Brian James Barnes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Port Moresby
In office14 June 1997 – 26 March 2008
PredecessorPeter Kurongku
Sir Brian James Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Port Moresby | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Port Moresby |
| In office | 14 June 1997 – 26 March 2008 |
| Predecessor | Peter Kurongku |
| Successor | John Ribat |
| Previous post | Bishop of Aitape (1987-1997) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 July 1958 |
| Consecration | 10 February 1988 by Leo Arkfeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1933 |
| Died | 9 May 2017 (aged 84) |
Sir Brian James Barnes, KBE, GCL (23 March 1933 – 9 May 2017) was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
Born in Australia, Barnes professed as a member of Order of Friars Minor in 1952.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood in 1958. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea from 1987 to 1997. He then served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby from 1997 to 2008.[2]
Between 1993 and 1994, he was the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.[3]
