Cherubim Dambui

Cherubim Alfred Dambui, (23 February 1948 – 24 June 2010) was a Papua New Guinea politician and Roman Catholic bishop. Dambui became the first Sepik to be ordained a Catholic priest in 1974 and served as the first premier of East Sepik Province beginning in 1976. Dambui also served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Biography

Early life Dambui was born on 23 February 1948 in Timbunke, East Sepik, Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

Catholic Bishop Dambui took a two-year sabbatical.

Dambui's body was flown to Wewak, East Sepik Province, and flown by helicopter to his birthplace, Timbunke, for viewing. He was then laid in state at the East Sepik provincial capital building in Wewak. A Roman Catholic funeral was held at the Christ the King cathedral in Wirui, Papua New Guinea.

Dambui was survived by his father, Henry Nambau, who was married to his mother for more than fifty years, until her death in 2009.