Rozario Menezes


Bishop Rozario Menezes, S.M.M. is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea.

Early Life & Education

Rozario was born on 30 August 1969 in Virajpet, Karnataka, India to. He studied psychology and counselling at the International Institute of Integral Human Sciences in Montreal, Canada.

Priesthood

On 31 May 1992, Rozario became a professed member of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary and was ordained a priest on 4 November 1999.

Episcopate

Rozario was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae on 10 October 2018 by Pope Francis and consecrated by John Ribat on 15 December 2018.