WebBishop Pompallier Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier Led by the charismatic Bishop Pompallier, the Catholic mission was backed by money and the Marist Order. It fuelled fears of French plans to annex New … WebDuring the Treaty signing at Waitangi, the Catholic Bishop Pompallier expressed concern that some faiths might be discriminated against under British administration. He asked Hobson to guarantee religious freedom. Hobson agreed, and allowed it to be recorded: ‘E mea ana te Kawana, ko nga whakapono katoa, o Ingarani, o nga Weteriana, o Roma ...
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WebIn 1836, Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier, along with the newly formed French order the Society of Mary (or Marists) received papal approval and were given the mission of Western Oceania. In 1838, Pompallier, along with three of these brothers arrived in Hokianga, on the West Coast of New Zealand, to begin their work in the country. In 1828, they moved to New Zealand. They were based in the Hokianga and lived in Papakawau. They still resided there at the time of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. They had three children, Mary Margaret (born 1830), Edward (born 1832) and Catherine (born 1836). There was no Catholic parish in New Zealand at the time so they travelled to Sydney to have their first two children baptised. In 1835 Thomas Poynton travelled to Sydney to ask for a Catholic priest to serve the … is the bible still being written
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WebThe family had lived previously in the Mission House where Mrs Callaghan was housekeeper to Bishop Pompallier. It is thought the Callaghans had lived with Bishop … WebBishop Pompallier was born in Lyons, France, 11 December 1801. He was consecrated Bishop with responsibility for Western Oceania (including New Zealand) in 1836. He arrived in New Zealand in 1838, and by the mid … WebIt was to St Leo’s that Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier came in 1849, with a request from Māori women of Tamaki makaurau Auckland for ‘wahine tapu’ to teach and care for their people. He had already been to Belgium and France, seeking priests and sisters for the mission he had established in New Zealand 11 years earlier. is the bible the greatest book of all time