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Sister Victor Chang
Maria Teresa Bui was born in Kubulau, Bua, Fiji, on 10 October, 1937. Teresa, as she was called, was the daughter of Fong Chang Lee, a Buddhist and follower of Taoism who came from Chungsan Province in southern China, and Teresia Ralongaqato, a strong Catholic, from Natokalau village, in Kubulau, Bua.
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Sister Columba Weight
Veronica Weight was born in Wellington on 15 September, 1885, and entered the Sisters of Compassion on 27 February, 1907, at St. Joseph's Home in Buckle Street...
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Sister Bernard Montesena
Matilda Montesena was born in Napier in 1881. Matilda’s parents were Albina and Mary Magdalen Montesena (nee Hay). She entered the Sisters of Compassion at Buckle Street on 27 February, 1907, and received her religious name Sister M. Bernard...