These statues were re-positioned once again outside the 1978 cathedral; damage caused by bullets can be easily seen on both. Bishop Daniel Stuyvenberg SM began planning for a new cathedral for the Diocese in 1975. He appointed Melbourne architect Noel McKernan, and laid the foundation stone on 14 September 1976 and solemnly dedicated it on 17 September 1978. McKernan's contemporary design is reminiscent of the tent-like structure which it replaced. A self-taught local woodcarver, Frank Haikiu, was engaged for the manufacture of the altar, tabernacle, crucifix, font, way of the cross, and statues of the Blessed Virgin and St Joseph. Haikiu also carved a Suffering Christ (now in St Joseph's Secondary School, Tenaru), an altar for the Marist community in Tanagai, and a Martyrdom of St Peter Chanel for Our Lady of Lourdes and St Peter Chanel Church in Hull UK. Coat of arms The Archdiocesan Coat of Arms, designed by Slovak heraldic artist Marek Sobola and published in 2018, incorporates the national flag of the Solomon Islands (of which country Honiara is the capital), the Holy Cross of Christ (marking the patronage of the Holy Cross), and the fleur-de-lis (in honour of the Virgin Mary and Pope John Paul II, the Archdiocese's founder). Ordinaries Julien Vidal SM - Prefect Apostolic of the Southern Solomon Islands (1897–1903) Jean-Ephrem Bertreux SM - Prefect Apostolic of the Southern Solomon Islands (1903–1912), Vicar Apostolic of the Southern Solomon Islands (1912–1919) Louis-Marie Raucaz SM - Vicar Apostolic of the Southern Solomon Islands (1920–1934) Jean-Marie Aubin SM - Vicar Apostolic of the Southern Solomon Islands (1935–1958) Daniel Willem Stuyvenberg SM - Vicar Apostolic of the Southern Solomon Islands (1958–1966), Bishop of Honiara (1966–1978), Archbishop and Metropolitan of Honiara (1978–1984, installed 25 March 1979) Adrian Thomas Smith SM - Archbishop and Metropolitan of Honiara (1984–2016) Christopher Michael Cardone OP - Archbishop and Metropolitan of Honiara (2016–present) Other affiliated bishops Auxiliary Bishops Peter Kurongku - Auxiliary Bishop (consecrated 25 March 1979, promoted to Archbishop of Port Moresby 3 October 1981) Adrian Thomas Smith SM - Auxiliary Bishop (consecrated 24 April 1983, promoted to Archbishop here 3 December 1984) John Doaninoel SM - Auxiliary Bishop (appointed 9 June 2011 - formerly Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul; died 7 August 2018) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Peter Houhou, appointed Bishop of Auki 3 July 2018 References Sources and external links A brief history of the Archdiocese of