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	=Antoine Marie Garin<ref> The most comprehensive biography on Garin is found in: Tremewan, Peter and Larcombe Giselle, ''Living among the Northland Māori; Diary of Father Antoine Garin, 1844-1846. '' Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. 2019</ref>=		=Antoine Marie Garin<ref> The most comprehensive biography on Garin is found in: Tremewan, Peter and Larcombe Giselle, ''Living among the Northland Māori; Diary of Father Antoine Garin, 1844-1846. '' Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. 2019</ref>=

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	:Antoine Marie Garin was born on 23 July 1810 at St Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain in the diocese of Belley, and ordained a diocesan priest on 19 October 1834. For three years he worked in the parish of Chalamont before applying to join the Society of Mary in order to go on the foreign missions. He was professed on 21 November 1840 and the following month left for Oceania, arriving in the Bay of Islands (New Zealand) on 14 June 1841.		:Antoine Marie Garin was born on 23 July 1810 at St Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain in the diocese of Belley, and ordained a diocesan priest on 19 October 1834. For three years he worked in the parish of Chalamont before applying to join the Society of Mary in order to go on the foreign missions. He was professed on 21 November 1840 and the following month left for Oceania, arriving in the Bay of Islands (New Zealand) on 14 June 1841.

	:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.		:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> [[Girard0111\|LRO doc.111]] [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.

	:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join. Most were married with families. It was a particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines and ensuing hardships in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.		:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join. Most were married with families. It was a particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines and ensuing hardships in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.

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	:A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in French in the University of Canterbury by Giselle Larcombe. University of Canterbury 2009<ref> http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3203</ref>		:A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in French in the University of Canterbury by Giselle Larcombe. University of Canterbury 2009<ref> http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3203</ref>

	:This edited extract (pp.182-189) is used with permission by Giselle Larcombe (2025).<ref> Editing involved translating texts in French ~~to English and updating~~ and ~~revising~~ the referencing where required.</ref>		:This edited extract (pp.182-189) is used with permission by Giselle Larcombe (2025).<ref> Editing involved translating into English texts presented in French in the thesis and the reformatting of referencing where required. Please refer to the thesis for the original French text.</ref>

	====Provincial, 1841-1843====		====Provincial, 1841-1843====

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	:The following text has been edited<ref> Editing involved translating texts in French to English and updating and revising the referencing where required. The use of the text has been approved by Giselle Larcombe (2025)</ref> from: Pages 182-189 of

	:''ANTOINE MARIE GARIN: A BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE INTERCULTURAL DYNAMIC IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEW ZEALAND''		:''ANTOINE MARIE GARIN: A BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE INTERCULTURAL DYNAMIC IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEW ZEALAND''
			:A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in French in the University of Canterbury by Giselle Larcombe. University of Canterbury 2009<ref> http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3203</ref>

	:~~A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in French in the University of Canterbury~~ by Giselle Larcombe. ~~University of Canterbury 2009~~<ref> ~~http://hdl.handle~~.~~net/10092/3203~~</ref>		:This edited extract (pp.182-189) is used with permission by Giselle Larcombe (2025).<ref> Editing involved translating texts in French to English and updating and revising the referencing where required.</ref>

	====Provincial, 1841-1843====		====Provincial, 1841-1843====

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Antoine Marie Garin The best information on Garin is found in: Tremewan, Peter and Larcombe Giselle, Living among the Northland Māori; Diary of Father Antoine Garin, 1844-1846. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. 2019

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	=Antoine Marie Garin<ref> The ~~best information~~ on Garin is found in: Tremewan, Peter and Larcombe Giselle, ''Living among the Northland Māori; Diary of Father Antoine Garin, 1844-1846. '' Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. 2019</ref>=		=Antoine Marie Garin<ref> The most comprehensive biography on Garin is found in: Tremewan, Peter and Larcombe Giselle, ''Living among the Northland Māori; Diary of Father Antoine Garin, 1844-1846. '' Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. 2019</ref>=

	===First "Provincial" of the Oceania<ref> No evidence found that his authority extended past NZ. Not appointed by Colin – see phrasing in CS1 doc 301 “supérieur que sa grandeur a designé”</ref> Missions, 1841-1843===		===First "Provincial" of the Oceania<ref> No evidence found that his authority extended past NZ. Not appointed by Colin – see phrasing in CS1 doc 301 “supérieur que sa grandeur a designé”</ref> Missions, 1841-1843===

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	:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.		:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.

	:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join. Most were married with families. It was a particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.		:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join. Most were married with families. It was a particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines and ensuing hardships in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.

	:Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson. He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given his first assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.		:Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson. He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given his first assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.

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	:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join. Most were married with families. It was a particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.		:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join. Most were married with families. It was a particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.

	:Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson. He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given an assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.		:Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson. He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given his first assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.

	:Garin had a great concern for education and opened his first school in 1850.<ref> School opened 1850 – ''Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle'', Volume XIII, Issue 699, 6 January 1855, Page 2. Note Nelson College and St. Mary’s School are not connected.</ref> It quickly achieved a reputation for excellence and in 1867 Garin succeeded in obtaining Government aid for Catholic schools. His other concern was for young orphans. He opened his first orphanage in 1872 and in later years opened another, so having one for boys and one for girls.		:Garin had a great concern for education and opened his first school in 1850.<ref> School opened 1850 – ''Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle'', Volume XIII, Issue 699, 6 January 1855, Page 2. Note Nelson College and St. Mary’s School are not connected.</ref> It quickly achieved a reputation for excellence and in 1867 Garin succeeded in obtaining Government aid for Catholic schools. His other concern was for young orphans. He opened his first orphanage in 1872 and in later years opened another, so having one for boys and one for girls.

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	:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.		:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.

	:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join ~~the Corps~~. Most were married with families. It was particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.		:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join. Most were married with families. It was a particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.

	:Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson. He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given an assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.		:Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson. He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given an assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.

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	:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.		:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.

	:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> He moved ~~in 1848~~ to Howick, near Auckland, ~~a village of about 1,000 Irish people.~~<ref> ~~Troops discharged from~~ British Army~~, designated as RNZ Fencibles and their~~ families. ~~Mainly recruited from~~ Ireland.</ref> Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses~~. Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson~~.		:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> In January 1848, he moved to Howick, near Auckland, as chaplain to the Fencibles<ref> The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, troops with at least 15 years service in the British Army were eligible to join the Corps. Most were married with families. It was particularly desirable posting for Irish servicemen, given the potato famines in Ireland at the time.</ref>, with communities also at Panmure and Otahuhu. Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses.

	:He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given an assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.		:Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson. He immediately began to minister to the young town and the whole surrounding countryside, a huge area. The town had a small chapel which was built in 1847 by Fr Jeremiah O'Reily OFM Cap, who had resided in Wellington since 1843. It was an overwhelming task, but fortunately he had the help of Br Claude-Marie Bertrand who was with Garin in Nelson from the start.<ref> Except for 187908-188110 when he was with the Marist Brothers of the Schools (FMS) in Napier.</ref> Claude-Marie taught in the Nelson school, as Archbishop Francis Redwood was to later acknowledge. Garin recognised that Claude-Marie was an ''integral element'' of his mission, remarking on several occasions to their superiors that it was Claude-Marie who cared for the boarders, prepared the church for services and led the church music. Garin was a priest on his own until July 1851 when, fortunately, he was given an assistant, Delphin Moreau. Garin’s travels to all his parishioners took him over hundreds of miles every year over extremely difficult terrain.

	:Garin had a great concern for education and opened his first school in 1850.<ref> School opened 1850 – ''Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle'', Volume XIII, Issue 699, 6 January 1855, Page 2. Note Nelson College and St. Mary’s School are not connected.</ref> It quickly achieved a reputation for excellence and in 1867 Garin succeeded in obtaining Government aid for Catholic schools. His other concern was for young orphans. He opened his first orphanage in 1872 and in later years opened another, so having one for boys and one for girls.		:Garin had a great concern for education and opened his first school in 1850.<ref> School opened 1850 – ''Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle'', Volume XIII, Issue 699, 6 January 1855, Page 2. Note Nelson College and St. Mary’s School are not connected.</ref> It quickly achieved a reputation for excellence and in 1867 Garin succeeded in obtaining Government aid for Catholic schools. His other concern was for young orphans. He opened his first orphanage in 1872 and in later years opened another, so having one for boys and one for girls.

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	:Antoine Marie Garin was born on 23 July 1810 at St Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain in the diocese of Belley, and ordained a diocesan priest on 19 October 1834. For three years he worked in the parish of Chalamont before applying to join the Society of Mary in order to go on the foreign missions. He was professed on 21 November 1840 and the following month left for Oceania, arriving in the Bay of Islands (New Zealand) on 14 June 1841.		:Antoine Marie Garin was born on 23 July 1810 at St Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain in the diocese of Belley, and ordained a diocesan priest on 19 October 1834. For three years he worked in the parish of Chalamont before applying to join the Society of Mary in order to go on the foreign missions. He was professed on 21 November 1840 and the following month left for Oceania, arriving in the Bay of Islands (New Zealand) on 14 June 1841.

	:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111~~. Garin asks Colin for the rule for a Provincial. See [[Girard0128\|LRO doc 128]]~~. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.		:Six weeks after Garin’s arrival, Jean-Baptiste Epalle reported to Colin that Garin has been selected to act as provincial superior. He had been nominated "Provincial"<ref> Not appointed by Colin but by Pompallier. See [[Girard0104\|LRO doc 104]] / 111. See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]]</ref> by Pompallier<ref> In a letter in 1842, Colin asked Fransoni that the provincial be appointed by the superior general and act with his authority. J. Taylor, ''Jean-Claude Colin: Reluctant Founder'', ATF Press, Adelaide, Australia. 2018. p.613</ref> and so was religious superior of the missionaries.<ref> [[Girard0121\|LRO 121]]; Servant to Colin 20 December 1841. “Our good provincial Father, Father Garin, does not fail to tell us: “ You are this man”.[cf 2 Samuel 12:7]</ref> With Epalle, Garin had revised a rule, but a few months later was requesting from Colin a rule for a Provincial.<ref> LRO doc.111 [3] 18410922 Garin to Colin; LRO doc.128 [4] 18420119 Garin to Colin </ref> He reported back to Colin<ref> See Garin’s view of Forest’s arrival to be provincial [[Girard0149\|LRO doc 149]]. Asks to be removed by Colin from position to which he was appointed by Pompallier (without Colin’s agreement). See [[Girard0239\|LRO doc 239]].</ref> on the state and the needs of the missionaries. Pompallier moved Garin into active ministry during 1843, where Garin threw himself with great zeal into working with Māori in Northland and, later with Europeans settlers.

	:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> He moved in 1848 to Howick, near Auckland, a village of about 1,000 Irish people.<ref> Troops discharged from British Army, designated as RNZ Fencibles and their families. Mainly recruited from Ireland.</ref> Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses. Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson.		:He looked after the Mangakahia mission station from September 1843. This area also covered Kaipara, on the west coast and he would travel frequently to Whangarei on the east coast. In a letter he wrote in April 1846, he described himself as, variously, "a carpenter, a wheelwright, a gardener, a tailor, a mason, a bookbinder, a chemist, a farmer, a vinedresser, and a doctor"!<ref> APM Résumé de la correspondance de l’abbé Garin. 18460417 No.15 Lettre à ses parents </ref> He moved in 1848 to Howick, near Auckland, a village of about 1,000 Irish people.<ref> Troops discharged from British Army, designated as RNZ Fencibles and their families. Mainly recruited from Ireland.</ref> Although he did not relish ministering to the Irish he grew very fond of them over the next two years, and it was with deep mutual regret that he left there in 1850 because of the dispute with Bishop Pompallier and the division of New Zealand into two dioceses. Bishop Viard, the Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Wellington, posted Garin to Nelson.