Michael Marai
Michael Marai | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Goroka | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Goroka |
| In office | 25 October 1988 – 15 November 1994 |
| Predecessor | Raymond Caesar |
| Successor | Francesco Sarego |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 December 1976 |
| Consecration | 23 February 1989 by Leo Arkfeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 |
| Died | 3 November 2021 (aged 72–73) Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
Michael Marai (1948 – November 3, 2021) was a Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic prelate and bishop emeritus of Goroka. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka from 1988 until in 1994.[1]
Marai was born in 1948 on Mushu Island, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, in present-day East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.[1] He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on December 6, 1976.[1] He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Goroka on October 25, 1988.[1] Marai served as the bishop until he stepped down on November 15, 1994.[1]
Marai died from cancer at the Wirui Retirement House in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, on November 3, 2021, at the age of 73.[1][2] His funeral mass was held at the Wirui Sound Shell in Wirui on November 16, 2021.[3] He was buried in Wirui Cemetery alongside other PNG bishops, including Leo Arkfeld and Cherubim Dambui.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Michael Marai †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 2021-11-03. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Most Rev Bp. Michael Marai, bishop emeritus of Goroka has passed away on afternoon of the 3rd of November 2021 at Wirui Retirement House". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ a b "Diocese of Wewak PNG: Funeral Mass". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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