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	===Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon===		===Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon===

	:Charles Mathieu was born at Amiens, Somme on 23 July 1809. A ~~diocesan~~ priest of the diocese of Amiens, ~~and~~ secretary of Bishop Jean-Marie Mioland, he joined the Marists to go to Oceania ~~and~~ was professed on 11 March 1843 along with Philippe Calinon, who was to become the Provincial of the Vicariate of Central Oceania, and Pierre Rougeyron who would assist at the first Mass in New Caledonia on Christmas Day 1843.		:Charles Mathieu was born at Amiens, Somme on 23 July 1809. A priest of the diocese of Amiens, he was secretary to Bishop Jean-Marie Mioland, when he joined the Marists to go to Oceania. He was professed on 11 March 1843 along with Philippe Calinon, who was to become the Provincial of the Vicariate of Central Oceania, and Pierre Rougeyron who would assist at the first Mass in New Caledonia on Christmas Day 1843.

	:Both Mathieu and Rougeyron left Europe in 1843 and travelled with Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Oceania. Mathieu spent his first four years on the missions in Wallis. He was appointed Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania by Bishop Bataillon.		:Both Mathieu and Rougeyron left Europe in 1843 and travelled with Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Oceania. Mathieu spent his first four years on the missions in Wallis. He was appointed Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania by Bishop Bataillon.

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Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon

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	===Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon===		===Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon===

	:Charles Mathieu was born at Amiens, Somme on ~~23rd~~ July 1809. A diocesan priest of ~~that~~ diocese, and secretary of Bishop Jean-Marie Mioland, he joined the Marists to go to Oceania and was professed on ~~11th~~ March 1843 along with Fr Philippe Calinon, who was to become the Provincial of the Vicariate of Central Oceania, and Fr Pierre Rougeyron who would assist at the first Mass in New Caledonia on Christmas Day of 1843.		:Charles Mathieu was born at Amiens, Somme on 23 July 1809. A diocesan priest of the diocese of Amiens, and secretary of Bishop Jean-Marie Mioland, he joined the Marists to go to Oceania and was professed on 11 March 1843 along with Philippe Calinon, who was to become the Provincial of the Vicariate of Central Oceania, and Pierre Rougeyron who would assist at the first Mass in New Caledonia on Christmas Day 1843.

	:Both ~~Frs.~~ Mathieu and Rougeyron left Europe in 1843 and travelled with Bishop Douarre to Oceania. Fr Mathieu spent his first four years on the missions in Wallis. He was appointed Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania by Bishop Bataillon.		:Both Mathieu and Rougeyron left Europe in 1843 and travelled with Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Oceania. Mathieu spent his first four years on the missions in Wallis. He was appointed Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania by Bishop Bataillon.

	:In September 1842, Colin had been granted permission to appoint a provincial. In February 1843, Epalle had arrived in France and given his report on the mission in New Zealand, after which Colin drafted a regulation listing the principal duties of the provincial. ~~Calinon was professed on 11th March 1843~~, ~~and soon after (and certainly before he sailed from Toulon on 25th April 1843)~~ Colin appointed Calinon, Provincial of Central Oceania. When ~~Philippe~~ Calinon arrived in Wallis,<ref> Date of arrival in Wallis was ~~17th~~ May 1844.</ref> one of the first applications of the regulations given to him by Colin, was to appoint ~~Charles~~ Mathieu (with whom he had been in novitiate) as Vice Provincial for Wallis and Futuna.<ref>[[Girard0337\|LRO doc 337]] [4] 18440725 Calinon to Colin.</ref>		:In September 1842, Colin had been granted permission to appoint a provincial. In February 1843, Epalle had arrived in France and given his report on the mission in New Zealand, after which Colin drafted a regulation listing the principal duties of the provincial. Soon after profession, Colin appointed Calinon, Provincial of Central Oceania. When Calinon arrived in Wallis,<ref> Date of arrival in Wallis was 17 May 1844.</ref> one of the first applications of the regulations given to him by Colin, was to appoint Mathieu (with whom he had been in novitiate) as Vice Provincial for Wallis and Futuna.<ref>[[Girard0337\|LRO doc 337]] [4] 18440725 Calinon to Colin.</ref>

	:Of Mathieu’s work at this time Calinon wrote:<ref>[[Girard0369\|LRO 369]] Calinon to Colin, 12 June 1845.</ref>		:Of Mathieu’s work at this time Calinon wrote:<ref>[[Girard0369\|LRO 369]] Calinon to Colin, 12 June 1845.</ref>
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	:::Father Mathieu admirably suits the office job. He is cool and collected, methodical, accurate, knowledgeable in administrative matters, a gentle nature, respectful, discreet, outgoing. He should have been chosen to play a direct role in converting pagans because of his passion. It has been a sacrifice for him to remain at Wallis where there are no pagans left. I think that he would be more useful in the mission field in the role that he plays at the Bishop’s side. His not very exuberant nature together with his shortness in stature would give him few opportunities among the people who love tall people, open faces, playful personalities, and those knowing how to hit while the iron is hot.		:::Father Mathieu admirably suits the office job. He is cool and collected, methodical, accurate, knowledgeable in administrative matters, a gentle nature, respectful, discreet, outgoing. He should have been chosen to play a direct role in converting pagans because of his passion. It has been a sacrifice for him to remain at Wallis where there are no pagans left. I think that he would be more useful in the mission field in the role that he plays at the Bishop’s side. His not very exuberant nature together with his shortness in stature would give him few opportunities among the people who love tall people, open faces, playful personalities, and those knowing how to hit while the iron is hot.

	:~~Bishop Pompallier at this time~~ was ~~anxious~~ to ~~clarify the distinction between the authority of religious superiors and ecclesiastical superiors. In~~ 1846~~<ref> Document dated 18461208 and presented in April 1847~~.</ref> he recommended to the Holy See that the Vicariates of Western and Central Oceania be divided into properly erected dioceses and that Fr Mathieu be appointed Bishop of Lakemba (Fiji Islands). This recommendation was not followed. Nevertheless Fr Mathieu, in 1848,<ref> He first went to Futuna in December 1849 ([[Girard0867\|LRO doc ~~867]]). Then he arrived in Fiji in October 1851 (~~[~~[Girard1077\|LRO 1077~~]~~])</ref> found himself appointed to the mission in Fiji. (It was about this time (1848) that Dubreul was appointed Visitor General of the Missions with the duty of reporting~~ to Fr Colin ~~on the state of the mission and the welfare of the men.)<ref> Dubreul had done visitation prior to 1848 as Procurator of the Missions~~.</ref>		:Mathieu was to resign this position in 1846.<ref> LRO doc 498 [12] 18460403 Calinon to Colin.</ref>

	:~~Arriving~~ in ~~Lakeba, where~~ the ~~mission had been founded three years earlier, he~~ and ~~his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka~~. ~~From there, Fr~~ Mathieu ~~along with his companion~~, ~~Fr Pierre Michel~~, ~~founded the station at Rewa~~ in ~~1852~~. ~~They had~~ to ~~withdraw three years later to strengthen~~ the ~~community at Levuka. While working~~ in Fiji ~~Mathieu participated in~~ the ~~writing~~ of the ~~first French-Fijian dictionary~~.		:Bishop Pompallier at this time was anxious to clarify the distinction between the authority of religious superiors and ecclesiastical superiors. In 1846<ref> Document dated 18461208 and presented in April 1847.</ref> he recommended to the Holy See that the Vicariates of Western and Central Oceania be divided into properly erected dioceses and that Mathieu be appointed Bishop of Lakemba (Fiji Islands). This recommendation was not followed. Nevertheless Mathieu, in 1848,<ref> He first went to Futuna in December 1849 ([[Girard0867\|LRO doc 867]]). Then he arrived in Fiji in October 1851 ([[Girard1077\|LRO 1077]])</ref> found himself appointed to the mission in Fiji. (It was about this time (1848) that Dubreul was appointed Visitor General of the Missions with the duty of reporting to Fr Colin on the state of the mission and the welfare of the men.)<ref> Dubreul had done visitation prior to 1848 as Procurator of the Missions.</ref>

	:~~Bataillon~~, ~~on visit to Fiji~~, ~~decided around Ascension 1855 that Mathieu was to return to Wallis to rest~~ and ~~replace him during~~ his ~~upcoming trip~~ to ~~France. Roulleaux-Dubignon was~~ to ~~accompany Bataillon to Europe~~. ~~The former arrived in Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria''~~ with ~~Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis~~, ~~as he arrived~~ in ~~Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant~~.~~<ref>http://nla~~.~~gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While~~ in ~~Sydney he taught~~ the ~~indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506~~-~~21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre~~.~~</ref>~~		:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Mathieu along with his companion, Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.

	:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with ~~Bishop~~ Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel ~~with the Bishop~~. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on ~~24th~~ May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.		:Bataillon, on visit to Fiji, decided around Ascension 1855 that Mathieu was to return to Wallis to rest and replace him there during his upcoming trip to Europe. François Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. The former arrived in Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis; instead he arrived in Sydney on 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>

			:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24 May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.

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	:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.		:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.

	:Bataillon, on visit to Fiji, decided around Ascension 1855 that Mathieu was to return to Wallis to replace him during his upcoming trip to France. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. The former arrived in Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>		:Bataillon, on visit to Fiji, decided around Ascension 1855 that Mathieu was to return to Wallis to rest and replace him during his upcoming trip to France. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. The former arrived in Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>

	:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.		:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.

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Charles Eugène Mathieu

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	:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.		:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.

	:Bataillon decided around Ascension 1855 that Mathieu was to return to Wallis to replace him during his upcoming trip to France. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. The former arrived in Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>		:Bataillon, on visit to Fiji, decided around Ascension 1855 that Mathieu was to return to Wallis to replace him during his upcoming trip to France. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. The former arrived in Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>

	:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.		:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.

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	:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.		:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.

	:Mathieu ~~left Fiji, intending~~ to return to Wallis ~~around Ascension 1855~~. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. He arrived Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>		:Bataillon decided around Ascension 1855 that Mathieu was to return to Wallis to replace him during his upcoming trip to France. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. The former arrived in Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>

	:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.		:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.

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	===Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon===		===Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon===

	:Charles Mathieu was born at Amiens, Somme on 23rd July 1809. A diocesan priest of that diocese, and secretary of ~~his~~ Bishop, he joined the Marists to go to Oceania and was professed on 11th March 1843 along with Fr Philippe Calinon, who was to become the Provincial of the Vicariate of Central Oceania, and Fr Pierre Rougeyron who would assist at the first Mass in New Caledonia on Christmas Day of 1843.		:Charles Mathieu was born at Amiens, Somme on 23rd July 1809. A diocesan priest of that diocese, and secretary of Bishop Jean-Marie Mioland, he joined the Marists to go to Oceania and was professed on 11th March 1843 along with Fr Philippe Calinon, who was to become the Provincial of the Vicariate of Central Oceania, and Fr Pierre Rougeyron who would assist at the first Mass in New Caledonia on Christmas Day of 1843.

	:Both Frs. Mathieu and Rougeyron left Europe in 1843 and travelled with Bishop Douarre to Oceania. Fr Mathieu spent his first four years on the missions in Wallis. He was appointed Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania by Bishop Bataillon.		:Both Frs. Mathieu and Rougeyron left Europe in 1843 and travelled with Bishop Douarre to Oceania. Fr Mathieu spent his first four years on the missions in Wallis. He was appointed Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania by Bishop Bataillon.

	:In September 1842, Colin had been granted permission to appoint a provincial. In February 1843, Epalle had arrived in France and given his report on the mission in New Zealand, after which Colin drafted a regulation listing the principal duties of the provincial. Calinon was professed on 11th March 1843, and soon after (and certainly before he sailed from Toulon on 25th April 1843) Colin appointed Calinon, Provincial of Central Oceania. When Philippe Calinon arrived in Wallis,<ref> Date of arrival in Wallis was 17th May 1844.</ref> one of the first applications of the regulations given to him by Colin, was to appoint Charles Mathieu (with whom he had been in novitiate) as Vice Provincial for Wallis and Futuna.<ref>[[Girard0337\|LRO doc 337]] [4] 18440725 Calinon to Colin.</ref>		:In September 1842, Colin had been granted permission to appoint a provincial. In February 1843, Epalle had arrived in France and given his report on the mission in New Zealand, after which Colin drafted a regulation listing the principal duties of the provincial. Calinon was professed on 11th March 1843, and soon after (and certainly before he sailed from Toulon on 25th April 1843) Colin appointed Calinon, Provincial of Central Oceania. When Philippe Calinon arrived in Wallis,<ref> Date of arrival in Wallis was 17th May 1844.</ref> one of the first applications of the regulations given to him by Colin, was to appoint Charles Mathieu (with whom he had been in novitiate) as Vice Provincial for Wallis and Futuna.<ref>[[Girard0337\|LRO doc 337]] [4] 18440725 Calinon to Colin.</ref>

	:Of ~~Matheiu’s~~ work at this time Calinon wrote:<ref>[[Girard0369\|LRO 369]] Calinon to Colin, 12 June 1845.</ref>		:Of Mathieu’s work at this time Calinon wrote:<ref>[[Girard0369\|LRO 369]] Calinon to Colin, 12 June 1845.</ref>

	:::Father Mathieu admirably suits the office job. He is cool and collected, methodical, accurate, knowledgeable in administrative matters, a gentle nature, respectful, discreet, outgoing. He should have been chosen to play a direct role in converting pagans because of his passion. It has been a sacrifice for him to remain at Wallis where there are no pagans left. I think that he would be more useful in the mission field in the role that he plays at the Bishop’s side. His not very exuberant nature together with his shortness in stature would give him few opportunities among the people who love tall people, open faces, playful personalities, and those knowing how to hit while the iron is hot.		:::Father Mathieu admirably suits the office job. He is cool and collected, methodical, accurate, knowledgeable in administrative matters, a gentle nature, respectful, discreet, outgoing. He should have been chosen to play a direct role in converting pagans because of his passion. It has been a sacrifice for him to remain at Wallis where there are no pagans left. I think that he would be more useful in the mission field in the role that he plays at the Bishop’s side. His not very exuberant nature together with his shortness in stature would give him few opportunities among the people who love tall people, open faces, playful personalities, and those knowing how to hit while the iron is hot.
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	:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.		:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.

	:Mathieu left Fiji, intending to return to Wallis around Ascension 1855. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. He arrived Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>		:Mathieu left Fiji, intending to return to Wallis around Ascension 1855. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. He arrived Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>

	:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.		:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.

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==Charles Eugène Mathieu==

===Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania appointed by Bataillon<ref> Seems there is no evidence of any appointment by Colin.</ref>===
===Vice-Provincial for Wallis and Futuna, appointed by Calinon===

:Charles Mathieu was born at Amiens, Somme on 23rd July 1809. A diocesan priest of that diocese, and secretary of his Bishop, he joined the Marists to go to Oceania and was professed on 11th March 1843 along with Fr Philippe Calinon, who was to become the Provincial of the Vicariate of Central Oceania, and Fr Pierre Rougeyron who would assist at the first Mass in New Caledonia on Christmas Day of 1843.

:Both Frs. Mathieu and Rougeyron left Europe in 1843 and travelled with Bishop Douarre to Oceania. Fr Mathieu spent his first four years on the missions in Wallis. He was appointed Pro-Vicar for Central Oceania by Bishop Bataillon.

:In September 1842, Colin had been granted permission to appoint a provincial. In February 1843, Epalle had arrived in France and given his report on the mission in New Zealand, after which Colin drafted a regulation listing the principal duties of the provincial. Calinon was professed on 11th March 1843, and soon after (and certainly before he sailed from Toulon on 25th April 1843) Colin appointed Calinon, Provincial of Central Oceania. When Philippe Calinon arrived in Wallis,<ref> Date of arrival in Wallis was 17th May 1844.</ref> one of the first applications of the regulations given to him by Colin, was to appoint Charles Mathieu (with whom he had been in novitiate) as Vice Provincial for Wallis and Futuna.<ref>[[Girard0337|LRO doc 337]] [4] 18440725 Calinon to Colin.</ref>

:Of Matheiu’s work at this time Calinon wrote:<ref>[[Girard0369|LRO 369]] Calinon to Colin, 12 June 1845.</ref>

:::Father Mathieu admirably suits the office job. He is cool and collected, methodical, accurate, knowledgeable in administrative matters, a gentle nature, respectful, discreet, outgoing. He should have been chosen to play a direct role in converting pagans because of his passion. It has been a sacrifice for him to remain at Wallis where there are no pagans left. I think that he would be more useful in the mission field in the role that he plays at the Bishop’s side. His not very exuberant nature together with his shortness in stature would give him few opportunities among the people who love tall people, open faces, playful personalities, and those knowing how to hit while the iron is hot.

:Bishop Pompallier at this time was anxious to clarify the distinction between the authority of religious superiors and ecclesiastical superiors. In 1846<ref> Document dated 18461208 and presented in April 1847.</ref> he recommended to the Holy See that the Vicariates of Western and Central Oceania be divided into properly erected dioceses and that Fr Mathieu be appointed Bishop of Lakemba (Fiji Islands). This recommendation was not followed. Nevertheless Fr Mathieu, in 1848,<ref> He first went to Futuna in December 1849 ([[Girard0867|LRO doc 867]]). Then he arrived in Fiji in October 1851 ([[Girard1077|LRO 1077]])</ref> found himself appointed to the mission in Fiji. (It was about this time (1848) that Dubreul was appointed Visitor General of the Missions with the duty of reporting to Fr Colin on the state of the mission and the welfare of the men.)<ref> Dubreul had done visitation prior to 1848 as Procurator of the Missions.</ref>

:Arriving in Lakeba, where the mission had been founded three years earlier, he and his companions decided to move their headquarters to Levuka. From there, Fr Mathieu along with his companion, Fr Pierre Michel, founded the station at Rewa in 1852. They had to withdraw three years later to strengthen the community at Levuka. While working in Fiji Mathieu participated in the writing of the first French-Fijian dictionary.

:Mathieu left Fiji, intending to return to Wallis around Ascension 1855. Roulleaux-Dubignon was to accompany Bataillon to Europe. He arrived Sydney from Noumea<ref> Arrived 18560313 having left Noumea 18550305.</ref> on ''Brig Maria'' with Fr Vachon and Br Joseph Muraour. Mathieu did not go to Wallis, as he arrived in Sydney 4 July 1855 with Bataillon and Fathers Ducrettet and Servant.<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12971318</ref> While in Sydney he taught the indigenous students brought there by Bataillon.<ref> APM 1506-21456 18551222 Rocher to Favre.</ref>

:Mathieu intended to go to Europe with Bishop Bataillon, who wished to have him made his Coadjutor Bishop, but he contracted typhoid and could not travel with the Bishop. In fact, he died in Sydney, aged 47, on 24th May 1856,<ref> APM 1506-21456 18560604 Rocher to Favre for report of his illness and death.</ref> just a week after Bataillon had left for Rome. He is buried in the cemetery of St Charles Borromeo, Ryde.

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