The first came in 1877, and within five years were followed by a Catholic mission.

The village had become the site of a Catholic mission in 1722.

During his first 17 years as director, he raised over $2 million for Catholic foreign missions.

A Catholic mission was established on the village's current site in 1938.

He lived among them for 10 years, founding several Catholic missions along the way.

Catholic missions to Africa began early in the 1800s.

Also among the men were friars who would establish Catholic missions along the way.

He at first pastored a Catholic mission in the southern provinces.

In the 1870s, the settlement was known as the "Catholic Mission".

The city was founded as a Roman Catholic mission in the late 16th century.