Two priests from the diocese of Daru-Kiunga studying in Montreal

Dear friends, you might be surprised with this news but this is to let you know that two of the priests working in the diocese of Daru-Kiunga in Papua New Guinea are presently studying in Montreal and residing at our montfortian house at the Sanctuaire Marie Reine des Coeurs... read more...

Journey Towards Inner Freedom

From the 7th to the 18th of January, 28 priests and one archbishop attended a seminar for their on-going formation. The participants came from different dioceses in Papua New Guinea and there were a few priest from some religious congregations... read more...

Our Diocesan Assembly

From the 24th until the 29th of September 2007 representatives from all the Parishes and Services of the Diocese gathered in Kiunga for a very important event, our Diocesan Assembly. The Diocesan Assembly is the highest decision making body of the Diocese... read more...

Linking our past and present

We inherit things from the past, its history and its stories. At this time, what's happening in Papua New Guinea (PNG)? The second and possibly the third generation of missionaries are here. The present generation of Montfortians comes from India and Indonesia with our bishop, Msgr. Gilles Côté, and a priest of a venerable age from Quebec, Richard Larouche. They also have the help of a few Lazarists and some local diocesan priests. "What a family!" The brothers of St. Gabriel, at Boy's Town, are Indian and the Wisdom Girls, grouped around Kiunga and Matkomnai, besides many missionary activities, work to create a community of Sisters from PNG. "Life is for lively" as a colleague would say who had the gift of transforming the ordinary things into things of beauty...read more...

Life Story of Sr Pierrette Gagnon

Daughter of Wisdom

40 Years in Papua New Guinea

Since early childhood, during my 12 years of schooling with the Daughters of Wisdom, and after hearing stories from missionaries coming home on leave, the desire to become a missionary in a far away country grew in me. In 1959 the Montfort Missionaries went to PNG. I had also heard that the Daughters of Wisdom would follow soon, so I decided to become one of them and realize my dream. After my teacher’s training, a few years of teaching experience and a time of formation for my future ministry, I left for PNG in 1966...read more...

A letter from Bishop Gilles Côté, s.m.m.

Friends,

For the last 46 years some missionaries (priests, religious and lay people) have teamed up to bring the Good News in one of the most remote and under-developed corner of the world. Considering the huge size of the diocese (42,000 square miles), the roughness of the landscape, the impossibility to build road in most places, the people who were still living a very primitive life style, the challenge had been and still is today enormous... read more...

A letter from Father Jose Jacob s.m.m.

Welcome, Friends and Well Wishers of our Mission Diocese!

I am delighted that this website, a long standing dream of mine since I began working in the USA for our mission in Papua New Guinea. I am immensely grateful to Greg who setup the website and to Christian Technology Solutions for graciously hosting it. Their generosity continues in the tradition of our mission, which has accomplished what it has, through the cooperation of many like them through the decades. read more...