Given the anniversary of the first Mass, here are a few items from the archive relevant to this event.
Bishop Pompallier wrote an account of the early history of the Church in Oceania. Here is the page that deals with his arrival and the first Mass.
In the Archives we have Bishop ...
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One of the first enquiries for the year was from someone wanting information on a relative and wondering if we have any information on his career. As well as checking our 'Priest' reference cards and photographs I went through the listings we have for Bishop Liston. In his file of correspondence ...
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Mary Mother of God
On 1 January we Catholics continue to celebrate the Christmas moment with another feast. A celebration of Mary's role in bringing the Word to the world. The title "Mother of God" is a western derivation from the Greek Theotokos, which means "God-bearer".Mary being chosen by God, to bring Jesus ...
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