What is Michael Marai?
'''Michael Marai''' (1948 – November 3, 2021) was a Papua New Guinean [[Roman Catholic]] [[prelate]]. He was bishop emeritus of [[Goroka]]. He was the Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka]] from 1988 until in 1994.<ref name=ch>{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Bishop Michael Marai † |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmarai.html |work=[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]] |date=2021-11-03 |access-date=2021-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104172846/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmarai.html |archive-date=2021-11-04 |url-status=live }}</ref> Marai was born in [[Mushu Island]], [[Territory of Papua and New Guinea]], in present-day [[East Sepik Province]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. He became a priest in 1976. Marai died from [[cancer]] at a hospital in [[Wewak]], [[Papua New Guinea]], on November 3, 2021, at the age of 73.<ref name=ch/><ref name=dw>{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Most Rev Bp. Michael Marai, bishop emeritus of Goroka has passed away on afternoon of the 3rd of November 2021 at Wirui Retirement House. |url=https://www.facebook.com/diocese.wewak/posts/1990412757820656 |work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak]] |date=2021-11-03 |access-date=2021-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523101105/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdiocese.wewak%2Fposts%2F1990412757820656 |archive-date=2022-05-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marai, Michael}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cancer]] [[Category:Papua New Guinean people]] [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops]] {{bio-stub}}