Ambrose Kiapseni
Ambrose Kiapseni MSC (born October 16, 1945 in Ton, Masahet ; † December 20, 2019 in Kopkop , New Ireland Province ) was a Papuan-New Guinean religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Kavieng .
Life
Ambrose Kiapseni was only able to attend school when she was 15. In 1965 he entered the minor seminary at Ulapia Mission. 1970 joined the religious order of the Sacred Heart Missionaries in Vunapau in the East New Britain Province and received his theological training from 1971 to 1976 at the major seminary in Bomana. He was ordained a priest on January 7, 1975 . He has served in pastoral care in Lemakot, Manus Province , Lord of the Isles and Vunapau. In 1981/82 he completed an apprenticeship in the Philippines and was then novice master of his order until 1988. In 1989 he became the administrator of Kavieng Cathedral .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Kavieng on January 21, 1991. The Archbishop of Rabaul , Karl Hesse MSC, donated him episcopal ordination on May 12 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Desmond Charles Moore MSC, Bishop of Alotau-Sideia , and Michael Marai , Bishop of Goroka .
On June 22, 2018, Pope Francis accepted his early resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bishop Ambrose Kiapseni farewelled. looppng.com, August 16, 2018, accessed December 21, 2019 .
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Kavieng (Papua Nuova Guinea) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 22, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Hesse MSC |
Bishop of Kavieng 1991–2018 |
Rochus Tatamai MSC |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kiapseni, Ambrose |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Papua-New Guinean religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kavieng |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clay, Masahet |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th December 2019 |
| Place of death | Kopkop , New Ireland Province |