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Diocese of Bereina Dioecesis Bereinitana
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Papua New Guinea
Ecclesiastical region	Archdiocese of Port Moresby
Statistics
Area	20,146 km2 (7,778 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 147,200 100,360 (68.2%)
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 July 1959 (1959-07-16)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Otto Separy
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Ribat, M.S.C.

The Diocese of Bereina is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected as a 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

External links and references

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