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Arnold Orowae

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His Excellency

Arnold Orowae
Bishop of Wabag
ArchdioceseMount Hagen
DioceseWabag
Installed30 June 2008
Term ended27 December 2024
PredecessorHermann Raich
SuccessorVacant
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag and Titular Bishop of Gisipa (1999–2004)
Coadjutor Bishop of Wabag (2004–2008)
Orders
Ordination14 December 1983
Consecration4 March 2000
by Hermann Raich
Personal details
Born(1955-06-15)15 June 1955
Died27 December 2024(2024-12-27) (aged 69)
Wabag, Papua New Guinea

Arnold Orowae (15 June 1955 – 27 December 2024) was a Papua New Guinean clergyman who was bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wabag. He was appointed in 2008.

Between 2014 and 2017, he was the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.[1]

Orowae died on 27 December 2024, at the age of 69.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Bishop Arnold Orowae". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Wabag
2008–2024
Succeeded by
Vacant
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Gisipa
1999–2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag
1999–2004
Succeeded by