【慈幼通訊社
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2015 年
12
月
28 日羅馬慈幼總部訊】
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12月23日，總部議會批准成立以真福李納德為主保的巴布亞新畿內亞及所羅門群島新準會省*。（*編者按：慈幼會的行政區通常是會省及準會省）
這次新準會省取得確認，為東亞澳區期待已久的。這樣，東亞澳區所管轄的地區增至11個，包括8個會省及3準會省。
印尼東帝汶準會省成立於1998年，而緬甸準會省則成立於2004年。
總會長最近於2015年5月，在進行巴布亞新畿內亞及所羅門群島的探訪中，明確表示經過慈幼會士35年在當地的耕耘，現已時機成熟，可成立為一個準會省。
6月11日，總會長及總部議會批准啟動成立準會省的程序：巴布亞新畿內亞及所羅門群島代理人提交有關代理區的現況報告（9月）、菲律賓北會省總會長代表特別視察（10月）、菲律賓北會省提交成立準會省的申請（11月）、向巴布亞新畿內亞及所羅門群島代理區的會士進行諮詢（12月），最後，總會長及總部議會批准成立新準會省(C156)。
慈幼會士於1980年展開在巴布亞新畿內亞的事業，而巴布亞新畿內亞代理區於1994年成立，附屬於菲律賓北會省。
根據巴布亞新畿內亞及所羅門群島代理人的報告（2015年10月），當地有八個團體（巴布亞新畿內亞有6個，所羅門群島有2個）及43名會士（兩位主教、32名司鐸、3名慈幼會修士、6名正接受初期訓練的神職修生及一名初學生）。另外，代理區中有8名暫時來自其他會省的會士（一名司鐸、一名修士及6名實習期修生）。這些團體中的會士，分別屬於16個不同國籍：13名菲律賓籍、11名越南籍、8名印度籍、5名來自巴布亞新畿內亞及所羅門群島代理區、2名意大利籍、2名西班牙籍，而安哥拉籍、剛果籍、東帝汶籍、厄瓜多爾籍、印尼籍、肯尼亞籍、南韓籍、斯里蘭卡籍及瑞士籍的各佔一名。
New Vice-Province of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (PGS)
(ANS - ITALY – Roma, 28 December 2015) – On 23 December, the General Council approved the establishment of the new Vice-Province of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (PGS) dedicated to Blessed Philip Rinaldi.
This recognition was long-awaited by the Region of East Asia–Oceania. It brings the number of jurisdictions to eleven, eight Provinces and three Vice-Provinces.
Indonesia–East Timor was erected as a Vice-Province in 1998 and the Vice Province of Myanmar was created in 2004.
During the recent visit in May 2015 of the Rector Major to the Delegation of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, it became clear that, after 35 years of Salesian presence, the time was ripe for the erection of a Vice-Province.
On 11 June last, the Rector Major and his Council approved the programme for the erection of the Vice-Province: Report by the Delegate for the PNG-SI Delegation on the state of the Delegation (September), canonical visitation of the FIN Province (October), the request of the FIN Province for the erection of the Vice-Province (November), the consultation of the members of the PNG-SI Delegation (December) and, finally, the approval of the erection of the new Vice-Province by the Rector Major and his Council (C156)
The Salesian presence in Papua New Guinea began in 1980 and the PNG delegation was set up in 1994 as part of FIN.
According to the report of the Delegate for PNG-SI (October 2015) there are eight communities (6 in PNG and 2 in SI) and 43 confreres - two bishops, 32 priests, 3 Salesian Brothers, 6 candidates for the priesthood in initial training and one novice. There are 8 other confreres temporarily transferred to the Delegation from other Provinces (1 priest, 1 brother. and six practical trainees). The confreres in the communities are of 16 different nationalities: 13 Filipinos, 11 Vietnamese, 8 Indians, 5 from the PNG – SI delegation, 2 Italians, 2 Spanish, 1 each from Angola, Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea, Sri Lanka and Switzerland.