04223ntc a22002177i 4500001000700000008004100007040002600048100006300074245012300137300001000260336002100270337002300291338003200314500002200346506002800368520149300396533007701889540007901966545171002045856025003755140562190521u        xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aCatholic Bishops Conference, Gordons, Port Moresby, P.N.G.10aPress statements and pastoral letters from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands  a26pp.  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 1400-34  aAvailable for reference2 aStatement on the Serious state of PNG health services (February 1996, 1p.), Statement of the Catholic Bishops of PNG and Solomon Islands: Upsurge in Violence on Bougainville a call for restraint (March 1996, 1p.), Press release on Catholic Bishops prepare for conference (10 April 1996, p1.), Pastoral letter on the Year of the bible (April 1996, 2p.), The Great Jubilee year (Apr 1996, p1.), Press statement on Bougainville a cry for peace (April 1996, 1p.), Press statement on Family life gives PNG a life-line (April, 1996, 1p.), Press statement Rural health centres close to collapse (April 1996, 1p.), Press statement new logging code needs full Government backing (April 1996, p1.), Press statement on the Repeal of the internal security Act (April 1996, p1.), Letter to priests and seminarians and religous (April 1996, p2.), Letter from the Bishops to the Vatican about the CBC conference for 1996 (April 1996, p1.), Letter to Bishop Isaac (18 April 1996, p1.), Letter to Bishop Gregory Singkai (1p.), Statement re Appointment Recotr Holy Spirit Seminary (26 April 1996, p1.), Press statement on "How good and dlelightful it is for all to live together like brothers (May 1996, p1.), LEtter to Sir Julius Chan (1 June 1996, p2.), Statement at the funeral mass of Bishop Gregory Singkai, Hahela, Buka (September 1996), ress statement on Urgent appeal to BRA leader (Sep 1996), Press release on the Assaassination of Bougainville Premier Theodore Miriung (14 October 1996, p1.)  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2019  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php0 aCatholic Missionaries came to Papua New Guinea in 1848. Marist Missionaries landed on 28 May 1848 in Siassi Island (Morobe Province) and then the Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions (P.I.M.E.) started evangelising in Woodlark Island on 8 October 1852. Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) began the Mission in Matupit Island, Rabaul on 28 September 1882. The Catholic Church grew rapidly in different parts of PNG. In 1848 the Catholic Church was called the “Vicariate of Melanesia” which included all the islands of Melanesia and Micronesia. On 15 November 1966 the Hierachy of Papua New Guinea was established with Archdiocese and Dioceses. The Catholic Bishops Conference (CBC) has 19 Dioceses in Papua New Guinea and 3 Dioceses in Solomon Islands with a total of 23 Bishops. PNG Dioceses: 1. Vanimo, 2.Aitape, 3. Wewak, 4. Madang, 5. Lae, 6. Wabag, 7. Kuniawa, 8. Mendi, 9. Goroka, 10. Mt. Hagen, 11. Kavieng, 12. Rabaul, 13. Kimbe, 14. Buka, 15. Alotau, 16. Port Moresby, 17. Berena, 18. Kerema, 19. Daru/Kiunga. Solomon Islands Dioceses: 1. Auki, 2. Gizo, 3. Honiara The Catholic Church is the largest Non-Government body to provide services – including education and health care – in Papua New Guinea. The office of the first Catholic Bishops Conference in 1966 was at the residences of the Priests who were the General Secretaries. The First General Secretary with a structured office was Fr. Dennis Rochford, MSC in 1983. The first buildings housed CBC, Caritas offices and one residential building. Many Commissions of the CBC were operating from Port Moresby, Goroka, Rabaul or other cities as the need arose. As more offices were needed, additional buildings were added in 2000.41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/press-statements-and-pastoral-letters-from-the-catholic-bishops-conference-of-papua-new-guinea-and-the-solomon-islands-3zView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.