Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Missions History of missions

Drisdale River Mission

DRISDALE RIVER, MISSIONE DI

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DRISDALE RIVER MISSION. - It is an autonomous mission detached from the apostolic vicariate of Kimberley in Western Australia and erected by decree of 4 May 1910 for the evangelization of the Aborigines. As early as 1908 the Benedictines of New Norcia had founded it. About 5 fathers have always worked there. During the last war the mission was bombed with serious damage.

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BIBL.: Centenary of the Catholic Church in Western Australia 1846-1946 (without pagination).

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 1930.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Drisdale River, missione di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 1930. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/drisdale-river-missione-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Drisdale River, missione di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1930. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/drisdale-river-missione-di.

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@incollection{ec4_drisdale_river_missione_di,
  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Drisdale River, missione di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1930},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/drisdale-river-missione-di}
}

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