Conference with the visitator
The session was held at the conference center on the 6th March, 2023. The Visitator appreciated the Provincial Council, Superior Districts and all confreres for the warm welcome, well organized trips, care and love given to him during his visit in the province.
50 years commitment of service in PNG
Fifty years Jubilee CeLebration of Fr. Philip Gibbs and Bp. Douglas Young was held in Par. Our confreres celebrated fifty years of their commitment of services to the church and the people of Papua New Guinea.
41st Graduation of Divine Word University, Madang
Many people from all parts of the country came to this event to witness their friends and family members graduating from the Divine Word University, Madang.
Who
we are
We are an international organization of religious men within the Catholic Church known as the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) or Divine Word Missionaries.
We are a missionary congregation founded by Saint Fr. Arnold Janssen in Steyl in Hollanad in 1875. We are men from about sixty four countries, with diverse cultures and languages bound to God with our religious vows. We witness to Christian values of charity, justice and peace through our work and lifestyle.
What
we do
We assist the Bishops to take care of the communities wherever there is shortage of local priests by providing leadership and training. We help to educate and train future local priests for the PNG Catholic Church.
Furthermore, we educate and train PNG missionaries, who by working in other countries in the world, create bridges between the people of PNG and the people of those countries and cultures.
Our members work at the Divine Word University, Melanesian Institute, Catholic Theological Institute of Bomana, Radio Trinity of Mt. Hagen and different parishes in the Highlands and Sepik region.
We support the publication of Wantok Newspaper in Tok Pisin Language. Our members serve as the front-line development workers in rural and remote areas where they assist in the provision of basic services for the people, as school managers, health officers and other duties where the welfare of the people of PNG is paramount and close to our heart.
Provincial Superior
P.O. Box 2114 Madang, Madang Province
pngsvdprov@gmail.com
Mission Secretary
P.O. Box 2114 Madang, Madang Province
pngmissionsec@gmail.com
Vocation Director
P.O. Box 744 Mt. Hagen, W.H.P
svdpngvocdir@gmail.com
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