Papua New Guinea Church Records

Pacific Papua New Guinea

Church History
Native animist (spirit and ancestor worship) religions continued throughout most of the known history of the Papua and New Guinea areas. Islam had little influence on the population and Chinese immigrants kept their religious practices to themselves. Western missionary activity began in the 1800s as Lutherans, Methodists, Catholics, Anglicans and a host of other missionary societies focused on the area. Schools were established by many of the missionaries and the majority of the population was converted to Christianity.

Religious affiliation currently consists of 58% Protestants (mostly Lutheran), 33% Catholics and 9% native and other religions.

Catholic Church Records

 * Baptism, Death and marriage records
 * Melegeok, 1923
 * Koror, 1931-1932
 * Richard Flores Taitano Micronesia Area Research Center, University of Guam, Mangliao, Guam.
 * Palau records. Box 1
 * Baptism Records
 * Koror, Melegeok, Tobi, 1931-1943
 * Anguar, Pelelieu, 1935-1937
 * MARC. Palau records.  Box 2
 * Confirmation Records
 * Meleogeok 1922-1928
 * Koror 1921-1939
 * MARC. Palau records.  Box 4
 * Death Records
 * Koror 1921-1936
 * Meleogeok 1923-1927
 * MARC. Palau records.  Box 4