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Our Lady Of The Assumption Cathedral, Buka
The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and is located in the town of Buka on the south coast of the island of Buka, in the autonomous region of Bougainville, formerly ″province of Bougainville″ which is part of Papua New Guinea a country in Oceania. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville (''Dioecesis Buganvillensis''), which in turn is under the responsibility of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (''Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione''). The ancient cathedral of the diocese was the church of St. Michael the Archangel in Tubiana, in the same province. See also * Roman Catholicism in Papua New Guinea *Our Lady of the Assumption Church (other) Our Lady of the Assumption Church may refer to: Azerbaijan * Our Lady of Assumption Church (Bulakan) Canada * Our Lady of the Assumption (Windsor, Ontario) France * Église No ...
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Buka, Papua New Guinea
Buka is a town located on the southern coast of Buka Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is administered under Buka Rural LLG. It is the capital of the North Bougainville District, and the interim capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. It contains Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral. Geography The city and Buka Island are separated from the northern tip of Bougainville Island by the deep, the narrow Buka Passage, which varies in width from 980 to 3,000 feet (300 to 1,070 metres) wide. Both islands are in the northern Solomon Islands archipelago, and the only major ones not within the nation of Solomon Islands. Buka island is volcanic formation measuring 35 miles by 9 miles (56km by 14km), with a total land area of 190 square miles (492 square km). The elevation reaches to 1,634 feet (498 metres) in the hills in the southwest and the interior of the island is densely forested. Rainfall is abundant, with more than 100 i ...
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, on ...
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Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is t ...
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Buka Island
Buka Island is the second-largest island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is in Buka Rural LLG of North Bougainville District, with the Autonomous Region's and district's capital city of Buka on the island. The island is separated by the narrow Buka Passage from the northwestern coast of Bougainville Island, and has an area of approximately . Buka, Bougainville Island and the Tabar Islands and their surrounding waters are identified as being part of the Solomon Archipelago terrestrial ecoregion and marine ecoregion. History Buka was first occupied by humans in the Paleolithic period, with evidence for human habitation at Kilu Cave some 30,000 years ago. British, Australian and American whaling ships visited the island in the nineteenth century for food, water and wood. The first on record was the ''Eliza'' in 1806, and the last known visit was by the ''Palmetto'' in 1881. The present inhabitants speak languages that are from th ...
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Autonomous Region Of Bougainville
Bougainville ( ; ; Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil''), officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Tok Pisin: ''Otonomos Region bilong Bogenvil''), is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a number of outlying islands and atolls. The interim capital is Buka, although this is considered temporary, with the capital likely to move. One potential location is Arawa, the previous capital. In 2011, the region had an estimated population of 250,000 people. The lingua franca of Bougainville is Tok Pisin, while a variety of Austronesian and non-Austronesian languages are also spoken. The region includes several Polynesian outliers where Polynesian languages are spoken. Geographically the islands of Bougainville and Buka are part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, but are politically separate from the independent country of Solomon Islands. Historically the region was known as the North Solomons. ...
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Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million as of 2021. When compared with (and sometimes described as being one of) the continents, the region of Oceania is the smallest in land area and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, second least populated after Antarctica. Its major population centres are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Adelaide, Honolulu, and Christchurch. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the developed country, highly developed and globally competitive market economy, financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much least developed countries, less developed ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bougainville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands in 1898 and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1930. It was further elevated in 1966 to the Diocese of Bougainville. The diocesan cathedral is the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Buka. It was previously the Church of St. Michael the Archangel at the former Tubiana mission.Laracy, Hugh. “The Pacification of Southern Bougainville, 1900–30.” Bougainville before the Conflict, edited by Anthony J. Regan and Helga M. Griffin ANU Press, 2015, pp. 108–124. Bishops Ordinaries * Maurizio Boch, S. M. (1920–1929) *Thomas James Wade, S. M. (1930–1960) * Leo Lemay, S. M. (1960–1974) * Gregory Singkai (1974–1996) *Henk Kronenberg, S. M. (1999–2009) * Bernard Unabali (2009–2019) * Dariusz Kałuża (2020–present) Auxiliary bishop * Bernard Unabali (2006-2009), appointed Bishop here Oth ...
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Congregation For The Evangelization Of Peoples
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Roman Catholicism In Papua New Guinea
The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Papua New Guinea has approximately two million Catholic adherents, approximately 27% of the country's total population. The country is divided into nineteen dioceses including four archdioceses. History Colonial times The first Catholic mass was celebrated on the Louisiade Islands, probably Sideia Island, by the chaplain to Torres's expedition in 1606. The Italian missionary Fr Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi was martyred on Woodlark Island in Milne Bay Province in 1845. German missionaries of the Society of the Divine Word founded missions on the Sepik River and northern coastal areas from the 1890s. The Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiserwilhelmsland comprised some twelve mission stations along the northern coast. BishoLouis Couppéhad success in East New Britain and acted against the indigenous slave trade. Five male missionaries and five nuns were ma ...
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Our Lady Of The Assumption Church (other)
Our Lady of the Assumption Church may refer to: Azerbaijan * Our Lady of Assumption Church (Bulakan) Canada * Our Lady of the Assumption (Windsor, Ontario) France * Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Bergheim * Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Gustavia, on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy * Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient, Saint Barthélemy * Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Metz * Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Rouffach * Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Sainte-Marie * Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Stains Ireland * Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Ballyfermot, Dublin Philippines * Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church, or Maragondon Church, Cavite * Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Ilocos Sur, or Santa Maria Church Russia * Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Irkutsk * Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Kursk * Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Novocherkassk Spain * Church of Our Lady of the Assumpti ...
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Roman Catholic Cathedrals In Papua New Guinea
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Catholic Church In The Autonomous Region Of Bougainville
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the ...
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