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Attack of RYK church and parish house by a mob of students in "retaliation" for incidents involving Israelis in the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Demonstrations of Christians throughout the…

A third confrere from Zaire makes his profession in the EAP. Henceforth, students from Zaire will be trained in the Central African Foundation.

The first member of the foundation is ordained priest, Fr. José Alamo.

Guinée Conakry

After the death of Sékou Touré and the military coup, the Spiritans return to Guinée at the request of Mgr. Sarah, Archbishop of Conakry. In 1993, Pierre Haas, the former…

A new Provincialate, located at 3-3 Nsugbe, near Onitsha, is officially opened. The Superior General, Fr. Frans. Timmermans is present as well as some invited bishops.

The First English-speaking Canadian Spiritan students are sent to Papua New Guinea - Paul McAuley, followed by Neal Shank in January 1986.

P. Joseph Zeph, aged 50, is stabbed to death by robbers in the mission of Sheridan. He arrived in the Diocese of Bethlehem in 1963 and was Vicar General from…

The death in Lisbon of Padre Antonio Brasio. An historian and researcher of rare talent, he consecrates most of his life to the study of Portuguese missions, becoming one of…

Death at Malanje of Jean-Etienne Wozniak (France) aged 29, who had been in Angola for only one year. He and John Kingston (Ireland) ran into an ambush as they approached…

From the start, the Noviciate community of Aranda de Duero opts for an apostolate to the most abandoned people in the vicinity: the mentally handicapped, gypsies, the sick and elderly…

Daniel Brottier is beatified by Pope John Paul II.

P. Victor Cabezas comes from the mission of Saurimo to take part in the provincial assembly. He is appointed Provincial of Spain by the General Council and serves his province…

The start of Spiritan formation in Mexico at El Pujal in a house built for that purpose. Nine years later, on August 8th, 1993, Victor Martinez is the first to…

The cyclone "Kamisy" devastates the town of Mahajanga and the surroundings. Con-siderable damage to the cathedral and bishop's house. Also much damage in Amborovy.

West African Foundation

The West African Superiors meet in Dakar with a representative of the General Council: the WAF and the Nigerian Province will have a common theologate in Enugu, Nigeria, projected to…

With the backing of the USA-East Province, Fr. James F. Healy, Director of Justice and Peace for the province, opens the Washington Center for Haiti to obtain redress for Haitian…

The Casa Padre Laval was opened in Madrid in the presence of a large number of Spiritans.

On the formal invitation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Archbishop, Abuna Zacharias, Fr. Brian O'Toole C.S.Sp. (Catholic) and Marigeta Tewedaj (Orthodox) begin the mission of first evangelisation among the Hamer people…

The noviciate is moved from Bydgoszcz to Chelmszczonka.

The death of Fr. Francis Griffin at Rockwell at the age of 90. After serving many years on the General Council, he was elected the 17th Superior General (1950-1962), the…

Indian Ocean Foundation

The first professions of the new Foundation: 3 from Mauritius and 2 from Madagascar.

A new missionary awareness team is set up in Eindhoven.

Dedication of the new chapel at Glen Ash.

For the first time in the history of the Province, a General Assembly of all priests, brothers and scholastics is held at Isienu. There is a seminar on Missiology and…

A house is acquired in Benfica as a centre for missionary animation.

Central African Foundation

Opening of the Spiritan scholasticate of Poullart des Places at Brazzaville-Kinsoundi by Père René Tabard. The students follow the courses at the Emile Biavenda Senior Seminary (the former Seminaire Libermann).…

Because of difficulties raised in Rome by the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops concerning inculturation and collaboration with the Orthodox Church, the Superior General, Frans Timmermans, visits the country for the first…

The first Spiritan formation house opens in Madagascar- Foyer Laval at Tananarive.

Opening of the first meeting of Spiritan formators at Saverne in France.

The American Provinces of the SMA, CSSp., and White Fathers finance a feasibility study for an African Faith and Justice Network, which re-sults in its creation. It subsequently spreads to…

Opening of the 3rd Enlarged General Council at Torre d’Aguilha, São Domingos de Rana.

Opening of first Chapter of the District of Gabon.

The Foundation has its first Director in March 1982; Fr Peter Newman (Irish Province) takes up the responsibility of Director from the Superiors of Senegal and the Gambia who have…

After 50 years working in Puerto Rico, the District holds its first Chapter, with the participation of 26 members.

A meeting of Major Superiors at Doumé sets up a Council consisting of the directors of the formation houses and the Superior of FAC. They will meet once a month.

West African Foundation

At a meeting of West African Superiors at the Pastoral Centre in Banjul, it was decided that bilingual formation would no longer be maintained for WAF. From September 1984, the…

Pope John Paul II visits the French Seminary. During the 150 years since its foundation, the seminary has had 14 rectors, all of whom were Spiritans.

Neil McNeil Residence becomes the centre of the House of Spiritan Formation program (Laval House). Beginning of a seven-year resurgence in vocations.

The first twelve Boranas are baptised in Dadim.

First meeting of the new Provincial Council. Fr, Joaquim Ramos Seixas, who was the first Provincial of the Spanish Province, is re-appointed for a further mandate.

TransCanada Province begins work in Papua New Guinea (Frs. Kelly and Corrigan).

West African Foundation

From the beginning, the Foundation is both English and French-speaking. At the noviciate in Bwiam in the Gambia, in 1980, there are 6 novices from Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. Later,…

Archbishop Brosnahan retires at the age of seventy-five after fifty years in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Bishop Ganda of the Diocese of Kenema is transferred to the Archdiocese of Freetown…

A house is bought at Blanden for the mission procure. Another house is purchased at Veltem-Beisem for the Provincialate, and the Spiritans leave Leuven.

Foundation of the community at Sidi-Bel-Abbès by Père Claude Brehm. The Spiritans serve the small Christian community as well as doing various other works: teaching, classes in Arabic and French,…

Central African Foundation

The 3rd noviciate opens in Akono (Cameroon) and the following year, it finds a permanent home in Mbalmayo. Père Charrier is novice master until 1988. The number of novices steadily…

Opening of the first Noviciate of the West African Foundation at Bwiam. Four novices make profession on the 15 August 1981.

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