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The General Council decides to separate the foundation in Spain from the Province of Portugal. Thus, by a decree of 21.02.1969, the Congregation for Religious erects the autonomous Province of…

Blessing of the cathedral in the capital, Nouakchott. Each year, the pastoral agents come together to expand their study of the country, of Islam and of the nature of the…

The death of Mgr. André Raponda at Sainte Marie. Born in 1871 at Libreville, he is the first Gabonese priest to be ordained in 1899.

The first children evacuated from the war in Nigeria arrive in Gabon. They are the first of many to be received during the course of the war.

The first session of the 13th General Chapter (Sept 9-Nov 15) opens in Rome with 109 capitulants. The Superior General, Mgr. Marcel Lefebvre, resigns and leaves the Chapter on September…

The Vice-Province of Switzerland becomes an independent Province on its own. The first Provincial is Père Fernand Bussard.

"Concern" is founded to assist refugees during the Nigerian civil war. Later, "African Concern" is formed as an inter-denominational organisation of Irish people devoted to education, economic progress and relief…

It is at the Chapter of 1968 that the question of first evangelisation is discussed and put on the agenda as a priority. Fr Eugene Hillman goes to Ethiopia and…

Death in Luanda of P. Clemente Pereira da Silva, former Provincial of Portugal (1932-1943) and 2nd Assistant on the General Council of Fr. Francis Griffin. He did much to build…

Baarle Nassau is closed because there are no more candidates to be brothers. The noviciate is transferred to Gemert. The junior seminary at Weert produces novices for the last time.

Civil war breaks out in Nigeria and lasts for the next 20 months. Spiritans play honourable roles on both sides, working with international relief organisations and caring for refugees, the…

By July 1967, the group has become a District and Fr John Jordan has succeeded in getting nine contiguous parishes in the dioceses of Mar’lia, Presidente Prudente and Lins. These…

The remains of François Libermann are transferred from the grounds of Chevilly to the chapel of rue Lhomond.

Fr. Adrian Mkoba, born and educated in the diocese, is consecrated bishop in the cathedral of Morogoro.

The Province sends missionaries to Brazil and to the native peoples of Alberta.

The Spiritan mission to Paraguay is entrusted to the Province of Trinidad.

The beginning of the civil war in Nigeria. Subsequently, approximately 280 Irish confreres are displaced and later find work in other circumscriptions, including Zambia, Malawi, Ghana, PNG and Australia.

Guinée Conakry

President Sékou Touré expells non-African bishops, priests and religious from the country, including 31 Spiritans.

Publication of the encyclical "Populorum Progressio". Justice and Peace are intimately linked together by Pope Paul VI.

A missionary outreach to Brazil begins with Fr. S. Meagher. Others go to work with the Native Peoples (Cree) of Alberta.

P. Olavo Teixeira leaves Madrid to return definitively to Portugal. As Provincial of Portugal, parish priest in Madrid and novice master at Tortoreos, he dedicates himself to the consolidation of…

Inauguration of the Theological Institute of Eindhoven (TIE) in which the Spiritan scholastics of Gemert take part.

On this day, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the new Generalate is set up on Monte Mario in Rome.

The Superior General and his Council leave the rue des Pyrénées in Paris. On September 9th, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Generalate is set up…

P. Henrique Rüth is appointed Prelate "nullius" and Bishop of Leptiminus.

Père Albert Onyembo (Spiritan) is appointed bishop of Kindu. A Procure is opened at Lubumbashi to supply the missions of North-Katanga.

Creation of the Diocese of Nouakchott, comprising the whole of Mauritania. Mgr. Michel Ber-nard C.S.Sp. is the first bishop.

Common Declaration of Paul VI & Athenagoras, 07.12.1965

In accomplishing this act of reconciliation, the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church see it as the expression of a sincere desire for reconciliation and an invitation to pursue…

Vatican II Dignitatis Humanae

DECLARATION ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DIGNITATIS HUMANAE ON THE RIGHT OF THE PERSON AND OF COMMUNITIES TO SOCIAL AND CIVIL FREEDOM IN MATTERS RELIGIOUS PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI…

Vatican II Nostra Aetate

DECLARATION ON THE RELATION OF THE CHURCH TO NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS NOSTRA AETATE PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965

The Spiritan District of Haiti is established once more.

The French Province buys a house in Dakar (S.P.E.M.) for the pastoral "stage" of young priests coming from Chevilly. The experiment only lasts for three years, after which the house…

Congo Brazzaville

The Marxist government nationalises all private schools but permission is given to open the Seminary of St. John at Brazzaville.

At the urging of five Tanzanian Spiritans, the District chapter of Kilimanjaro adopts the project of creating an East Africa Foundation, the first stage leading to our present Province of…

Nigerian Spiritans, Frs. Denis Ononuju and Francis Okonkwo, are appointed to work in Sierra Leone - the first Nigerian Spiritans to do missionary work outside the country.

A Spiritan scholasticate is opened at Isienu in the Diocese of Enugu.

Accidental death of Mgr. Joseph Landreau (Spiritan), the first Prefect Apostolic of Mauritania. The military plane in which he was travel-ling crashed at Zouerate and he was buried there.

The Gambia becomes independent.

Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (1964) n° 16

16. Finally, those who have not yet received the Gospel are related in various ways to the people of God. In the first place we must recall the people to…

P. José Maria de Sousa arrives in the country and is appointed superior. During his administration, land is bought for the Spiritan residence at Praia.

Paul VI, Encyclical Ecclesiam Suam (1964) extracts

The Mulélistes rebels attack Kindu, killing many people. A Marist brother is killed and the Superior injured. At Kongolo, the only ones remaining are l'Abbé Nday (the future bishop), two…

Independence of Nyassaland: henceforth, it is known as Malawi.

The Province of the United States is split into two, USA-East and USA-West, with the Mississippi river as their boundary, except that all of Louisiana be-longs to USA-West.

The Prefecture of Same is separated from the Diocese of Moshi and confided to the Dutch Spiritans. The first Prefect if Mgr. Henry Winkelmolen.

Whilhelm Hansen becomes principal superior in the District of Brazil South and Heinrich Rüth superior in Alto Jurua. Both are from the German Province.

The Prefecture of Bangassou becomes a diocese. The first bishop is Mgr. Antoine Maanicus C.S.Sp.

An inter-denominational prayer service took place in the cathedral of Majunga, marking the beginning of the ecumenical movement in the country.

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