- Virgil Patrick Copas
Archbishop Virgil Patrick Copas, MSC was archbishop ofKerema andPort Moresby , both inPapua New Guinea .He was born on
19 March 1915 inToowoomba and on23 July 1944 , aged 29, he was ordained as Priest of the Order ofMissionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by ArchbishopJames Duhig .On
19 December 1959 he was appointed Vicar Apostolic ofPort Moresby ,Papua New Guinea and on15 November 1966 he was appointed Archbishop of Port Moresby.On19 December 1975 , aged 60, he resigned as Archbishop of Port Moresby, but was appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kerema, Papua New Guinea six months later.He resigned this position on6 December 1988 and died on3 October 1993 , aged 78.He was a priest for 49 years and a bishop for 33 years.
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