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Bishop Pompallier

Bishop Pompallier

Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier

Led by the charismatic Bishop Pompallier, the Catholic mission was backed by money and the Marist Order. It fuelled fears of French plans to annex New Zealand, but the French missionaries and mission stations remained heavily outnumbered by Protestants.

Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: NON-ATL-0061
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
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How to cite this page: 'Bishop Pompallier', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/bishop-pompallier, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 11-May-2009

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