Society of Saint Francis (SSF), Papua New Guinea Province
SSF friars first went to Papua New Guinea in the late 1950s. It became part of the Pacific Province created in 1981 and then in … Read more
Location: Papua New Guinea
Melanesian Brotherhood (MBH)
The Melanesian Brotherhood was founded by Ini Kopuria, a native Solomon Islander from Guadalcanal, in 1925. Its main purpose was evangelistic, to take and live … Read more
Community of the Sisters of Melanesia (CSM)
The community of the Sisters of Melanesia is a sisterhood of women in Melanesia. It was founded by Nester Tiboe and three young women of … Read more
Community of the Sisters of the Visitation of Our Lady (CVL)
In 1964, Sister Margaret CHN walked to the site of the convent with Cora Aiga, Edith Genolla and Roseline. They set up a tent to … Read more
Society of Saint Francis (SSF)
There are three different paths, or ‘Orders’ within the Society, paths which were founded by Francis himself in the thirteenth century, although our particular expression … Read more
