Society of St Francis Australia/New Zealand Province SSF Founded 1921 The Friary 115 Cornwall St Annerley Brisbane QD 4103 Australia Tel: 7 3391 3915 Fax: 7 3391 3916 Email: BrDonald@franciscan.org.au

The Society of St Francis has diverse origins in a number of Franciscan groups which drew together during the 1930s to found one Franciscan Society. SSF in its widest definition includes First Order Brothers, First Order Sisters (CSF), Second Order Sisters (OSC) and a Third Order. The First Order shares a common life of prayer, fraternity and a commitment to the poor.
SSF friars went from England to Papua New Guinea in the late 1950s and the first Australian house was established in 1964. The first New Zealand house followed in 1970. In 1981, the Pacific Province was divided into two: Australia/New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Daniel SSF
(Minister General, assumed office 1 July 1997)

Australia/New Zealand Province

Alfred BoonKong SSF
(Minister Provincial, assumed office 1 May 2003)

Other addresses
The Hermitage of Saint Bernardine, PO Box 46, Stroud, NSW 2425, Australia
Tel: 2 4994 5372
Fax: 2 4994 5527
Email: ssfstrd@bigpond.com

Friary of the Divine Compassion, PO Box 13-117, Hillcrest, Hamilton 2034, Aotearea New Zealand
Tel: 7 856 6701
Fax: 7 856 6901
Email: friary@franciscan.org.nz

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