1st May – Unveiling the new statue on the shrine at Our Lady of the Cedars’ church by Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Apostolic Nuncio. 25th July – Consecration of the ground and dedication of the cornerstone of the new church, Our Lady of Lebanon, at Liefdeen- Vrede, by Bishop Reginald J. Orsmond. Fr. Tabet returns to Lebanon in September and Fr. Pierre Albalaa is appointed Superior of the Mission. Fr. Maurice Chidiac joins the mission in November.