1889.12.28 – 1925.12.18) Apostolic Vicar of new Pomerania Louis Couppé, M.S.C. (see above 1890.12.08 – 1922.11.14 see below) Apostolic Vicars of Rabaul Louis Couppé, M.S.C. (see below 1922.11.14 – retired 1923), on emeritate promoted as Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis (1925.12.18 – 1926.07.20) Gerard Vesters (Gerardo Vesters), M.S.C. (1923.02.16 – 1938), Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palæstina (1923.02.16 – death 1954.08.30); previously Prefect Apostolic of Celebes (Indonesia) (1919.12 – 1923.02.16) Leo Isidore Scharmach, M.S.C. (1939.06.13 – 1963), Titular Bishop of Mostene (1939.06.13 – 1964.11.26) Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. (1963.03.01 – 1966.11.15 see below), Titular Bishop of Urima (1963.03.01 – 1966.11.15) Metropolitan Archbishops of Rabaul Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. (1966.11.15 – death 1978.05.27) Albert-Leo Bundervoet, M.S.C. (1980.03.06 – 1989.03.29) Karl Hesse, M.S.C. (1990.07.07 – 2011.08.11), also President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands (1994 – 1996), Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (1995 – 1996.09.12), again Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville (1996.09.12 – 1999.04.19), President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands (2002 – 2005); previously Titular Bishop of Naratcata (1978.04.27 – 1980.10.24) & Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul (1978.04.27 – 1980.10.24), Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea) (1980.10.24 – 1990.07.07) Francesco Panfilo, Salesians (S.D.B.) (2011.08.11 – 2020.06.19), previously Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) (2001.06.25 – 2010.03.18), President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands (2008.04 – 2011.05), Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul (2010.03.18 – 2011.08.11) Coadjutor archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (2010-2011) Auxiliary bishops Karl Hesse, M.S.C. (1978-1980), appointed Bishop of Kavieng (later returned here as Archbishop) George To Bata (1978-1995) Patrick Taval, M.S.C. (1999-2007), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema Alphonse Liguori Chaupa (2000-2003), appointed Bishop of Kimbe John Doaninoel, S.M. (2007-2011), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Herman To Paivu, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby in 1974 Benedict To Varpin, appointed Bishop of Bereina in 1979 Francis Meli, appointed Bishop of Vanimo in 2018 See also List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Papua New Guinea References Sources and external links GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links A