First Commission Secretaries Meeting 2026

The first annual CBCPNGSI Commission Secretaries Meeting was held at CBCPNGSI in Port Moresby on  Tuesday, the 24^th of February 2026.

Fr Lawrence Arockiaraj, General Secretary CBCPNGSI (seated, third from the right), and Commission Secretaries present at the CBCPNGSI for the First Commission Secretaries Meeting

The Commissions and desks of CBCPNGSI in attendance;

1.     Caritas Papua New Guinea 

2.     Catholic Church Health Services 

3.     National Catholic Education Commission 

4.     Religious education

5.     Family Life and Laity

6.     Youth Commission

7.     Pontifical Mission Societies 

8. Liturgical Catechetical Institute

9. Migrants and Refugees

10.  Service Chaplaincies

11.  Ecumenism and Interfaith-Faith Dialogue

12.  Right Relations

Fr Tomas Ravaioli IVE (Director Liturgical Catechetical Institute) presenting a gift on behalf of the CBCPNGSI to Sr Ancy John (Right Relationships)

Among those present for the meeting was Sr Ancy John, director of Right Relationships, who will soon be leaving her post as director.

Fr Lawrence Arockiaraj (General Secretary) presents a token of appreciation to Fr Tomas Ravaioli ( Director, Liturgical Catechetical Institute)

Sr Jadwiga Faliszek ( Commission Secretary, Catholic Church Health Services) cutting a cake in commemoration of Catholic Church Health Services' Ten Years.

The first Commission Secretaries Meeting has now established the direction for the remainder of 2026 at the CBCPNGSI.