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Death of Mr John Hand, the founder of All Hallow's College for Foreign Missions, Dublin. John Hand visits Libermann at La Neuville in May,1842 and they keep in touch subsequently. fr pt

Père Bessieux is appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées. He is ordained bishop in Paris on January 14, 1849. fr pt

On behalf of M. Monnet, Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, M. Loevenbruck visits Père Libermann at Notre-Dame-du-Garde regarding a possible union with his Congregation. fr pt

Abolition of slavery in the French colonies and overseas territories. It had been originally abolished at the Revolution but was re-introduced on 20.05.1802. fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

After the students of the young congregation have left La Neuville for l'Abbaye Notre Dame-du-Garde (November 1846), the noviciate, directed by François Libermann, also moves to Notre Dame in order… fr pt

St-Coeur de Marie

Date of a letter from Libermann to Eliman, the King of Dakar, after the death of Mgr. Truffet. In it he says, "I have given my heart entirely to the… fr pt

Arrival of the first two permanent priests in Bathurst: Frs. Ronarc (French) and Warlop (Belgian). They were sent from the Dakar mission by Bishop Aloysius Kobès. fr pt

The Propaganda Fide authorises the sending of Spiritan missionaries to the U.S.A. fr pt

The missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary leave Perth and Australia on the Eudora, but are driven back three times by storms. Fr Thi"rse is too sick to embark… fr pt

Père Alexandre Monnet, of the 2nd order of Spiritans, returns to Bourbon. He is met by vio-lent demonstrations because of his stand against slavery. He is expelled by the governor… fr pt

Mgr. Truffet, the first Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées, arrives at Goré (Senegal). He dies the same year at Dakar on November 23rd. fr pt

A letter from Libermann telling Fathers Thevaux and Thierse to leave Australia. Both subsequently served in Mauritius until their deaths in 1877 and 1888 respectively. fr pt

Returning from Perth, where it has been decided with the Bishop that the Holy Heart of Mary missionaries will withdraw from an impossible mission in Mollyalup, they wait until June… fr pt

Coming from his mission (Albany & Mollyalup) where Libermann's missionaries are com-pletely abandoned, Fr Thévaux arrives in Perth on March 14. There are several stormy interviews with the Bishop, which… fr pt

Bishop Brady makes a verbal agreement with Fr Libermann in Amiens (1845) that his Congregation should have control of the Vicariate; but he contra-vened this agreement. The Religious were to… fr pt

Propaganda Fide accepts the resignation of Bishop Edward Barron. Père François Libermann becomes the temporary Prefect Apostolic of the Deux Guinées until such time as one of his confreres will… fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

Benoît Truffet is appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Guinées, the first bishop of the new Congregation. He arrives at Gorée on May 5th, 1847, and dies on November 23rd at… fr pt

Mgr. Truffet is appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées (and the first bishop of Libermann's new society). He is ordained at Notre Dame des Victoires in Paris… fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

Having arrived at Marseille on September 1st, Père Libermann visits several ma-jor seminaries in the west of France and returns to La Neuville on September 28th. The Society buys the… fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

"Memorandum on the mission to the Black People in general and on that of Guinee in particular, presented to the Sacred Con-gregation of the Propaganda by l'Abbé Libermann, Superior of… fr pt

Père Thévaux writes to Bishop Brady: "We are extremely poor, my Lord, with only scanty provisions and but nine shillings in our purse. Fur-thermore, we cannot rely on the products… fr pt

Père Gravière, the new Prefect Apostolic, lands at Gorée. A junior seminary is opened, following the instructions of Père Libermann. (The first Prefect was Père Tisserant, shipwrecked on 07.12.1845). fr pt

St-Coeur de Marie

Mgr. Luquet, a friend of Libermann, writes from Rome, advising him to draw up a Memorandum on Guinée to be presented to the Propaganda. He includes advice on how to… fr pt

The first Mass is celebrated on the pen-insular of Dakar. The Spiritans leave the honour of presiding to M. Arlabosse, Vice-Prefect of Saint-Louis and the homily is given by L'abbé… fr pt

The two surviving priests of the Congregation of the Heart of Mary, Joseph Thiersé and the two lay-brothers, Vincent and Theodore, leave Perth for King George Sound. fr pt

One of the Immaculate Heart Fathers, Fr Maurice Bouchet, dies within weeks of his arrival at Perth. He had got sunstroke during a stopover at Cape Town and contracted a… fr pt

The first Spiritans to set foot in Australia, 3 priests and 2 brothers arrived at Freemantle, Western Australia. They were, Fr François Thévaux, Fr Maurice Bouchet, Fr François Joseph Thiersé… fr pt

Land is bought for the mission of Dakar (on the site of the present town hall). As it is on the mainland and not on the island of Gorée, it… fr pt

A group of 27 missionaries leaves for Australia with Bishop Brady of Perth. Libermann appoints 3 priests and 2 brothers to join him: Pères Victor Thévaux (25), Maurice Bouchet (24)… fr pt

Libermann writes to Bessieux: "Now that we have been given better news about the healthiness of the climate in Gabon, we have decided to send you more men as soon… fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

Bishop Brady of Perth in Australia spends four days at La Neuville in France and asks Libermann for missionaries. fr pt

Having received a letter describing the climate of the island of Nossy-Bé as "unhealthy and debilitating", Libermann postpones a decision to send some of his missionaries to Madagascar. fr pt

M. Alexandre Leguay, Vicar General of the Diocese of Perpignan, is elected the 9th Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, even though he is not a member. He… fr pt

Eugène Tisserant, who had arrived in Haiti in December, 1843, leaves the country for good, con-vinced that any apostolic ministry there is impossible. fr pt

Père Libermann writes about his new Congregation in the "Katholik", a newspaper, founded by Bishops Raess of Starsbourg and Weis of Spire that covers the whole of Germany. fr pt

The opening of the first catholic school in Gabon at the mission of Sainte Marie. Mgr. Bessieux gives lessons in French and religious instruction. fr pt

Bishop Barron arrives in Gabon to decide on the location of the new mission. Exactly five years later, the first Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres arrive: in 1852,… fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

Bishop Collier, the Vicar Apostolic of the island of Mauritius, visits Père Libermann at La Neuville at brings him news of Jacques Laval. fr pt

Revolution in Haiti and departure of Eugène Tisserant. fr pt

Three missionary communities are established: Grand Bassam, with Pères Audebert and Laval and Frère Grégoire; Assinie, with Bishop Barron, Pères Bouchet and Maurice, Mr. James Keily and John Egan; Cap… fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

A start is made at Grand Bassam (in present-day Ivory Coast) by Pères Audebert, Laval and Frère Grégoire. fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

Foundation of the mission of Assinie (in present-day Ivory Coast) by MM. Bouchet, André and John Egan. fr pt

The American Hierarchy are concerned about the liberated slaves in Liberia and Sierra Leone. They send Monsignor Barron, Fr Kelly and a catechist, James Pindar, to investigate. fr pt

Père Eugène Tisserant is appointed Prefect Apostolic of Haiti. fr pt

The death of Louis Pindar (USA) at Capes des Palmes. fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

Exactly one year after the visit of Bishop Barron to Libermann, Père Léopold de Régnier is the first of the missionaries to die at Cap des Palmes. fr pt

Eugéne Tisserant is received by General Hérard, the head of the provisional government of Haiti. He is given freedom to exercise his ministry, to invite more of his confreres and… fr pt

Holy Heart of Mary

Libermann's missionaries, having misunderstood his instructions, proceed to Cap des Palmes, where they are welcomed by John Kelly and Denis Pindar. They fall sick one after an-other and within a… fr pt

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