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Papuans in Indonesia seek to honor missionary priest Bishops urged to mark the Church s arrival in the region 127 years ago by declaring Catholic Mission Day Jesuit Father Cornelis Le Cocq d Armanville was the first missionary priest in Papua. (Photo: mshkatolikpapua) The Catholic Church in Papua celebrates 127 years this year, prompting a call for May 22 to be declared Catholic Mission Day to mark the anniversary of the arrival of the first missionary in the Indonesian region. Father Cornelis Le Cocq d’Armanville, a Dutch Jesuit missionary priest, arrived in Indonesia’s easternmost region on May 22, 1894, to introduce Catholicism to local people. ....