Stephen Joseph Reichert

Stephen Joseph Reichert (14 May 1943) is a Roman Catholic archbishop-emeritus.

Born in Leoville, Kansas, United States, Reichert was ordained to the priesthood for the Capuchin order on 27 September 1969. On 3 February 1995, Reichert was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi, Papua New Guinea and was ordained a bishop on 7 May 1995. He was then appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, Papua New Guinea on 30 November 2010.[1]

Between 1999 and 2002, he was the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.[2]

Reichert resignation upon having reached the age limit was accepted on 26 July 2019.

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  2. ^ "The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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