"Life in our countries is not easy. My diocese is in the Indonesian region of west Papua and daily problems include the need for more justice and peace frequently threatened by violence. However we have seen that local Churches in Africa and in America have the same difficulties."
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We come from local churches in remote areas of the world and in these three weeks we have heard the beating heart of the universal Church, say participants at the end of the Study Seminar for recently appointed Bishops organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (23 September 2006) Fides News Agency
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John Philip Saklil
John Philip Saklil (20 March 1960 – 3 August 2019) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Timika.
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