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Patrick Taval

Patrick Taval was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Kerema, Papua New Guinea.

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Patrick Taval

Bishop of Kerema
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Kerema
In office13 March 2010 – 29 April 2013
PredecessorPaul John Marx
SuccessorPedro Centeno Baquero
Previous postsCoadjutor Bishop of Kerema (2007-2010)
Titular Bishop of Thimida (1999-2007)
Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul (1999-2007)
Orders
Ordination8 January 1984
Consecration2 October 1999
by Karl Hesse
Personal details
Born(1956-05-04)4 May 1956
Died29 April 2013(2013-04-29) (aged 56)

Patrick Taval (May 4, 1956 – April 29, 2013) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Kerema, Papua New Guinea.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1984, Taval was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, and Titular Bishop of Thimida in 1999. He became Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea, in March 2010 and then Bishop of Kerema in 2013.

Taval died in 2013 while in office.1

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  1. "Bishop Patrick Taval [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.