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AU PMB MS 1400-38
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- 2000 (Creation)
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34pp.
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Catholic 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.
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Media release on the death penalty (May 2000, 1p.), Media release on Pope John Paul II message for World Peace Day (January 2000, p1.), Media release on gun attack on human rights lawyer Mr. Powes Pakop (February 2000, p1.), Media statement on law and order (March 2000, p1.), Media release on discrimination and racism (June 2000, p1.), Media release on World Environment Day (June 2000, p1.), Media release on Leaders and Fast-money schemes (May 2000, p2.), Media release on PNG Police Constabulary (January 2000, p1.), Press statement on the Election process and Integrity of Political Parties (May 2000, p2.), Press release on media week (May 2000, p1.), The Great Jubilee and Independence Anniversaries (p6.), Pastoral letter to the Church in Solomon Islands and Papua NEw Guinea: Celebrating the Great Jubilee and Independence Anniversaires (May 2000, p6.), Pastoral letter by the Catholic Bishops of Papua New Guinea on Respect for Human Life (May 2000, p4.), Media release on a new heart for a new Papua New Guinea (May 2000, p2.), Media release on Sharing Responsibility for the State of Our Nations (May 2000, p2.).
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- Tok Pisin
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Archive of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Waigani, NCD, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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PMB_MS_1400_38.pdf
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