Raymond Caesar | |
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Bishop of Goroka | |
Appointed | August 30, 1980 |
Term ended | June 18, 1987 |
Predecessor | John Edward Cohill |
Successor | Michael Marai |
Other post(s) | President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (1983 – 1984) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 4th, 1961 |
Consecration | October 25, 1978 by John Edward Cohill, Adolph Alexander Noser, and Herman To Paivu |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | June 8, 1987 Goroka, Papua New Guinea | (aged 55)
Nationality | American |
Raymond Rodly Caesar, SVD (14 February 1932 – 18 June 1987) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Goroka in Papua New Guinea from 1980 until his death in 1987.[1][2] He was the first African American to serve as a Catholic bishop outside of the United States.