Bishop Tony Burgess laid to rest in Syndey - CathNews New Zealand

Bishop Tony Burgess laid to rest in Syndey

Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

Many former PNG missionaries, especially those from Aitape, were present at the funeral of Bishop Tony Burgess which took place in Sydney on 30 October.

In the absence of Cardinal Pell, Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne was principal celebrant. There were also a good number of Australian Bishops present for the Requiem Mass. Priests from Sydney as well as those who came especially for the occasion joined in concelebrating the mass.

Among the PNG Bishops present were the Emeriti Archbishops Brian Barnes of Port Moresby, Austen Crapp of Aitape, Desmond Moore of Alotau – Sideia, Archbishop Douglas Young of Mt.Hagen, Bishops Otto Separy of Aitape, and Rochus J Tatamai of Bereina.

The Apostolic Nuncio of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands was also present and just before the beginning of the funeral Mass he read the condolence messages from Pope Francis and the Prefect of the Evangelisation of Peoples.

Among the Priests were Peter Artiken, Ben Fleming Paul Sire Lonot, who also organised the PNG Sydney community who sang during the offertory and later at Macquarie Park Cemetery. This community had representatives from all over PNG.

Source

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea
Supplied – Giorgi Licini

Supplied by

Related Posts:

Additional reading

News category: Asia Pacific.

Tags: Funeral, Papua New Guinea, Tony Burgess

Analysis and Comment
- “Faith does not need extraordinary signs”
  
  In a society fascinated by the supernatural, it is important to focus on authentic faith rather than being swayed by extraordinary signs and wonders. So says Joachim Bouflet, a historian and specialist in mystical phenomena. “The mystical search is not Read more
- Science follows where faith leads
  
  In the era of smartphones and social media when our attention is constantly drawn downwards, this weekend saw an event so spectacular it made much of the planet pause and look upwards to marvel at creation. It was a sign Read more
- The meaning of an Orthodox Christian deaconess’s ordination may depend on where you live
  
  There was a varied response when the ordination of Angelic Molen of Harare, Zimbabwe, as a deaconess by Metropolitan Seraphim, the Greek Orthodox archbishop of the south African country, was announce. The press release from the St. Phoebe Center for Read more
- Children produce better pieces of writing by hand. But they need keyboard skills too
  
  Children today are growing up surrounded by technology. So it’s easy to assume they will be able to write effectively using a keyboard. But our research suggests this is not necessarily true. We need to actively teach students to be Read more

Search CathNews

Search for:
CathNews
is free

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:
Great Reads