Background
Barnes, Brian James was born on March 23, 1933 in Wingham, Australia. Son of Arthur Keith and Eileen Victoria (Whereat) Barnes. came to Papua New Guinea, 1959.
Barnes, Brian James was born on March 23, 1933 in Wingham, Australia. Son of Arthur Keith and Eileen Victoria (Whereat) Barnes. came to Papua New Guinea, 1959.
Seminarian, Franciscan Order, Melbourne, Australia, 1952-1958;
missionary priest, Franciscan Order, Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea, 1959-1968;
police chaplain, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, Pt. Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1968-1988;
bishop, Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea, since 1988. President Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea-Solomon Islands, Aitape, since 1993.
Chairman heads of churches committee for defense force, police, and corrective institutions, Pt. Moresby, since 1990.