John Ribat

His Eminence
John Ribat
M.S.C.
Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Port Moresby
See Port Moresby
Appointed 26 March 2008
Predecessor Brian James Barnes
Orders
Ordination 1 December 1985
Consecration 11 February 2001
by Gérard-Joseph Deschamps
Created Cardinal 19 November 2016
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Birth name John Ribat
Born (1957-02-09) 9 February 1957
Volavolo, Papua New Guinea
Previous post
  • Bishop of Bereina (2002-2008)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby (2007-2008)
Motto Peace through Jesus' Heart
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John Ribat
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

John Ribat, M.S.C. (born 9 February 1957) is a Papua New Guinean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2016; he has been the Archbishop of Port Moresby since 2008.

Biography

Ribat was born in Volavolo, Papua New Guinea. He professed as a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in February 1979.[1] He was ordained a priest on 1 December 1985.

He worked as a parish priest, continued his studies in Manila, and served as master of novices for the Missionaries in Suva, Fiji.[1]

On 30 October 2000, Pope John Paul II named him auxiliary bishop of Bereina and titular bishop of Macriana Minor. He was consecrated bishop on 11 February 2001 and named Bishop of Bereina on 12 February 2002. Pope Benedict XVI named him Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby on 16 April 2007 and he succeeded to that office on 26 March 2008.

On October 9, 2016, Pope Francis announced that he planned to raise Ribat to the rank of cardinal at a consistory scheduled for November 19, 2016.[2] He was made a Cardinal Priest on that day and assigned to the titular church of San Giovanni Battista de Rossi.[3] He is the first cardinal from his country.

References

  1. 1 2 Luxmoore, Jonathan (October 28, 2016). "Papua New Guinea's first cardinal to represent Catholics in 'small places'". The Catholic Register. Catholic News Service. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  2. "Annuncio di Concistoro il 19 novembre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali". Press Office of the Holy See.
  3. "Titular churches and diaconates of the new cardinals, 19.11.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gerard-Joseph Deschamps
Bishop of Bereina
2002-2007
Succeeded by
Rochus Josef Tatamai
Preceded by
Brian James Barnes
Archbishop of Port Moresby
2008-present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Julio Terrazas Sandoval
Cardinal Priest of San Giovanni Battista de Rossi (church)
2016-present
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