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Catholic Church marks 175th Anniversary [1]

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Monday, July 3, 2017 - 17:41.  Updated on Monday, July 3, 2017 - 17:43.

Catholic Church Anniversary, Pangaimotu. 2 July 2017. Photo: Talaki.

The 175th Anniversary of the Catholic Church in Tonga on Sunday, July 2 was celebrated with a mass led by HE Cardinal Mafi at Pangaimotu Island, the site of a white cross that marks the first mass held on July 2, 1842.

The morning mass was attended by more than a thousand of the church's congregation from throughout Tongatapu and ‘Eua who travelled by boat to the small island.

A spokesperson from the Catholic Church Diocesan Centre, Toutaimana said that  plaque was unveiled by Cardinal Mafi to mark the anniversary of the Catholic Church in Tonga.

Catholic Church Anniversary, Pangaimotu. 2 July 2017. Photo: Talaki.
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