Personal details
Full Name:
- Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier
Lifetime:
- 11 Dec 1801–21 Dec 1871
Biography
A French bishop living amongst hostile British settlers in New Zealand, Pompallier was sympathetic to Māori concerns, and for his time had an enlightened view towards Māori.
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This distinctively French-looking building at Russell in the Bay of Islands is a monument to early Catholic missionaries.
