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• International Fides Service - a Rome-based news service with brief history, maps and information concerning the Catholic Church in Oceania (E-mail: fides@fides.va)
• The Churches of Oceania on mission amidst peoples of the past and the future from SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR OCEANIA Synod of Bishops
• Australia.
• New Zealand.
• Pacific Islands.
• Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands.
• SYNOD OF BISHOPS SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR OCEANIA.
• Background and Map.

• Australian Catholic Bishops Conference -
• The Catholic Church in Australia
• The Official Catholic Directory, 2004
  
• A secular Tour Guide to Australia - Charles Sturt University - includes a clickable map and Town Links.
• Fitzgerald Family Web Site :  Catholic Priests in South Australia 1841-1906, gives Family Historians a list of the years of service (first to last) of Catholic Priests in the Adelaide and Port Augusta/Pirie regions for the first 65 years of an established Church to help in the interpretation of difficult signatures on Marriage and other Certificates.



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•  Archdiocese of Canberra/Goulburn

   Chancery: Commonwealth Avenue - GPO Box 89 - Canberra, ACT 2601
• Map of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
• List of Archdiocesan Parishes

 

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• Archdiocese of Hobart (Roman Catholic Church in Tasmania)

   Mailing Address: GPO Box 62A - Hobart - 7001
   Office: 15 St. Canice Avenue - Sandy Bay, HOBART, TAS 7005
• Archdiocese of Hobart Parish Directory
• Archdiocese of Hobart Museum-Archives

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•  Archdiocese of Adelaide -

  Chancery Office: 39 Wakefield Street - GPO Box 1364 - Adelaide, SA 5001
  E-mail:  mailto:archbishop@adelaide.catholic.org.au
• Archdiocese of Adelaide: Priests and Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Darwin - (north central Australia)

   Chancery:  16A Geranium Street - The Gardens - Darwin, NT 0820
   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 476 - Darwin, NT 0801
• Diocese of Port Pirie -  (south central Australia)

   Chancery: 28 Norman Street - P.O. Box 205 - Port Pirie, SA 5540
• Fitzgerald Family Web Site: Catholic Priests in South Australia 1841-1906, gives Family Historians a list of the years of service (first to last) of Catholic Priests in the Adelaide and Port Augusta/Pirie regions for the first 65 years of an established Church to help in the interpretation of difficult signatures on Marriage and other Certificates.

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• Archdiocese of Brisbane, Queensland (official)  Parish Directory
•  Queensland Bishops  www.qld.catholic.net.au

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• Diocese of Cairns -  (northeastern Australia)

   The Catholic Centre: GPO Box 282 - Brisbane, QLD 4000.

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• Diocese of Rockhampton -  (northeastern Australia)

   Chancery: 170 William Street - P.O. Box 611- Rockhampton, QLD 4700


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• Diocese of Toowoomba -  (eastern Australia)

   Bishop's House: 73 Margaret Street - P.O. Box 756 - Toowoomba, QLD 4350
• St Patrick's Cathedral - Toowoomba - includes History

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• Diocese of Townsville -  (northeastern Australia)

   Catholic Diocesan Centre: 41 Mooney Street - Gulliver, QLD 4812
   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 186 - Aitkenvale, QLD 4814

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• Archdiocese of Melbourne, Victoria (official)

   Chancery: 383 Albert Street - East Melbourne 3002  Phone: 03-9926-5677
• Archdiocese of Melbourne: Parish Directory
• St. Patrick's Cathedral Parish
• St. Mary's Cathedral Parish (Sale (Gippsland), Victoria, Australia)
• St. Bernadette's Parish

 59B Westmoreland Road - North Sunshine, Victoria 3020 Australia
• St. Francis' Parish

   Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
• St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish

   33 Howard Street - West Melbourne 3003
• SS. Peter and Paul's Parish

    375 Dorcas Street - South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3205

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• Diocese of Ballarat -
• Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne -

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• FOR Byzantine-Ukrainian: Sale; Sandhurst -
 
• Archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia (Official) Parish Directory -

   Chancery: GPO Box M955 - Perth, WA 6001
• St Mary's Cathedral - Victoria Square - Perth, WA 6000

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• Diocese of Broome - (northwestern Australia)

   Offices: 18 Louis Street Broome
   Postal Address: P.O. Box 76 - Broome, WA 6725
   Phone: (08) 9192 1060   E-mail: info@broomediocese.org


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• Diocese of Bunbury - (southwestern Australia)

   Chancery: 3 Brend-tor Street - P.O. Box 1084 - Bunbury, WA 6230
• Fitzgerald Family Web Site :  Catholic Priests in South Australia 1841-1906.

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• Diocese of Geraldton - (eastern Australia)

   Chancery: 7 Maitland Street - P.O. Box 178 - Geraldton, WA 6530

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• Archdiocese of Sydney -
• Parish Directory & Mass Times.
• St. Mary's Cathedral - ``Mother Church of Australian Catholicism" History

   College Street, Sydney - New South Wales
   Mailing Address: St Mary's Road, Sydney NSW 2000.

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• Diocese of Armidale -

   Chancery: 128 Dangar Street - P.O. Box 93 - Armidale, NSW 2350.

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• Diocese of Bathurst -

   Chancery:  84 George Street - P.O. Box 246 - Bathurst, NSW 2795.

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• Diocese of Broken Bay, New South Wales (official) - Parishes Directory.

   Chancery: 29 Yardley Avenue - Waitara, NSW 2077
   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 125 Wahroonga, NSW 2076
• Corpus Christi Cathedral (St. Ives

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• Diocese of Lismore, New South Wales (official) - MAP and Boundaries.

   Chancery: 6 Keen Street - P.O. Box 1 - Lismore, NSW 2480
• St. Carthage's Cathedral - (Lismore, NSW)

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• Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle -

   Chancery: 841 Hunter Street - Newcastle West, NSW 2302
   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 780 - Newcastle, NSW 2300 Phone: 02 4979 1100.

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• Diocese of Parramatta - Parish Directory.

   Diocesan Office: 12 Victoria Road - Parramatta, NSW 2150
• St. Patrick's Cathedral ( Parramatta, Australia) includes History -

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• Diocese of Wagga Wagga -

   Diocesan Office: 205 Tarcutta Street P.O. Box 473 - Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650.

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• Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes - in New South Wales, Australia.

Chancery: Bishop's House P.O. Box 28 Forbes 2871  Phone: (02) 6852 2213
• History of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes from 1834.
• Diocese Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Wollongong - (New South Wales) includes Educational Hot Links.

   Chancery: P.O. Box 1239, Wollongong, SCMC 2521 Phone: 02 4224 7965
  "... The diocese stretches from Ingleburn and Varroville in the north, through Helensburgh down the coast to Milton-Ulladulla and west through the southern highlands to Moss Vale..."  See a Map.

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• Byzantine-Melkite: Eparchy of Saint Michael's of Sydney - Information.

   P. O. Box 620 - Greenacre, NSW 2190

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• Byzantine-Ukrainian Catholic: Eparchy of Melbourne - SS. Peter and Paul

  Chancery: 35 Canning Street - North Melbourne, VIC 3051 - Information.


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• Maronite Diocese of Saint Maroun of Sydney "Beit Maroun" [Est. 1973]
  
   Chancery : 105 The Boulevard - Straithfield, NSW 2135  Phone: (02) 9642 0211
   Mailing address: P.O. Box 385 - Strathfield, NSW, 2135 - Australia.
   Email: chancery@maronite.org.au
• Australian Maronite History
• History of the Maronites:  Who are the Maronites?  "... the Maronites belong to the Syro-Antiochene rite of the one, holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. The immediate head of the Maronite Church under the Pope of Rome is the Maronite Patriarch who bears the title of 'Patriarch of Antioch and All the East'..."
• The Maronite Catholic Church in Australia by Monsignor Joseph Takchi B.A.; B.Theol.
• Maronite Diocese of Saint Maroun: Australian Parish Directory
• St. Maroun's Cathedral
   Street Address: 627 Elizabeth Street - Redfern, NSW, 2016.
   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1091 - Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2012.
   Email:  maronsyd@maronite.org.au
• Saint Maroun - was born in the middle of the 4th century, and died 410 A.D.
• Australian-Lebanese-Maronite-Catholic network Links.
• Australian Parishes with parishes online including:

Sydney Parishes:
• Saint Maroun's Cathedral - Redfern Sydney, Australia - Contacts.
• Our Lady of Lebanon - 40 Alice Street - Parramatta. NSW, 2150.
• Saint Charbel- 142 Highclere Ave. - Punchbowl, NSW, 2196.
• Saint Joseph(Sydney) - 2 Wychbury Ave. - Croydon, NSW, 2132.
• Saint George- 2 Yarrara Ave. - Thornleigh, NSW, 2120.
Adelaide Parishes:
• St Maroun's (Contacts) 379 Goodwood Rd. - Westbourne Park, SA 5041.
Melbourne Parishes:
• Our Lady of Lebanon - 199 Rathdowne Street - Carlton, VIC, 3053
   Mailing address: P.O. Box 1094 - Carlton, VIC, 3053.

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• Eparch of Saints Peter and Paul (For Byzantine- Ukrainian Catholic)
   Chancery: 35 Canning Street - North Melbourne, VIC 3051.
Brisbane Parishes:
• Saint Maroun - 29 Bunya Street - Greenslopes, QLD 4120.

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• Military ordinate:   Bishop for the Australian Defence Force
   Military Ordinariate Chancery:  30 White Crescent - PO Box 63 - Campbell, ACT 2612.

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• The Australian Yellow Pages

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• Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru - suffragan see of Suva (Fiji), see Stillehavet

• New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference  with Oceania Synod of Bishops.
• New Zealand's Catholic dioceses: and Map.
• New Zealand Parishes Online.
• Biographies of New Zealand Bishops
• Archdiocese of Wellington -

   Mailing Address: 22-30 Hill St. - P.O. Box 1937, Wellington 6015, New Zealand.
• Archdiocese of Wellington Parish Directory & Map
• Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish

   21 Eccleston Hill, P.O. Box 1937, Wellington 6015, New Zealand
• St. Michael's Parish - Taita, Lower Hutt, New Zealand - Alternate URL
• Diocese of Auckland and Diocese of Auckland (alternate URL) -

   Street Address: 30 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
   Mailing Address: Private Bag 47904, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
   The Auckland Catholic Diocesan Archives (ACDA) has indexes to Sacramental registers available in microfiche ($5) for 13 parishes in the Auckland Diocese with more to come.  Marian Nee reports that they also provide printouts for $8. Historical research is $25 per hour.
To inquire further, contact Marian Nee (Archive Office Manager) at the following:
   Private Bag 47904, Ponsonby, Auckland, NZ
   Phone: 09-360-3062 or E-mail:  mariann@cda.org.nz
• Diocese of Auckland Parish Directory
• Our Lady of Lourdes Parish - Glen Eden, New Zealand
• Diocese of Christchurch

   Office: Cathedral House, 122 Barbadoes St., P.O. Box 4544, Christchurch 8015, New Zealand
         Phone: 03-366-9869
• Diocese of Christchurch Parish Directory
• Cathedral Parish of the Blessed Sacrament - Christchurch City, New Zealand.
• Diocese of Dunedin -

  Chancery Mailing Address: 277 Rattray Street, Dunedin 9001
   Email: lboyle@es.co.nz
• History of the Diocese of Dunedin
• History of Southland Catholics
• Parish Directory
• Cathedral Parish of St Joseph

   Catholic Pastoral Centre, 300 Rattray Street, Private Bag 1941, Dunedin 9020 New Zealand.
• Cathedral Parish of St Joseph - Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Diocese of Hamilton

  Chancery: Hamilton Diocesan Centre - Chanel Park, 100 Morrinsville Rd.
   P.O. Box 4353 - Hamilton 2032 New Zealand
• Parish Directory
• St Thomas More Parish - Mt Maunganui, New Zealand.
• St. Mary's Parish - Rotorua, New Zealand.
• St. Mary Immaculate - Tauranga, New Zealand.
• Diocese of Palmerston North - [est. 1980]

  Mailing Address: Private Bag 11012 - Palmerston North 5330, New Zealand.
  E-mail: admin@pndiocese.org.nz
• Military ordinate.

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• Diocese of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) - suffragan see of Suva (Fiji) has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the Parish in Niue - see Stillehavet

•  Fédération des Conférences Épiscopales d’Océanie FCBCO.
• Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
• New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference.
• The Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
• Pacific Catholic Bishops Conference - CEPAC.
• Enseignement Catholique de Nouvelle Calédonie
• Conférence Épiscopale Française - CEF.
• Catholic Church in France (en francais)

 
• Archdiocèse de Nouméa - Histoire du Diocèse from 1843 "...Nouméa devient siège archiépiscopal ayant pour suffragants les diocèses de Port-Vila et Wallis-Futuna..."
• Les Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Cluny.

North Region includes: Archdiocese of Agana, Guam; The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Saïpan; The Diocese of  Îles Carolines and the Prefecture Apostolic of Îles Marshall.
Central Region includes: The Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia; The Diocese of Samoa-PagoPago; The Mission of Funafuti, Tuvalu; The Mission of Tokelau; The Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji; The Diocese of Rarotonga et Niue; The Diocese of Tarawa at Nauru and The Diocese of Tonga.
The French Region includes: The Archdiocese of Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caldonia); The Diocese of Wallis & Futuna; The Diocese of Port-Vila, Vanuatu; The Archdiocese of Papeete, Tahiti and The Diocese of Taiohaé, Marquises.

• Archdiocese of Agana (Agana or Hagåtña, Guam) [est. 1911; Diocese 1965; Archdiocese 1984] - The diocese of Agana was a suffragan of San Francisco, CA in the U.S.A. prior to 1984.¹

      Address: 196 B Cuesta San Ramon Agana, Guam 96910.
• Archdiocese of Agana Parish Directory and Military Chaplains.
• Chief Quipuha (Kepuha) - Guam's first Catholic chief.
• Dulce Nombre de Maria {Sweet Name of Mary} - Cathedral Basilica is the first Catholic church on Guam erected in 1669.

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Micronesia
• Diocese of Caroline Islands  (Federated States of Micronesia Palau or Belau)

   Address: P.O. Box 939 - Chuuk FM 96942   Phone: (691) 330-2399
[est. as Vicariate Apostolic 1905; Diocese of Caroline and Marshall Islands 1980; Marshall Islands became a separate Prefecture Apostolic in 1993]
   The Diocese of Caroline Islands, when a Vicariate Apostolic, originally encompassed the Caroline, Marshall and Marianas Islands.  Presently it encompasses the four Federated States of Micronesia (map) and the Republic of Palau.  It also incorporates 4 Vicariates.
• History of the Diocese of Caroline Islands
• Directory of the Diocese of Caroline Islands
• Archdiocese of Agana, see Stillehavet
• Vicariate of Palau

   P.O. Box 128 - Palau, PW 96940    Republic of Palau
• Vicariate of Chuuk

   P.O. Box 202 - Chuuk, FM 96942   Federated States of Micronesia
• Vicariate of Pohnpei and Kosrae

   P.O. Box 160 - Pohnpei, FM 96941   Federated States of Micronesia
• Vicariate of Yap

   P.O. Box A - Yap, FM 96943  Federated States of Micronesia
• Republic of Palau - established as an independent nation in 1994, the Republic of Palou is in the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Caroline Islands.¹    Palauan Culture and History
Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Mariana Islands)


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Mariana Islands
• Diocese of Chalan Kanoa [est. 1985] (northern Mariana Islands)

   The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa encompasses the 14 northern islands of the Marianas chain, which comprise the political jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  The Mariana Islands were within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Agaña until 1985, when Agaña became an Archdiocese, and the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa was established as a suffragan of Agaña.

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Marshall Islands
(capital = Majura)

• Prefecture Apostolic of Marshall Island [est. 1993] previously administered by the Diocese of Carolines-Marshall - (suffragan see of Agana), previously administered by the Diocese of Carolines-Marshall.



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• Archdiocèse de Nouméa -(New Caledonia) Histoire du Diocèse from 1843 "...Nouméa devient siège archiépiscopal ayant pour suffragants les diocèses de Port-Vila et Wallis-Futuna..."
• Diocese of Port-Vila (Vanuatu) - information

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• Diocese of Wallis Futuna - information

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French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands and Tahiti)
• Catholic Church in France (en francais) and MAP of DIOCESES of FRANCE
• Archdiocese of Papeete (Tahiti) - information

   Address : Archevêché - Vallée de la Mission - B.P. 94 - 98713 Papeete - Tahiti - PolynésieFrançaise
• Archdiocese of Papeete Historie
• Paroisses (scroll down the page).
• Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata (Marchesas-Island) -see Stillehavet - information

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• Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia (Western Samoa) -
• Diocese of Samoa - Pago Pago (American Samoa) - information
• Mission of Funafuti (Tuvalu) - information
• Mission of Tokelau (Tokelau) - information

  For general information about the islands and maps, see WorldFactbook2000: for Tokelau, Tuvalu, Western Samoa, and American Samoa.

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• Archdiocese of Suva (Fiji) [est. pref. ap. in 1863] - information
• Diocese of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) - jurisdiction over New Zealand Cook Islands and the Parish in Niue - information
• The Cook Islands - not a Catholic site, but has an overview history and MAP.
• MAP and overview of Rarotonga.
• Catholic Church E-mail: cathedral@catholic-church.org.ck
• Catholic Church - E-mail: Father Damian damian@catholic-church.org.ck
• Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati) - information
• Diocese of Tonga (Tonga) - information
Papua New Guinea The Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
"...Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea, just
north of Australia, and many outlying islands (Bismarck Archipelago, West Solomon Is, Trobriand Is. D’Estrecasteaux Is, Louisade Archipelago, Woodlark) and islets...north and east are the islands of Manua, New Britain, New Ireland and Bougainville all part of Papua New Guinea..."
Catholic Dioceses in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands with Map
• Papua New Guinea
• Archdiocese of Madang -

   Office: P.O. Box 750, Madang, M.P. 511, Papua New Guinea
   Phone: 852 2599, 852 2603,  E-mail: caom@global.net.pg
• Archdiocese of Madang - Madang Deanery Parish Directory
• Archdiocese of Madang - Bogdia Deanery Parish Directory
• Diocese of Aitape -
• Diocese of Lae -
• Diocese of Vanimo -
• Diocese of Wewak -
• Archdiocese of Mount Hagen -
• Diocese of Goroka -
• Diocese of Kundiawa -
• Diocese of Mendi -
• Diocese of Wabag -
• Archdiocese of Port Moresby -

   Office:  P.O. Box 1032, Boroko, NCD 111.
   Phone: 325.1192 or 325.1366   E-mail: archpom@daltron.com.pg
• Brief History of the Catholic Church in Port Moresby
• Diocese of Alotau-Sideia -
• Diocese of Bereina -
• Diocese of Daru-Kiunga -
• Diocese of Kerema -
• Archdiocese of Rabaul

      P.O. Box: 357, Kokopo, E.N.B.P. 613
• History of the Archdiocese of Rabaul
• Archdiocese of Rabaul Parish Directory by Deanery
• Diocese of Bougainville -
• Diocese of Kavieng -

• The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands with MAP
• Archdiocese of Honiara [est. 1966, Archdiocese 1978] - In 1897, the area was encompassed in the British Solomon Islands, and in 1912, was established Apostolic Vicariate of the Southern Solomon Islands.  Honiara was established as a diocese in 1966, and was elevated to an Archdiocese in 1978.
• Diocese of Auki [est. 1982 from the Archdiocese of Honiara.] -
• Diocese of Gizo [est. 1966 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Solomon Islands which was established in 1959.] -

• Diocese of Tonga (Tonga) - a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Suva (Fiji), see Stillehavet

• Mission of  Funafuti (encompassed by Samoa-Apia), see Stillehavet

• Diocese of Port-Vila (suffragan see of Nouméa), see Stillehavet

• Diocese of Bandung

• Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur  (Malaysia) [Archdiocese, 1955] suffragan sees of Lumpur are Penang and Malacca-Johore [1972] (The Diocese of Malacca-Johore was detached from the Archdiocese of Singapore in 1972) "...The Diocese of Kuala Lumpur was established on 25 February 1955, encompassing the states of  Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Trengganu, ... The Archdiocese of Singapore ceased to be metropolitan, and came under the direct jurisdiction of Rome..."
• See the History of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
• Archdiocese Parish Directory is available on the web site.
• St. Peter's, Melaka, Malaysia Reported to be the oldest functioning Catholic church in Malaysia. Built in 1710 by the Portuguese.  on "Places of Interest in Malacca (Melaka)"
• Note:  There are chapels associated with many of the following parishes.
• Parishes in K. L. Central District. - Kuala Lumpur = K.L.
• Cathedral of St John [1883] - 5 Jalan Bukit Nanas -  50250 Kuala Lumpur.
• Church of St Anthony [1911] - 5 Jalan Robertson, City Centre 50150 Kuala Lumpur.
• Church of the Holy Rosary [1903] - 10 Jalan Tun Sambanthan 50470 Kuala Lumpur.
• Church of Our Lady of Fatima [1963] - Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad - 50470 K.L.
• Parishes in K. L. North District.
• Good Shepherd - 8, Jalan Air Putih - Setapak 53200 Kuala Lumpur.
• St Joseph [1908] - Jalan Sentul 51000 Kuala Lumpur.
• Risen Christ [1972]-18 Jalan Sungkai - Batu 3 ¾, Jalan Ipoh - 51100 Kuala Lumpur.
• Jesus Caritas [1978] - Jalan Kepong Baru - 52100 Kuala Lumpur.
• Parishes in K. L. South District.
• Sacred Heart of Jesus [1960] -152, Jalan Peel 55100 Kuala Lumpur
• Holy Family [1899] - 11 Jalan Gereja, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
• St Francis of Assisi [1966] Batu 7, Jalan Cheras, 43200 Cheras, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
• Parishes in Petaling Jaya District.
• Church of the Assumption [1959]- Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
• St Francis Xavier [1961] - Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
• St Ignatius - Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan.
• Parishes in Klang District.
• Holy Redeemer [1970] - Selangor Darul Ehsan.
• Gereja Katholik Fatima [1976] - Banting, Kuala Langat.
• St Anne [1961] - Selangor Darul Ehsan.
• Our Lady of Lourdes [1900] - Selangor Darul Ehsan.
• Monfort Boys' Town Mass Centre - Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
• Parishes in Ulu Selangor District.
•  St Jude [1965] - Rawang, Selangor.
•  St Paul the Hermit [1965] - Batan Berjuntai, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
•  St Paul the Apostle [1965] - Kuala Kubu Baru, Ulu Selangor.
• Parishes in Negeri Sembilan District.
• Visitation [1848] - Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
• St Aloysius[1900] - Mantin, Negeri Sembilan.
• Immaculate Conception [1902] - Port Dickson.
• St Joseph  [1971] - Kuala Pilah.
• St John Vianney [1956] - Tampin, Negeri Sembilan.
• Parishes in Trengganu/Pahang District.
•  Sacred Heart [1960] - Bentong, Pahang Darul Makmur.
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help [1963] -Mentakab, Pahang Darul Makmur.
• Annunciation [1952]- Pahang Darul Makmur.
• St Thomas [1906] - Kuantan, Pahang.
• Catholic Mission [1956]: Kuala Terengganu (Mass Centers: Dungun, Kerteh & Jertih)
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel [1935]: Cameron Highlands.
• Diocese of Keningau (Sabah) or Alternate URL
• Diocese of Kota Kinabalu (in the Malaysian state of Sabah) Diocese Directory.

   Catholic Diocesan Centre: Taman Hiburan, Phase 1, Jalan Penampang -
   P.O.Box: 10225, 88802-Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
• Where is the Diocese of Kota Kinabalu? with MAP of Sabah (previously called North Borneo) and Sarawak, the two states in East Malaysia, located in the North of Borneo Island, in the Malaysian State of Sabah .
• Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) includes a History

"...Roman Catholics in Sabah come under the shepherdship of two Dioceses, The Diocese of Kota Kinabalu and the Diocese of Keningau..."
• St. Mary's Parish (Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia) includes History of the Church in Sabah from 14th Cent.
• Sub Parishes of St. Mary's, located on the east coast of Sabah, encompassing the Sandakan Residency which consists of the Sandakan, Kinabatangan and Labuk/Sugut Districts.  Page includes Sabah MAP.
• Catholic Sabah - Official News of the Dioceses of Keningau and Kota Kinabalu.
See Also Brunei for East Malaysia
• The Church in Malaysia - Veritas Links
• International Association for Mission Studies - Malaysia has a bibliography of Christianity in Malaysia and a bibliography of denominational History including Roman Catholic.
• Diocese of Keningau.
• Diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
• Directory of the Diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia
• Sacred Heart Parish (Kota Kinabalu, Saba, Maylasia) includes a History

"...Roman Catholics in Sabah come under the shepherdship of two Dioceses, The Diocese of Kota Kinabalu and the Diocese of Keningau..."
• The Church in Malaysia - Veritas Links

See Also Brunei for East Malaysia
 
Brunei Darussalam
St. John's Church  (Kuala Belait,  Brunei Darussalam)
• ...Cornelius Sim was recently appointed (on 6th December 1997) as the Apostolic Prefecture for Brunei Darussalam making us an autonomous and independent community. Prior to this Vatican appointment we were part of the Miri diocese of East Malaysia..."  See Also Malaysia

Philippines

• Archdiocese of Manila
• Diocese of Bacolod (unofficial)

Bible Gateway - Search the Bible in 9 Languages and Multiple Versions

Canadian Explorers:  Jacques Cartier expedition to Canada in 1534

Age of Exploration Time Line: 3200 B.C.-1779 (Mariners' Museum)

Discoverers Biographies (many discoverers were Catholic)

Great Moments in Catholic History by Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J., Pres. Regis College Toronto

WTS Catholic Resources in History

Brief Chronology of Christianity (1A.D. to present)

Explorerers and Missionaries

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Lycos City Guide        Lycos Index Pick the Country, then area, town, then search the yellow pages for the cemetery.

Cemeteries by State Index has cemetery and address listings for some states

The Big Book - GTE

Cemeteries alphabetically listed by Name of Cemetery

Excite Travel for Australia and Oceania.

Microsoft Expedia Map of Oceania. - Click and navigate the zoom-in/out map.

The best of the Pacific Islands - Directory of Links.

WorldFactbook2000: includes maps and basic information about countries.

Pacific Islands community - "...a catalog (as complete as possible) of the resources available via the World Wide Web focusing on the Pacific Islands..." includes a clickable MAP of the Pacific Islands - by Dr. Michael R. Ogden.

Ethnologue: Areas: Pacific: Tokelau

Australian and New Zealand Big Yellow Global directories.

WWW Virtual Library: Public Health Oceania - information and links by geographic location.

Archives of Australia

Australia's Cultural Network online gateway to Australian cultural organisations, websites, resources, events and news...

Australasian Genealogy Web (AGWeb) network - "...provides access to regionally located Australasian genealogy sources, data and references..."

New South Wales (NSW) Government Information.

New South Wales: State Records and Publications

New Zealand Quick Reference.

Federated States of Micronesia at the United Nations.- Includes FSM information page with History, Geography, Map, etc.

     The FSM States of: Chuuk *  Kosrae  *   Pohnpei  *  Yap
Government of Federated States of Micronesia.
Palauan Culture and History

Welcome to the Northern Mariana Islands - "...first discovered by Magellan in the 16th century..." - Link Directory and History.

Official Fiji Island Online Home Page.

Fiji Islands Internet Provider.

www.guam.net - links to directories and commerce of Guam.

Government of Guam -The Official Guam U.S.A. WebSite.

History of Guam.

Guam Culture Page.

The City of Hagåtña or Agana, Guam.

Welcome to the Cook Islands -  with some History of the Cook Islands.

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Contact:  Webweaver I am voluntarily creating this site as a helpful guide to researching the history of the local Catholic Churches and to help genealogists who are researching Catholic ancestors in this geographic area.  This is not an official Catholic Church page.
Though links to this page for Catholic Church, genealogical, historical research and non-profit use are encouraged, please do not download the page without requesting permission since it contains copyright protected material.
I will be adding information and links to this site as they are found.
If you find an error, have a suggestion, or know of a site that you believe will be helpful, please let me know.  --Ann

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References used include:

• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

and
• 1998 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.)
• ⁴Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857-September 22-1907, A book of Historical Reference 1669-1907.  1907.  Fort Wayne:  The Archer Printing Co.

The paragraph is quoted in full below:
• "The History of the Church is a record of the mercies of God on the human family.  Considered in this light, the view that history is self-glorification is narrow in the extreme, and lacks the Christian instinct referring all things to God.  The same holds good, be it the history of the Church in general, or of any portion of it.  The purpose always is the glory of God and the salvation of souls.  Such is the issue, and not the individual, not the missionary, not the priest; and therefore the Church records should be kept accurately and not withheld from publication.  Gratitude prompts us to thank and glorify the Giver on High." -Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding (1907)
• ⁵ The Notre Dame Archives Guide 74.  Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Baltimore (Md.).  URL : http://classic.archives.nd.edu/findaids/html/guide/74.htm
• ⁶ Thank you to John J. Vernoski, of Byzantine Catholic Church in America - http://www.byzcath.org/, who has kindly given guidance, and helped me grow in my understanding of the Byzantine Catholic Church. <jvernoski@compuserve.com>
• Notre Dame Archives.  Collections in the Archives.  URL :   http://classic.archives.nd.edu/findaids/html/guidecol.htm

Information learned from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church.

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Last updated 27 Sep 2002.
Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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