Renamed on 1922.11.14 as Apostolic Vicariate of Papua
Renamed on 1946.06.13 as Apostolic Vicariate of Port Moresby, having lost territory to establish the
Apostolic Prefecture of Samarai (now suffragan diocese Alotau-Sideia)
André Sorin, M.S.C. (1946.06.13 – death 1959.04.19), Titular Bishop of
Antiphræ (1946.06.13 – 1959.04.19); previously
Apostolic Administrator of
Samarai (Papua New Guinea) (1946.06.13 – 1951.05.18)
Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. (see above 1966.11.15 – retired 1975.12.19), also Apostolic Administrator of suffragan see
Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (1973 – 1976.03.01); later
Archbishop-Bishop of
Kerema (Papua New Guinea) (1976.05.24 – retired 1988.12.06); died 1993.10.03
Herman To Paivu (1975.12.19 – death 1981.02.12), former Titular Bishop of
Temuniana (1974.07.01 – 1975.12.19) & Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby (1974.07.01 – 1975.12.19)
Peter Kurongku (1981.10.03 – death 1996.06.11); previously Titular Bishop of Sinnuara (1978.11.15 – 1981.10.03) & Auxiliary Bishop of
Honiara (Solomon Islands) (1978.11.15 – 1981.10.03)
Brian James Barnes,
Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (14 June 1997 – 26 March 2008), previously Bishop of
Aitape (Papua New Guinea) (1987.10.03 – 1997.06.14), President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (1993 – 1994); died 2017.05.09
Sir
John Ribat,
KBE, M.S.C. (26 March 2008 - ...), also Cardinal (19 November 2016 - ...), President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (2011.05 – 2014.05), President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (2014.05 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of
Macriana minor (2000.10.30 – 2002.02.12) & Auxiliary Bishop of
Bereina (Papua New Guinea) (2000.10.30 – 2002.02.12), succeeded as Bishop of Bereina (2002.02.12 – 2007.04.16), then
Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) (2007.04.16 – 2008.03.26)
Coadjutor bishops
Stanislas Henri Verjus, M.S.C. (1889-1892), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic; did not succeed to see