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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1955Vol. XXVI, No.3

Capuchin Monks

p. 147 · Read in the full issue

For New Guinea

fJX) establish a new Catholic X mission station in the Southern Highlands of New Guinea, six Capuchin plonks arrived in Sydney from Pittsburgh, USA, early in October and were to proceed to New Guinea later in the month.

The next mission, which will be under the jurisdiction of Bishoo Sorin, MSC, Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, is headed by the Rev.

Father Otmar Gallagher, OF vi Cap.

Of the remaining priests, Father Berard Tommassetti served with the US Marine Corps before his

ordination, and Father Henry Kusnerik was, some time ago, attached for a period to Leichhardt parish, Sydney. t The house of Mr. B. lorss, well known Tahiti resident, was de stroyed by fire, with all contents, in September.