Papua New Guinea community honors priest with new residence
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Community members in Imangapos village, Papua New Guinea, blessed a new priest’s house on the eve of the country’s 51st Independence Day.
The residence, located in the Pumakos Catholic Parish of Wapenamanda District, honors the late Father Lawrence Kambao. Kambao became the first diocesan priest from Pumakos after his ordination in 1992. The new building fully furnished and ready for occupancy, stands as a memorial to Kambao’s service.
He served as the parish priest of Mariant in Kandep District until his death in 1995. Local people constructed the house to provide a place for future priests to live and work within the community. The blessing ceremony took place as a way to remember Kambao’s contributions to the Catholic Church and the Pumakos region.
