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Portugal
The death of P. Charles Duparquet at Loango in the Congo. With his vision and capacity for dialogue, he played a decisive part in the foundation of the Portuguese Province…
24 Aug 1888
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Portugal
The first conferring of the habit at the noviciate of Sintra.
7 Jul 1888
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USA
Fr. Patrick McDermott becomes pastor of St. Benedict the Moor in Pittsburgh, the first parish for African-Americans entrusted to the Congregation and the forerunner of many others.
1 Jul 1888
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Congo Kinshasa
Erection of the Vicariate Apostolic of Congo. Four Scheutist priests arrive in September in Zaire. They will soon take over Nemlao and Boma again.
14 Feb 1888
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C.S.Sp.
The last Spiritans leave India.
29 Jan 1888
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Portugal
A formation house for brothers is started at Sintra. The first director is Fr. Christopher Rooney from Ireland.
10 Dec 1887
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East Africa
The Holy See divides the Prefecture of Zanguebar: Southern Zanguebar is entrusted to the Benedictines, the Spiritans retain the northern section.
16 Nov 1887
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Senegambia
Père Picarda is appointed Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia. He arrives on November 14th and starts the pilgrimage of Our Lady of Deliverance at Popagine on December 29th, later to become…
19 Jul 1887
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Congo
Foundation of the mission of Brazzaville by Pères Prosper Augouard, Georges Schmitt and Frère Savinien Weckmann. Five years later, work is begun on the cathedral. Rome July, 1927: Following the…
4 Jul 1887
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Portugal
The communities of Braga and Porto become the Vice-Province of Portugal; the first superior is Père Eigenmann.
8 Jul 1886
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Congo Kinshasa
Foundation of the mission of St. Paul of Kasaï at Kwamouth (Mgr. Augourd, Père Sand and Frère Savinien). The Spiritans leave Kwamouth in 1887.
18 May 1886
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Rome
A decree from the Congregation for Saints in Rome approves the writings of François Libermann, adding that "it is rare that an examination arrives at such a favourable conclusion".
15 May 1886
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Brazil
First Spiritan activity in Brazil. The first seven to arrive started the Colege of Mt. Carmel where they taught. They also did pastoral work in the surrounding area- catechesis, confessions…
9 Feb 1886
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Brazil Amazonas
The Spiritan community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, at Bélem, Para, (7 priests, 3 brothers and 1 student) opens a college. 116 students are enrolled for the first year:…
15 Jan 1886
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Nigeria
Fr Joseph Lutz and his Spiritan companions sign an agreement with the Chief of Onitsha, Obi Anazonwu, for a piece of land close to the River Niger; this was to…
6 Jan 1886
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Nigeria
Père Joseph Lutz, after four years in present day Sierra Leone and Guinée, led the first group of Spiritans to Nigeria. They start a mission at Onitsha and in 1893…
23 Jul 1885
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Liberia
Frs. Blanchet and Lorber go to Monrovia at the request of the Liberian Administration to reestablish the Mission there. Fr Blanchet returns once more to Freetown and continues his work…
11 Mar 1885
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Conclusion of the Berlin conference which had begun on 15.11.1884 under the presidency of the German Chancellor, Otto von Bismark. Central Africa is divided amongst several European countries. "Christian missionaries,…
26 Feb 1885
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Brazil
Dom Antonio Macedo da Costa, the bishop of Belém, asks the Spiritans to take over the direction of the Junior Seminary of Our Lady of Carmel in Belém.
8 Jan 1885
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Congo
The Berlin Conference divides the region of the prefecture of the Congo between Portugal (Angola and the enclave of Cabinda), King Leopold II (the independent State of the Congo) and…
3 Jan 1885
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Congo
Père Prosper Augouard starts the first mission in the interior of Congo at Linzolo, 25 kms. from Brazzaville.
22 Sep 1883
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East Africa
The Prefecture Apostolic becomes a Vicariat and Raoul de Courmont is named the first bishop on November 23, 1883. The pastoral aim is to create a Christian village community of…
22 Feb 1883
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C.S.Sp.
On the death of Père Frederic Le Vavasseur, Père Ambroise Emonet is elected Vicar General of the Congregation.
20 Jan 1883
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C.S.Sp.
Opening of the 5th General Chapter at Chevilly which will last for two days. The 32 capitulants (20 present and 12 by letter) elect Ambrose Emonet as the 14th Superior…
26 Aug 1882
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USA
The college at Pittsburgh obtains a charter enabling it to confer degrees.
7 Jul 1882
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Senegal
Ordination of Père Simon Fall at Ngazobil by Mgr. Duboin. He is the first Spiritan from Senegal.
3 Jun 1882
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France
Funeral of Le Vavasseur in the chapel of the Séminaire du Saint-Esprit.
19 Jan 1882
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France
Frédéric Le Vavasseur dies in Paris.
16 Jan 1882
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USA
After two years, there are already 150 students in the upper school and the group of brothers expelled from Germany begins to build a large house in the "Golden Triangle"…
1 Sep 1880
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Congo Kinshasa
Foundation of the mission of Boma under the patronage of Our Lady of Victories. The Spiritans left Boma in 1888. The first priest from Zaire, l'Abbé Maombe, ordained in 1897,…
12 May 1880
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Congo Kinshasa
Foundation of the mission of Boma by Pères Carrie and Visseq- the first in Belgian Congo.
13 Mar 1880
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U.S.A.
Despite dire warnings against accepting African-Americans as members of the Congregation, Fr. Strub courageously begins to admit some as postulant brothers in Arkansas. As a former missionary in Senegal, he…
26 Mar 1879
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USA
Frs. John Quinn and Michael Dunne arrive in Pittsburgh to teach in the newly opened High School. They are followed by Fr William Power, who is appointed the first rector.…
27 Sep 1878
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East Africa
The first caravan of White Fathers to the interior is organised by Fr. Baur and Br. Oskar (Spiritans) On 11.06.1878, it sets out from Bagamoyo with 300 porters to the…
12 Jun 1878
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East Africa
The Spiritan pioneers are restricted to 300 miles from the coast with the arrival of the White Fathers who, at the end of February, 1878, are granted permission by Propaganda…
29 Apr 1878
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U.S.A.
Fr. Strub obtains a property of 900 square miles near Morrilton, Arkansas. A brothers' community is opened and confreres build schools and churches throughout the region. The project comes to…
11 Mar 1878
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Ireland
Bro Onuphre Cooney set out from Ireland with Fr Charles Duparquet for the mission of Cimbabasie (Angola), later to be followed by Frs. John Hogan, Gerald Griffin and Joseph Lynch.
4 Mar 1878
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Haiti
Père Weick, professor of physics, sets up a me-teorological station at St. Martial which continues to function until 1969. The first fire brigade at Port-au-Prince is established by the Spiritans.
9 Feb 1878
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Portugal
After three years in the Seminary of the Congo at Santarém and two years at St Bernard's College at Gibraltar (1870-1872) the Congregation finds a permanent home at Braga where…
21 Jun 1877
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Portugal
The house at Braga becomes a principal community.
1 Jun 1877
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U.S.A.
Opening of a junior seminary for American aspirants at Perrysville, Pa.
1 Apr 1877
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U.S.A.
The first Junior Seminary starts at Ross Manor: it is transferred to Perrysville a few months later.
6 Mar 1877
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Guadeloupe
The population of Guadeloupe is a little over 110,000 and there are 85 priests to minister to them, i.e. 1 priest per 1,650 people. (The figure in 2000 is 1…
13 Feb 1877
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East Africa
After the Mission had recovered from the destruction of the cyclone the original idea of penetrating into the interior was taken up again and a Mission was founded at Mhonda…
30 Jan 1877
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U.S.A.
The first Junior Seminary is started at Ross Manor: it transfers to Perrysville a few months later.
4 Jan 1877
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Guyane
Père Emonet, Prefect Apostolic and future Superior General, consecrates Guyane to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
16 Jun 1876
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C.S.Sp.
Pius IX signs the decree introducing the cause of François Libermann.
1 Jun 1876
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Gabon
The death of King Denis, baptised on his death-bed by his son, Félix Adendé.
10 May 1876
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