Order of Saint Augustine
in Asia and the Pacific (OSAAP)

Order of Saint Augustine in Asia and the Pacific (OSAAP)

The Order of Saint Augustine in Asia and the Pacific (OSAAP) is the regional union of Augustinian circumscriptions committed to fostering closer collaboration and a more coordinated evangelizing presence across Asia and the Pacific. Established in response to the Constitutions of the Order and the mandate of the 2001 Ordinary General Chapter, OSAAP reflects the desire of the Augustinians in the region to strengthen communion, shared responsibility, and common mission while respecting the autonomy of each circumscription.

Comprising Provinces, Vicariates, and Delegations throughout Asia and the Pacific, OSAAP serves as a forum for fraternal dialogue, mutual support, and the sharing of resources, particularly in the areas of initial and ongoing formation, Augustinian history, and spirituality. It also provides a space for discerning common challenges, coordinating pastoral initiatives, and implementing the policies of the Order in a culturally diverse and rapidly changing context.

Through cooperation in proclaiming the Gospel and promoting Augustinian life in the region, OSAAP contributes to the vitality and growth of the Order’s mission in Asia and the Pacific.

Circumscriptions

Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel - Australasia
St. Augustine, 60 Alfred Rd,
2100 Brookvale NSW, Australia

Province of Santo Niño de Cebu - Philippines

Santo Niño Pilgrim Center
Cor. P. Burgos St. and Osmeña Blvd.
6000 Cebu City

Cebu, Philippines

Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines

Convento San Agustin, PO Box 3366,

General Luna St. - Intramuros,

1002 Manila, Philippines

Vicariate of Christus Totus - Papua, Indonesia
Biara Tagaste, Jin. Garuda 12 Kotak pos 243,

98411 Sorong-Pahlawan,
Papua, Indonesis

Vicariate of India
St. Augustine Study House,

Mariyapuram-Thaikkaukara,

683106 Aluva, Kerala St., India

Delegation of Japan

Our Mother of Consolation Friary,

Wakakusa Machi 6-5,

852-8023 Nagasaki, Giappone

Delegation of Korea

St. Augustine, Chamoe Jeon-ro 72,

Beon-gil 11 (9-56) Cheong Dong Chung Gu,

22309 Incheon, South Korea

Augustinian Presence in Pakistan

OSAAP Updates

FR. ANTHONY BANKS, OSA – newly elected Prior Provincial - Australasia

We are pleased to share that Fr. Anthony Banks OSA has been elected Prior Provincial of the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel–Australasia. His election will be formally confirmed at the Provincial Chapter this June. We warmly congratulate Fr. Tony and assure him of our support as he takes up this responsibility in service of the Province and the wider Church. Fr. Tony brings a wealth of experience to the role of Prior Provincial. A long-standing member of the Prov

Fr Wilson Injarapu: "The OSAAP region actively contributes to the mission, with numerous friars serving around the world"

The Order of St Augustine in the Asia-Pacific Region (OSAAP) has elected its new president and vice-president: Fr Wilson Viswanath Injarapu OSA, vicar superior of the Vicariate of India, has been elected president, and Fr Futoshi Matsuo OSA, superior of the Delegation of Japan, has been appointed vice-president. The election took place on 14 January 2024 during the meeting of the superiors of the OSAAP circumscriptions at the Minor Basilica of the Santo Niño in Cebu . Prior G

Five centuries walking with the Santo Niño of Cebu in the Philippines

Two years after a break caused by the pandemic, the Feast of the Santo Niño de Cebu in the Philippines was once again in full swing A feast that brought together for two weeks in January thousands of faithful devotees of the image that sealed the evangelisation of the Asian country in 1565 where the Augustinians had much to say. Throughout the feast, say our colleagues from the communications office of the Province of Cebu, the Basilica was " always full of devotees who atten