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Gabon
Père René Lefebvre, the elder brother of Marcel, starts many social works in the country, especially for young people. The national football stadium of Libreville is named after him.
26 Apr 1934
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Ireland
A property at Kilshane, Tipperary, is purchased in August and opens as a Novitiate for both clerics and brothers. It is able to accommodate 60 residents, novices and staff. Of…
7 Nov 1933
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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.…
17 May 1933
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Cameroon
Profession of the first sisters of the Filles de Marie in the Vicariat of Yaoundé. They are sent to Nkolavolo with two novices and a Spiritan sister.
6 Apr 1933
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Portugal
First edition of the review 'Entre Nós', which in 1940 will become 'Acção Missionária'.
4 Apr 1933
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Nigeria
Mgr. Charles Heerey founds the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and builds Onitsha Cathedral.
31 Mar 1933
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Joseph Shanahan to Sister Columba, 20.02.1933. II, p.205
Strange to say I thought our Lord Himself nearer to me in Nigeria. The continued miracle of the visible effects of his Divine Grace in ourselves and in all those…
20 Feb 1933
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Gambia
Seven Spiritans are appointed to The Gambia. Due to illness or death, they serve the mission for an average of only ten months.
4 Oct 1932
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USA
The Holy See names an American citizen, Fr. Joseph Byrne, as Vicar Apostolic of Kilimanjaro in East Africa, a Vicariat it entrusts to the U.S. Province.
29 Jul 1932
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Portugal
Episcopal ordination of P. Moisés Alves de Pinho, at Viana do Castelo, by Mgr. Le Hunsec, Superior General of the Congregation. He is accompanied on this trip by Père Daniel…
17 Jul 1932
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Poland
Consecration of the chapel of the community at Bydgoszcz by the Superior General, Mgr. Le Hunsec, accompanied by Père Daniel Brottier.
20 May 1932
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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.
17 May 1932
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Bagamoyo
The Province of the United States takes over responsibility for the Vicariat of Kilimanjaro. Two years later, Dutch Spiritans will be asked to run Bagamoyo.
9 May 1932
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Sierra Leone
Bishop O'Gorman resigns and dies in Switzerland in 1935.
28 Apr 1932
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Guadeloupe
The ordination of Georges Magloire who came from Les Saintes on the island.
26 Apr 1932
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Cameroon
Father Maupeou is mortally wounded by a polygamous Christian with whom he is in discussion. His attacker asks his forgiveness and the Spiritan blesses him as he dies.
21 Apr 1932
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Portugal
P. Moisés Alves de Pinho is named Bishop of Angola and Congo and is ordained on the 17.07.1932 at Viana do Castelo. Prior to this he was Provincial for 13…
7 Apr 1932
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Bagamoyo
The Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo (Tanganyika) is confided to the Dutch Province.
4 Jan 1932
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Netherlands
The erection of the Dutch Province, the 10th in the Congregation. Fr. Bernard Hilhorst is the first Provincial.
16 Jul 1931
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Gambia
The Gambia is separated from the Apostolic Vicariat of Senegambia and becomes a mission "sui iuris".
5 May 1931
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Belgium
Up until the separation of Belgium and Holland in 1931, there were many common formation houses: Lier, Gentinnes, Leuven, Gemeert, Weert, Donk, Baarle-Nassau, Bonsecours, Gennep and Inglemunster. After the split,…
26 Apr 1931
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Cameroon
Creation of the Prefecture Apostolic of Douala with Mgr. Mathurin Le Mailloux in charge. In Yaoundé, Mgr. René Graffin is appointed coadjutor to Mgr. Vogt.
31 Mar 1931
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Switzerland
Death of Sister Eugénie Caps, Founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit (Spiritaines) at Montana.
16 Mar 1931
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Puerto Rico
The first Spiritans from the U.S. East Province arrive at San Juan, Puerto Rico, to start a missionary project in Arecibo, P.R. They are Frs. Plunkett (Superior) Regis Guthrie, G.…
12 Jan 1931
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Belgium/Netherlands
Belgian/Netherlands province was split into two provinces. Père Sébire, the superior before the division, becomes the first provincial of Belgium.
9 Jan 1931
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P. Joaquim Alves Pereira: "A Largueza do Reino de Deus"
Tolerance is not a new virtue that is suspect and infected with liberalism; it is one of the fundamental virtues of Christianity. It is essentially made up of loving patience.…
1 Jan 1931
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Makurdi
The first German Spiritans reach Makurdi by train. They immediately start first evangelisation in the country of the Tivs, Idomas and Igalas. Very soon, they will begin to translate school…
31 Oct 1930
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France
Blessing of the new chapel at Chevilly on June 1st. by Mgr. Louis Le Hunsec, Superior General.
5 Jun 1930
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Madagascar
Mgr. Pichot presides over the taking of the habit by the first 9 young girls to join the diocesan congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mahajanga.
2 Jun 1930
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Makurdi
The German Spiritans arrive in the Benue area of Nigeria to start evangelisation. The Prefect Apostolic is Mgr. Philip Winterle.
26 May 1930
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Nigeria
Bishop Shanahan welcomes the German Spiritans to work in the northern part of his Vicariate, the mission of Benue. The contract is signed on May 3rd.
3 May 1930
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Nigeria
Archbishop Arthur Hinsley, later Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, comes to Nigeria as Apostolic visitor. Regarding Bishop Shanahan's Vicariat he writes, 'This is the most flourishing mission in British - if…
10 Sep 1929
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Canada
Three young confreres make their consecration to the apostolate in the chapel of Saint-Alexandre; seven took the habit the previous month. The first Canadian postulant for the Spiritan sisters, Sister…
11 Jun 1929
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Germany
Premiere of the missionary film, "Christ in the virgin forest". This is followed by "The Lord in the bush" and "Consecration of daughters amongst the Kwanyama" (1929-1933).
18 Apr 1929
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Central African Republic
The new Prefect Apostolic of Ubangui-Chari, Mgr. Marcel Grandin, opens three new missions: Bangassou, Bozoum and Moundou (in present-day Chad).
6 Apr 1929
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Cameroon
Mgr. Vogt asks for the Vicariat of Cameroon to be split in two because of the increased work occasioned by many new foundations.
10 Mar 1929
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Nigeria
The first members of the English Province ar-ive to work in the Vicariat of Southern Nigeria; they are Frs. Murray, Foreman, Hagan, Grice and Hamill.
31 Jan 1929
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Netherlands
The Castle of Gemert is definitively bought by the Spiritans. Rome December, 1988: The Post-Synodal Exhortation by Pope John Paul II on the vocation and mission of lay people in…
28 Dec 1928
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Portugal
The death in Paris of P. José Maria Antunes. Born in Santarém in 1856, he was one of the first students of the Congo seminary at Santarém. He founded the…
16 Dec 1928
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Canada
First edition of the "Bulletin des Pères du Saint-Esprit". The College now has 13 fathers (including 2 Canadians), 13 brothers (1 Canadian), 5 Scholastics and 11 Sisters of the Sacred…
18 Mar 1928
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Guadeloupe
Centenary of the arrival of the Sisters of St. Joseph de Cluny. It was also the year of the worst cyclone of the century.
21 Feb 1928
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France
Père Henri Nique (1883-1939) is appointed Provincial of France. During his 11 years in office, he strives to increase the number of missionaries in the Province.
2 Aug 1927
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Rome
4 Jul 1927
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Tefé
Arrival of the first group of German Spiritans in the Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé.
27 Feb 1927
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Portugal
Promulgation of the Organic Statutes of the Catholic Mission by João Belo, which gave a privileged place to Catholic missions and which led to a new phase of intensive missionary…
13 Oct 1926
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Netherlands
The Belgian/Dutch Province buys an old office at Gennep belonging to the railway, known affectionately as "The Barracks"! It is used for the philosophers and, subsequently, for the novices.
4 Oct 1926
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Mauritius
Bishop John Murphy confides several more parishes to the Spiritans: Pamplemousse, New-Grove, Chemin-Garnier, Notre-Dame du Rosaire and the service of the cathedral.
18 Apr 1926
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South Africa
Foundation of several independent mission stations: Ladybrand (1925), Bethlehem (1926), Winburg (1926), Heilbron (1930), Ficksburg (1933), Vrede (1934), Senekal, Arlington and Frankfort (1935).
6 Apr 1925
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