Pope Francis has appointed Father Paul Sundu as the new Bishop of the disocese of Kundiawa in Papua New Guinea.
Pope Benedict XVI and Father Paul Sundu Photo: supplied
Father Sundu had until now been the parish priest of Koge as well as a lecturer in Mount Hagen.
Father Sundu, who is 48, was ordained in 2006 and studied in Rome.
About a quarter of PNG's population is Catholic.