We are a missionary family, founded in 1703. We live the Gospel in response to the changing needs of contemporary culture, building community in parts of the world that are often neglected.
Committed to respectful evangelization, by our witness and service, we introduce people to the Holy Gospel and God’s love for them.
Nearly 3,000 Spiritans serve in over sixty countries on six continents – in Europe, Africa, North and South America, Asia and Oceania.
For me, the most striking thing about his (Poullart) spirituality is that he followed the path of the rich young man but in the opposite direction! In contrast to the man in the Gospel, he decided to leave absolutely everything so as to become like Jesus- poor amongst the poor, just like Jesus with the fishermen of Galilee- with nowhere to lay his head. The Congregation of the Holy Spirit that he founded was based on this idea from its conception and has remained so ever since.
Nazaire Diatta: Memoire Spiritaine on Poullart des Places, p. 219
1922 | Congo Kinshasa
Founding of the missions of Ankoro and Malela. Père Louis Lempereur succeeds Père Callewaert as Prefect Apostolic of North Katanga. He will be succeeded by Père Georges Hazaert in 1930.
1932 | Makurdi
There are already 70 pupils and 3 teachers in the Catholic primary school in Makurdi town, only 2 years after the arrival of the German Spiritans.
1933 | Sierra Leone
Bishop John Wilson, Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo, is appointed to succeed Bishop O'Gorman in Sierra Leone. He is already in poor health and only spends two years in the country. He retires in March 1936 and dies two years later in Ireland at the age of 54.
1963 | Tefé
The current District of Tefé is divided into Tefé and Central Brazil.
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