Early development .281836.E2.80.931910.29 Society of Mary (Marists)



venerable jean-claude colin, founder of society of mary


from definitive organisation society of mary developed in , out of france, along various lines of constitutions . in france did mission work in various centres. when educational liberty restored french catholics, entered field of secondary or college education, methods being embodied in montfat s théorie et pratique de l education chrétienne (paris, 1880). assumed direction of few diocesan seminaries professorships in catholic universities. french province supplied men various missions undertaken abroad society of mary.


outside france, first field of labour vicariate apostolic of western oceania, comprising new zealand, tonga, samoa, gilbert (now known kiribati) , marshall islands, fiji, new caledonia, new guinea, solomon , caroline islands. under vicar apostolic bishop jean baptiste pompallier took residence in new zealand, marists successively moved wallis in 1837, converted father pierre bataillon; futuna in 1837, place of saint pierre chanel s martyrdom; tonga in 1842; new caledonia in 1843, bishop douarre, pompallier s coadjutor, met untold difficulties , brother blaise massacred; and, in spite of protestant opposition, fiji in 1844 , samoa in 1845. immense area of vicariate, presence of diocesan bishop head, necessitated creation of smaller districts under marist bishops: central oceania under bishop bataillon (1842), melanesia , micronesia under bishop epalle (1844), new caledonia under bishop douarre (1847), , wellington (new zealand) under bishop viard (1848). bishop pompallier retained auckland , navigator islands (1851), long administered vicar apostolic of central oceania, along prefecture of fiji (1863). of these, melanesia , micronesia had abandoned after murder of bishop epalle @ isabella island , sudden death of successor, bishop colomb, solomon islands alone reverting marists in 1898. various missions have progressed steadily under marist fathers who, besides religious work, have largely contributed make known languages, fauna, , flora of south sea islands. growth of new zealand has been such call regular hierarchy, , marists concentrated (1887) in roman catholic archdiocese of wellington , diocese of christchurch still governed members of institute. in australia established base @ hunters hill in sydney supported missionary activity.



saint peter chanel, marist father , martyr








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