Regional & Provincial superiors in the history of SVD in PNG
Fr. Limbrock Eberhard – 1896 – 1910
Born 23 May 1859 Ahlen, Mo
Joined the SVD - 1877
Final Vows – 1893
Ordination - 1886
Died 31 May 1931 at Boikin in PNG, at 74
Fr. Vormann Francis – 1911 -1920 at Wewak
Born 2 September 1868 at Billerbeck, Mo.
Joined the SVD - 1887
Final Vows – 1898
Ordination - 1899
Died 11 September 1929, OES
Fr. Wiesenthal Franciscus – 1921 -1927 at Mugil,
Born 14 December 1879 at Neurode, Pr
Joined the SVD - 1893
Final Vows – 1904
Ordination - 1905
Died 7 February 1955 in PNG
Fr. Weyer Jacobus - 1928 -1932 at Mugil
Born 5 July 1881 at Thalheim, Li
Joined the SVD - 1895
Final Vows – 1905
Ordination - 1906
Died 6 August 1939 in PNG
Fr. Winzenhorlein France – 1933 -1941 - at Wewak
Born 2 December 1878 at Estenfeld, He
Joined the SVD - 1897
Final Vows – 1909
Ordination - 1910
Died 17 March 1943 (shot on Akikaze)
Fr. Appelhans Stephan - - 1947
Born 27 December 1905 at Pfeifer, Co
Joined the SVD - 1919
Final Vows – 1931 at St. Gabriel, Modling
Ordination - 1932
Consecrated Bishop - 1948
Died 16 July 1951 (air crash at sea Huon Gulf of Lae)
Fr. Fastenrath Bernhard - 1949 -1954 - at Wewak
Born 3 September 1902 at Radevormwald, Co
Joined the SVD - 1916
Final Vows – 1929 at St. Gabriel, Modling
Ordination - 1930
Died 17 July 1977, GEL
Fr. Bernarding George - 1955 – 1959 - at Wewak
Born 15 February 1912 at Pittsburg, Pit.
Joined the SVD - 1926
Final Vows – 1938 at Techny
Ordination – 1939
Consecrated Bishop - 1959
Died 21 December 1987 in PNG
Vacat - 1960
Fr. Karsten Joannes - 1961- 1962
Born 20 April 1913 at Obdam, Ha
Joined the SVD - 1925
Final Vows – 1938 at Teteringen
Ordination - 1938
Died 17 April 1975 HOL
Fr. Bayer Josephus – (1964 – 1965)
Born 11 August 1916 at Wiesau, Ra
Joined the SVD - 1926
Final Vows – 1941 at Skt Augustine
Ordination - 1946
Died 28 June 1965 (air crash with Joe Walachy)
Fr. Cohil John - 1966
Born 13 December 1906 at Elisabeth, No
Joined the SVD - 1922
Final Vows – 1934 at Techny
Ordination - 1936
Died 13 June 1994, USC
Fr. Bus Gerard – Superior regionalis – (1967 -1975)
Born 1921 at Bussum, Haarlem, Ul
Joined the SVD - 1939
Final Vows – 1945 at
Ordination - 1945
Died 8 January 2007 HOL
Fr. Arnold Steffen - 1976 – regionalis, 1978 (provincialis - Alexishafen), 1981 (Mt. Hagen)
Born – 1929 at Dunkerton, Dubuque, USA
Joined the SVD - 1947
Final Vows – 1955
Ordination - 1957
Fr. Bernhard Kuhnert – 1982
Born – 1938 at Osnabruck, Osnabruck, Germany
Joined the SVD - 1959
Final Vows – 1966
Ordination - 1966
Fr. Berlage Heinrich - 1987
Born – 1932 at Essen i.O., Munster
Joined the SVD - 1955
Final Vows – 1961
Ordination - 1961
Fr. Francesco Sarego – 1988
Born – 1939 at Cologna Veneta, Vincenza, Italy
Joined the SVD - 1956
Final Vows – 1964
Ordained Permanent Deacon -
Ordination Priest - 1986
Consecrated Bishop – 1996
Fr. Elmer Elsbernd – 1995 – 2001 (1996/99)
Born 4 May 1936 at Festina, Dunuque, USA
Joined the SVD - 1954
Final Vows – 1962
Ordination - 1965
Died 8 December 2001, USC
Fr. Jan Szweda – 2002 - 2007
Born – 19 July 1953 at Zdzieszowice, Opole, Poland
Joined the SVD - 1972
Final Vows – 8 September 1978
Ordination – 22 April 1979
Fr. Patrick Hogan – 2008 - 2010
Born – 1954 at Castleisland, Kerry, Ireland
Joined the SVD - 1978
Final Vows – 1983
Ordination - 1983
Fr. John McCarthy - 2011 - 2013
Fr. Josef Maciolek - 2014 -
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