Fiji Sector

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CONTACT

Sector Delegate: Fr Mikaele Marisi sm   (2023)

50 Varani Street

GPO Box 2031

SUVA, Fiji

Tel: (679) 7589818

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MARIST COMMUNITIES IN THE FIJI SECTOR

Currently (2021) there are 5 Communities in the Fiji Sector: Nadi Parish community; Sector's House Community, Suva; Wairiki Parish community, Taveuni Island; and Levuka Parish community, Ovalau Island.

 

MOUNT ST MARY'S PARISH COMMUNITY - NADI   2023

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 Fr Lewis Henry SM Fr Justin Ratchie SM Fr Eneriko Nacolarara SM

 

 SECTOR'S HOUSE COMMUNITY - VARANI ST, SUVA   2023

Tel: 679 331934

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 Fr Kevin McGuire sm  Fr Jim Ross sm Fr Emeliano Lasaqa sm Fr Mikaele Marisi sm (Delegate/ PP)
Elia Iowane    
Br Elia Sawesawe sm Fr Ioane Waqairapoa sm (Superior)    

 

HOLY CROSS PARISH COMMUNITY - WAIRIKI, TAVEUNI IS.   2023

 Fred Kado  BroMakario3i  Joe Tora
Fr Mikaele Marisi sm (PP/S) Br Makario Ulavucu sm Fr Joe Tora sm
     

 

LEVUKA PARISH COMMUNITY - OVALAU IS.

Naduva   Silatolu
Fr Fabiano Naduva sm  (PP, S)   Fr Aisake Silatolu sm (assistant)

 

 

 

History   

The Marists first arrived in Fiji in 1844, when Frs. Béhéret and Roulleaux and Br. Annet Pérol arrived at Lakeba in the Lau group. Br. Annet died in 1848, the first Marist to be buried in Fiji.

The mission struggled for many years and did not thrive until it was moved to Levuka in the Lomaiviti group in 1855. Early important mission stations were established in Rewa, Kadavu, Solevu and Wairiki.

Eventually the Marists, together with brothers, sisters and catechists, went on to establish over 20 missions throughout Fiji and Rotuma. St. John’s College at Cawaci, Corpus Christi Teachers Training College continue to be important in the life of the local church.

The Leprosy Hospital on Makogai, run by the SMSM sisters was also an important face of the mission in Fiji. Marist priests worked as chaplains there, three of them dying of leprosy themselves.

The period of missionary activity left the Church in Fiji with strongly established presence and institutions. Fiji became an Apostolic vicariate in 1887 under the leadership of Bishop Julien Vidal, SM.

Finally, in 1966, Fiji became a full Archdiocese. The necrology of Oceania Marist Province shows that more than 120 Marist missionaries, now deceased, worked in the Fiji Region.