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Sir John Ribat MSC KBE (born 9 February 1957) is a Papua New Guinean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2016. He has been Archbishop of Port Moresby since 2008.
Cardinal John Ribat, M.S.C., Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, was born on February 9th, 1957, in Volavolo, archdiocese of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. After attending elementary school in Naveo and Volavolo, he attended the Malabunga Government High School in Rabaul.
Dec 24, 2023 · Mark Bowling interviews Cardinal Sir John Ribat, the first Cardinal from Papua NewGuinea who shares about his journey from a simple boy to a Prince of the Catholic Church.
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Oct 28, 2016 · Born at Volavolo in 1957, John Ribat made his first profession with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in February 1979. He was ordained a priest in December 1985 and worked in parishes in Bereina Diocese.
John Cardinal Ribat, M.S.C. Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi
- February 9, 1957
Jan 31, 2020 · In 2016, Pope Francis elevated Sir John Ribat, Archbishop of Port Moresby since 2008, to become PNG’s first cardinal. It was an appointment widely seen as an example of the Pontiff reaching out to include leadership voices far from Rome.
PAPUA New Guinea's first cardinal John Ribat believes his appointment highlights Pope Francis’s wish for Catholics to be treated equally from all parts of the world.
