Civil Honours - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 19 Mar 2020 04:28:10 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Civil Honours - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Sister Catherine Hannan RIP https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/03/19/catherine-hannan-rip/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 06:54:37 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=125240 Sister Catherine Hannan, a well-known Sister of Compassion, passed away last Friday after a short illness. Her funeral took place at the Sisters' motherhouse in Island Bay on Monday. In the New Year Honours List, she had been awarded the Queen's Service Medal for services to the community. Read more in NZ Catholic

Sister Catherine Hannan RIP... Read more]]> Sister Catherine Hannan, a well-known Sister of Compassion, passed away last Friday after a short illness.

Her funeral took place at the Sisters' motherhouse in Island Bay on Monday.

In the New Year Honours List, she had been awarded the Queen's Service Medal for services to the community.

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Sister Catherine Hannan RIP]]> 125240 Archbishop Mataca receives civil award https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/06/07/archbishop-mataca-receives-civil-award/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:30:28 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=45121

Fiji's highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, has been awarded to the outgoing Archbishop of the Catholic Church of Fiji, Petero Mataca. This award is given for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree for service to Fiji and to humanity at large. President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, as the chancellor of Read more

Archbishop Mataca receives civil award... Read more]]> Fiji's highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, has been awarded to the outgoing Archbishop of the Catholic Church of Fiji, Petero Mataca.

This award is given for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree for service to Fiji and to humanity at large.

President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, as the chancellor of the Order of Fiji, yesterday bestowed the Order of Fiji award on 10 recipients at an investiture ceremony at Government House.

Mataca, who is retired after serving the Catholic Church and Fiji for 38 years as an archbishop and 55 years as a priest, said he was happy to be acknowledged for his work.

"I am so happy. It's good to be acknowledged from time to time."

Archbishop Mataca said his commitment and dedication to his role had paid off.

"I think I am the only leader who has survived and come across all the coups in Fiji."

Archbishop Mataca, has been a critic of some government policies, including amnesty for people convicted of political crimes.

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