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Bishop merges two neighboring Hamakua Coast parishes

12/07/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is merging two neighboring small parishes on the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island, effective Jan. 1. The bishop on Nov. 28 issued a decree combining into a single parish Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Papaikou, (which includes Good Shepherd Church in Honomu), and St. Anthony […]

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