Papua Vicariate
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Two Important Anniversaries
THIS month (July) the Roman Catholic Vicariate of Papua is celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of its founda tion, and the golden jubilee of Archbishop Alain Guynot de Boismenu, who, after 50 years’ service, retired last year with the title of Archbishop. He is at present liv ing at the Kubuna Mission in the foot hills of the mountains.
“When I saw him in June, he was physically feeble but mentally alert and full of confidence in the future,” said Monsignor Hannan (National Director of Catholic Missions), recently. Referring to the splendid achievement of this al most legendary character, a member of the French aristocracy by birth, he con tinued; — “At Kubuna with him is a native Papuan priest, there is a community of native sisters, quiet and efficient in their work for Papua’s abandoned ‘Children; native brothers, with their ‘ramis’ bearing the insignia of the Cross. Along the rivers and the sea coast and up into the moun tains he can count 25,000 native Catholics.”