The Most Reverend Francesco Panfilo D.D.
Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Rabaul
See	Alotau-Sideia
Appointed	11 August, 2011
Term ended	19 June, 2020
Predecessor	Karl Hese
Successor	“Incumbent”
Previous post	Bishop of Alotau–Sideia
Orders
Ordination	27 April 1974 by Precioso Dacalos Cantillas
Consecration	8 September 2001 by Desmond Charles Moore
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-23) 23 November 1942 (age 83) Vilminore di Scalve, Bergamo, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Duc in altum (Put out into the deep)
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Diaconal ordination Ordained by Precioso Dacalos Cantillas Date 1964 Priestly ordination Ordained by Precioso Dacalos Cantillas Date April 27, 1974 Place National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Desmond Charles Moore Co-consecrators Francis Meli Pedro Centeno Baquero Date September 8, 2001 Place Sacred Heart of Jesus, Alotau, Milne Bay Province

The Most Reverend Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (born November 23, 1942, in Vilminore di Scalve) is an Salesian-Italian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia in Papua New Guinea. He was appointed Bishop of Alotau-Sideia in 2001, and Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul in 2011. He became Archbishop of Rabaul in 2012.^[1]

He was the Rector of Don Bosco Technical College from 1977 to 1985 in the Philippines.

Between 2008 and 2011, Francesco Panfilo was the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.^[2]

He retired in 2020,^[3] intending to spend it in the Philippines.^[4]

Styles of Francesco Panfilo
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop