Our formal title is the Society of Australian Congregations
of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM)

The Society of Australian Congregations of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM) is a federation of six autonomous Presentation Congregations in Australia and a group of Australian and Melanesian Presentation Sisters in Papua New Guinea.

Presentation Sisters are called to encounter God in the heart of the world and to continue the mission of Jesus in the spirit of our founder Nano Nagle. Like Nano we are called to keep our hearts open to the voices of those who are poor and oppressed, voices which challenge us to conversion and action both personally and communally.

As at January 2006 there are 405 Australian and PNG Presentation Sisters involved in a variety of ministries.

 

Australian and PNG Foundation Dates:

Tasmania	Founded 1866
Victoria	1873
Wagga Wagga	1874
Lismore	1886
Western Australia	1891
Queensland	1900
Australian Mission to Papua New Guinea	1966