Paul-Antoine Léonard de Villefeix: Difference between revisions

Paul-Antoine Leonard de Villefeix (born 18th Century) was a French Dominican priest. He conducted the first Christian service in New Zealand waters. He was the chaplain of French navigator and explorer Jean-François-Marie de Surville when de Surville sighted the North Island of New Zealand in 1869. De Surville remained two weeks in Doubtless Bay where Father Paul-Antoine Léonard de Villefeix conducted the first Chrisitan service in New Zealand waters on Christmas Day 1769.

References

• King, Michael (2003). The Penguin History of New Zealand,. Auckland: Penguin. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)