Born at Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, to Arthur Keith and Eileen Barnes, Msgr. Brian Barnes OFM., joined the Order of Friars Minor in 1951 and was first professed on February 18, 1952. Ordained priest on July 12, 1958, he was appointed to the mission of Papua New Guinea in October of the following year, serving as assistant priest in Aitape when he first arrived in the said country. Headmaster at Seleo Island, he went on to serve as parish priest in Monandin, Nuku, Wati, Ningil and Lumi from 1960 until 1968. Appointed chaplain to the police of the Royal PNG Constabulary in 1968, he was based in Port Moresby but traveled extensively throughout the country. Serving the said office of police chaplain until 1988, when he was named bishop of the diocese of Aitape by Pope John Paul II, Barnes received his episcopal consecration on February 10, 1988 from Archbishop Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld SVD.
Named as the 7th Ordinary and 4th Archbishop of Port Moresby on June 14, 1997 by the said Pontiff, he retired from office on March 26, 2008.
Member of the Order of the British Empire and a Knight of the British Empire, he was furthermore named Grand Chief Commander of the Order of Logohu in a ceremony which took place at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley, New South Wales.
A man totally dedicated to the people and the church in Papua New Guinea, he became a citizen of the country in 1976 and throughout the years fought long and hard for the integrity and stability of his adopted homeland. Taking on the cares and concerns of his people, he spoke against corruption within the government of the era, using his weekly radio address to reach his people, encourage goodness and challenge those who sought to do harm to his country. His courageous stance came at a cost to his personal health and safety, with the prelate eventually returning to Australia as a consequence of health concerns, living for a number of years at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley. In his last years, he was a resident of Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home at Rooty Hill.
Passing away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, aged 84, Mass of Christian Burial for the Archbishop was held at Mary Immaculate Church, 45A Victoria Street, Waverley, on May 20 at 11 am. At the conclusion of mass, the cortege headed to Macquarie Park for a cremation. Successive, his cremains were interred at St. Didacus Friary Cemetery, Aitape, Papua New Guinea.
Named as the 7th Ordinary and 4th Archbishop of Port Moresby on June 14, 1997 by the said Pontiff, he retired from office on March 26, 2008.
Member of the Order of the British Empire and a Knight of the British Empire, he was furthermore named Grand Chief Commander of the Order of Logohu in a ceremony which took place at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley, New South Wales.
A man totally dedicated to the people and the church in Papua New Guinea, he became a citizen of the country in 1976 and throughout the years fought long and hard for the integrity and stability of his adopted homeland. Taking on the cares and concerns of his people, he spoke against corruption within the government of the era, using his weekly radio address to reach his people, encourage goodness and challenge those who sought to do harm to his country. His courageous stance came at a cost to his personal health and safety, with the prelate eventually returning to Australia as a consequence of health concerns, living for a number of years at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley. In his last years, he was a resident of Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home at Rooty Hill.
Passing away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, aged 84, Mass of Christian Burial for the Archbishop was held at Mary Immaculate Church, 45A Victoria Street, Waverley, on May 20 at 11 am. At the conclusion of mass, the cortege headed to Macquarie Park for a cremation. Successive, his cremains were interred at St. Didacus Friary Cemetery, Aitape, Papua New Guinea.
Born at Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, to Arthur Keith and Eileen Barnes, Msgr. Brian Barnes OFM., joined the Order of Friars Minor in 1951 and was first professed on February 18, 1952. Ordained priest on July 12, 1958, he was appointed to the mission of Papua New Guinea in October of the following year, serving as assistant priest in Aitape when he first arrived in the said country. Headmaster at Seleo Island, he went on to serve as parish priest in Monandin, Nuku, Wati, Ningil and Lumi from 1960 until 1968. Appointed chaplain to the police of the Royal PNG Constabulary in 1968, he was based in Port Moresby but traveled extensively throughout the country. Serving the said office of police chaplain until 1988, when he was named bishop of the diocese of Aitape by Pope John Paul II, Barnes received his episcopal consecration on February 10, 1988 from Archbishop Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld SVD.
Named as the 7th Ordinary and 4th Archbishop of Port Moresby on June 14, 1997 by the said Pontiff, he retired from office on March 26, 2008.
Member of the Order of the British Empire and a Knight of the British Empire, he was furthermore named Grand Chief Commander of the Order of Logohu in a ceremony which took place at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley, New South Wales.
A man totally dedicated to the people and the church in Papua New Guinea, he became a citizen of the country in 1976 and throughout the years fought long and hard for the integrity and stability of his adopted homeland. Taking on the cares and concerns of his people, he spoke against corruption within the government of the era, using his weekly radio address to reach his people, encourage goodness and challenge those who sought to do harm to his country. His courageous stance came at a cost to his personal health and safety, with the prelate eventually returning to Australia as a consequence of health concerns, living for a number of years at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley. In his last years, he was a resident of Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home at Rooty Hill.
Passing away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, aged 84, Mass of Christian Burial for the Archbishop was held at Mary Immaculate Church, 45A Victoria Street, Waverley, on May 20 at 11 am. At the conclusion of mass, the cortege headed to Macquarie Park for a cremation. Successive, his cremains were interred at St. Didacus Friary Cemetery, Aitape, Papua New Guinea.
Named as the 7th Ordinary and 4th Archbishop of Port Moresby on June 14, 1997 by the said Pontiff, he retired from office on March 26, 2008.
Member of the Order of the British Empire and a Knight of the British Empire, he was furthermore named Grand Chief Commander of the Order of Logohu in a ceremony which took place at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley, New South Wales.
A man totally dedicated to the people and the church in Papua New Guinea, he became a citizen of the country in 1976 and throughout the years fought long and hard for the integrity and stability of his adopted homeland. Taking on the cares and concerns of his people, he spoke against corruption within the government of the era, using his weekly radio address to reach his people, encourage goodness and challenge those who sought to do harm to his country. His courageous stance came at a cost to his personal health and safety, with the prelate eventually returning to Australia as a consequence of health concerns, living for a number of years at Star of the Sea Friary in Waverley. In his last years, he was a resident of Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home at Rooty Hill.
Passing away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, aged 84, Mass of Christian Burial for the Archbishop was held at Mary Immaculate Church, 45A Victoria Street, Waverley, on May 20 at 11 am. At the conclusion of mass, the cortege headed to Macquarie Park for a cremation. Successive, his cremains were interred at St. Didacus Friary Cemetery, Aitape, Papua New Guinea.
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