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The Spiritan property of St. Alexandre de la Gatineau is legally incorporated by the parliament of Quebec under the title of "The Agricultural and Industrial Corporation of the Missionaries of…

Foundation of the mission of Kongolo by Frs. Villetaz and Brangers and Br. Euloge.

As a result of the Constitution "Sapiens Consilio" of Pius X, the Congregation will depend henceforth on the Congregation for Religious for its religious life and on the Propaganda Fide…

First Spiritan missionary calendar produced. It was eventually printed on their own press at Knechtsteden.

Shipwreck of the "Saint-Joseph" between Ngazobil and Dakar, resulting in the death of Bishop Alphonse Kunnemann, Vicar Apostolic of Senegal (1901-1908).

St. Pierre & Miquelon

Opening of the College of St. Christopher at the request of Mgr. Le Roy.

On 24 December, Castlehead in Grange-over-Sands becomes the first Spiritan property owned by the Congregation in Britain. On 27 December, the community at Prior Park arrives to take up residence…

The Spiritans return to the Congo. The first group consists of Père Callewaert (Belgium), Père Villetaz (Switzerland) and Pères Brangers and Viel (France). They start the mission at Kindu.

The Congregation hands over Collège Fisher in the Azores to the Salesians. It had been founded in 1892 at the request of the Fisher family.

Ordination of the first African-American member of the Congregation, Fr. Joseph A. Burgess.

The Apostolic Vicariat of French Lower Congo changes its name to the Apostolic Vicariat of Loango. The bishop is Mgr. Jean Derouet.

As a result of the law separating Church and State, nurseries, orphanages, hospices and prison infirmaries are closed and 100 sisters are left without work.

From July to September, the plague dev-astated Mahajanga and Mahabibo. Many houses were burnt down: at least half of Mahabibo and one fifth of Mahajanga are reduced to ashes.

St. Pierre & Miquelon

Spiritans leave the archipelago in 1793 after refusing the oath of the Revolution, returning only in 1814. They leave again in 1882 and return in1907.

Mgr. Xavier Vogt becomes Vicar Apostolic of the New Vicariat of Central Zanzibar. He establishes his residence in Bagamoyo. The new Vicariat has 30 priests, 20 brothers and 13.600 Christians.…

A junior seminary opens at Weert with 38 students. This is the first Spiritan house in the Netherlands.

Opening of a noviciate at Norwalk, CT; a senior seminary follows in 1910. They will serve the Congregation until the 1970s, although the noviciate is transferred to Ridgefield in 1922.

Opening of the 7th General Chapter (22 July-9 August) with 49 capitulants. Mgr. Alexandre Le Roy is reelected as Superior General. The new Rules and Constitutions are approved, as well…

A new house is opened in Fribourg at 18, rue du Botzet. It will be an international student community for Spiritans attending the university.

The Holy See creates the Vicariat of Bagamoyo (Central Zanzibar) out of the Vicariat of Northern Zanguebar. Fr François-Xavier VOGT is appointed Bishop for the new Vicariat of Kilimanjaro.

Foundation of the community of Saint-Alexandre by Mgr. Le Roy. The future school of agriculture is constructed over the next two years.

Henceforth, the diocese of Guadeloupe is no longer dependent on the diocese of Bordeaux but directly on the Propaganda Fide in Rome.

First edition of the Spiritan missionary review, "The Messenger of the Holy-Spirit".

Purchase of the property of Alonso Wright, 1,631 acres of forest and arable land. It was made possible by a gift from Mme. Jules Lebaudy to set up an establishment…

The first Spiritans ordained at Knechtsteden, Frs. BrŸning and Ritter, arrive in East Africa.

Alonzo Wright, 1,631 acres of forest and arable land on the river Gatineau close to Ottawa. It is made possible by a gift from Mme Jules Lebaudy, a rich benefactress,…

Fr. Joseph Shanahan is appointed Prefect Apostolic of Southern Nigeria. He made education the cornerstone of his apostolate. He was also the founder of the Holy Rosary Sisters.

On this day, as a result of the anti-clerical legislation of the French Government, it is decided to set up a noviciate in England for the Irish candidates who had…

The first Spiritan establishment in Holland, the Junior Seminary at Weert. It is in the old "de Roos" restaurant. The founder is Père Sébire and the first superior is Père…

P. José Maria Antunes, the superior of the mission of Huila, is appointed Provincial of Portugal in succession to P. Joseph Eigenmann, the founder of the Province.

Mgr Le Roy, Superior General, and Fr Larry Healy, Provincial of Ireland, agree to rent a property at Prior Park, near Bath. The noviciate for future Irish clerics and brothers…

A cyclone devastates Reunion. 25 are killed and thousands made homeless.

From the testimony of a Sulpician, Père Pinault, quoted by Gay in...

M. Libermann did nothing out of the ordinary. No external mortification. His terrible health even prevented him from observing the days of fasting and abstinence laid down by the Church.…

Daniel Brottier arrives at Saint-Louis. He starts several new pastoral initiatives- work with young people, a youth band, conferences and cinema. He also starts the first francophone African newspaper in…

Joseph Shanahan: Spiritual Diary, Onitsha, 5th October 1903, quoted in letter I,...

Thanks be to you, my God, for having preserved me up to this in your holy Apostolic Congregation. Thanks for having been so good as to send me to Africa.…

Fr. John O'Gorman is appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone after the death of Fr. James Browne in April and is consecrated in October in the USA. He is the…

Visit of Mgr. Le Roy to prepare for the establishment of Spiritans in Canada. The following year, Père Amet Limbour discovers the beautiful property of Alonso Wright on the banks…

The catechists at Onitsha mission go on strike. The majority of these catechists, who were formerly Protestants, have become disenchanted with Leon Lejeune's policies and prefer to continue their relatively…

At the invitation of Countess Oginska, Mgr. Le Roy and Père Acker travel to Oswiecim where she wishes to confide an orphanage to the Spiritans. Le Roy plans to attach…

In the wake of the laicisation laws, the govern-ment gives verbal permission to continue to run the property at Misserghin as a nursing home and retirement house for Spiritans.

Guinée Conakry

A caravan, led by Frs. Leclerc and Devante, leaves Conakry on foot for Kissi, more than 600 km away. They arrive 29 days later. The first mission to be founded…

Mgr. Leo Lejeune, the Prefect Apostolic of the Lower Niger, celebrates the first Mass at Ibi on the river Benue in what was to become the District of Makurdi. He…

Eruption of Mt. Pelée: 13 Spiritans are killed at St. Pierre (12 priests and 1 brother). Another eruption on August 30th claims a 14th victim at Mourne-Rouge. The District no…

Mgr. Kunnemann ordains l'Abbé Sané Sonko in Saint-Louis, the 10th. priest from the seminary in Senegal.

The Vicariat of Central Zanzibar becomes the Vicariat of Bagamoyo.

The Council of State of the French Republic takes cognisance of a memorandum, dated March 30th, 1901, presented on behalf of the Association of the Holy Spirit (recently suppressed) which…

Approval of the 'Statutes of the Association of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit'.

Mgr. Kunemann is ordained bishop by Mgr. Le Roy on Pentecost Sunday. The Vicariat now has 35 Spiritans priests and 22 brothers, 6 Senegambian seculars, and 127 sisters from different…

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