Francesco Panfilo
| The Most Reverend Francesco Panfilo D.D. S.D.B. | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Rabaul |
| See | Alotau-Sideia |
| Appointed | 11 August, 2011 |
| Term ended | 19 June, 2020 |
| Predecessor | Karl Hese |
| Successor | “Incumbent” |
| Previous post | Bishop of Alotau–Sideia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 April 1974 by Clemente Gaddi |
| Consecration | 8 September 2001 by Desmond Charles Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1942 Vilminore di Scalve, Bergamo, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Duc in altum (Put out into the deep) |
| Ordination history | |
| History Diaconal ordination Date 1964 Priestly ordination Ordained by Clemente Gaddi Date April 27, 1974 Place National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Desmond Charles Moore Co-consecrators Francis Meli Pedro Centeno Baquero Date September 8, 2001 Place Sacred Heart of Jesus, Alotau, Milne Bay Province | |
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]
References
- Back to citation "Archbishop Francesco Panfilo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- Back to citation "The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- Back to citation "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.
- Back to citation "Relief and regret for PNG bishop on overdue retirement". RNZ. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-06-13.