Louis Vangeke

Sir Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. KBE (1904 – 1982) was a Papua New Guinean prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Bereina in Papua New Guinea from 1976 to 1979. Prior to that he was the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby, also in Papua New Guinea. Vangeke was consecrated as a bishop on 3 December 1970 by Pope Paul VI at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia.[3] He was the first indigenous Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop.[2] Vangeke died in 1982, aged 78.[1]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend, Sir

Louis Vangeke

M.S.C., KBE
Bishop Emeritus of Bereina
ChurchCatholic
DioceseBereina
Appointed30 Oct 1979
Term ended15 December 1982
PredecessorEugène Klein
SuccessorBenedict To Varpin
Personal details
Born25 Jun 1904 (1904-06-25)[1]
Ongofoina, Beipa'a, Territory of Papua[2]
Died15 December 1982 (1982-12-16) (aged 78)[2]
Beipa'a, Papua New Guinea[2]
BuriedBeipa’a
Previous post(s)
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Date14 June 1937
PlaceTananarive, Madagascar[2]
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPope Paul VI
Co-consecrators
Date3 December 1970
PlaceSt Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Louis Vangeke as principal consecrator
Benedict To Varpin1980

References
  1. "Bishop Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. Griffin, James (2012). "Biography - Sir Louis Vangeke". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 18. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 978-0522861310. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. Hofmann, Paul (3 December 1970). "Pope, in Australia, Consecrates Bishop of New Guinea". The New York Times. p. 14.


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