Francesco Panfilo

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Francesco Panfilo (born November 23, 1942, in Vilminore di Scalve) is an Italian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia in Papua New Guinea. He was appointed Bishop of Alotau-Sideia in 2001, and Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul in 2011. He became Archbishop of Rabaul in 2012. [1]

Between 2008 and 2011, Francesco Panfilo was the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. [2]

He retired in 2020, [3] intending to spend it in the Philippines. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Francesco Panfilo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ↑ "The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Papua New Guinea – Emotional farewell with gratitude to a much-loved shepherd: Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, SDB". www.infoans.org (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  4. ↑ "Relief and regret for PNG bishop on overdue retirement". RNZ . 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-06-13.


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