Benedict To Varpin

Benedict To Varpin (24 July 1936 – 8 September 2020) was a Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic archbishop.


Benedict To Varpin
Archbishop of Madang
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMadang
SeeMadang
In office31 December 1987
Retired24 July 2001
PredecessorLeo Clement Andrew Arkfeld
SuccessorWilliam Joseph Kurtz S.V.D.
Orders
Ordination24 January 1971
Consecration19 March 1980
by Louis Vangeke M.S.C.
Personal details
Born(1936-07-24)24 July 1936
Volavolo,  Papua New Guinea
Died8 September 2020(2020-09-08) (aged 84)
Rabaul,  Papua New Guinea
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Occupationarchbishop
Previous post(s)Bishop of Bereina
Styles of
Benedict To Varpin
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

To Varpin was born in Papua New Guinea and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina, Papua New Guinea from 1979 to 1987. To Varpin served as coadjutor archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, Papua New Guinea in 1987 and then archbishop of the archdiocese from 1987 to 2001.[1]

To Varpin died in Rabaul on 8 September 2020.[2]

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