Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul The Most Reverend Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. The Most Reverend | |
|---|---|
 Francesco Panfilo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Rabaul |
| Appointed | 11 August, 2011 |
| Term ended | 19 June, 2020 |
| Predecessor | Karl Hese |
| Successor | Rochus Josef Tatamai |
| Previous post | Bishop of Alotau–Sideia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 April 1974 |
| Consecration | 8 September 2001 by Fr. Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1942 Vilminore di Scalve, Bergamo, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Duc in altum (Latin for “Put out into the deep”) |
The Most Reverend Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (born November 23, 1942, in Vilminore di Scalve) is an Salesian-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]
He was the Rector of Don Bosco Technical College from 1977 to 1985 in the Philippines.
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]
