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At the urging of five Tanzanian Spiritans, the District chapter of Kilimanjaro adopts the project of creating an East Africa Foundation, the first stage leading to our present Province of… fr pt

Nigerian Spiritans, Frs. Denis Ononuju and Francis Okonkwo, are appointed to work in Sierra Leone - the first Nigerian Spiritans to do missionary work outside the country. fr pt

A Spiritan scholasticate is opened at Isienu in the Diocese of Enugu. fr pt

Accidental death of Mgr. Joseph Landreau (Spiritan), the first Prefect Apostolic of Mauritania. The military plane in which he was travel-ling crashed at Zouerate and he was buried there. fr pt

The Gambia becomes independent. fr pt

P. José Maria de Sousa arrives in the country and is appointed superior. During his administration, land is bought for the Spiritan residence at Praia. fr pt

The Mulélistes rebels attack Kindu, killing many people. A Marist brother is killed and the Superior injured. At Kongolo, the only ones remaining are l'Abbé Nday (the future bishop), two… fr pt

Independence of Nyassaland: hence-forth, it is known as Malawi. fr pt

The Province of the United States is split into two, USA-East and USA-West, with the Mississippi river as their boundary, except that all of Louisiana be-longs to USA-West. fr pt

The Prefecture of Same is separated from the Diocese of Moshi and confided to the Dutch Spiritans. The first Prefect if Mgr. Henry Winkelmolen. fr pt

Whilhelm Hansen becomes principal superior in the District of Brazil South and Heinrich Rüth superior in Alto Jurua. Both are from the German Province. fr pt

The Prefecture of Bangassou becomes a diocese. The first bishop is Mgr. Antoine Maanicus C.S.Sp. fr pt

An inter-denominational prayer service took place in the cathedral of Majunga, marking the beginning of the ecumenical movement in the country. fr pt

Christian Trade Unionists, in alliance with the Communists, defeat l'Abbé Fulbert Youlu. fr pt

P. Paolino Livramento Evora, the first Spiritan from Cape Verde, celebrates his first Mass on the islands. fr pt

Building starts on the "Kongolo Memorial" at Gentinnes. It will be inaugurated five years later in the presence of the King and Queen of Belgium. On the walls are commemorated… fr pt

The current District of Tefé is divided into Tefé and Central Brazil. fr pt

Fr Timothy O'Driscoll, the Irish Provincial, and Fr Patrick Walsh, the second Assistant, arrive in Rio de Janeiro to spend a month in Brazil in contact with the German and… fr pt

The Superior General moves to 393, rue des Pyrénées in Paris, while the Provincial of France returns to rue Lhomond. fr pt

The first edition of the review, "Encontro, Seleções Missionárias". fr pt

The beginning of the Second Vatican Council and the subsequent renewal programmes. There are 49 Spiritan Bishops attending, including the Superior General, Marcel Lefebvre. fr pt

Inauguration of the seminary at Silva. fr pt

Opening of the 12th General Chapter of the Congregation at Chevilly (July 24-August 13) with 75 capitulants. Mgr. Marcel Lefebvre is elected the 18th. Superior General of the Congregation. fr pt

Independence of Algeria. Confreres who are retired or parish priests in the region of Oran leave for France. The agricultural school at Mis-serghin continues as a private school recognised by… fr pt

The administrative centre of the diocese is moved from Otukpo to Makurdi; henceforth it is known as the Diocese of Makurdi. fr pt

The Villa Notre Dame at Montana is henceforth to be run by the Province of Switzerland as a rest house. fr pt

20 confreres (19 Belgian and 1 Dutch) are killed at Kongolo (Democratic Republic of Congo). A national memorial service is held in Brussels, led by Cardinal Suenens in the presence… fr pt

Tanganyika becomes independent. In 1964 it joins with Zanzibar and takes the new name of Tanzania. fr pt

Guinée Conakry

After the suppression of the Catholic Action movements in 1959, the private schools are nationalised in September, 1961. As a result of his vigorous protests, Mgr. de Milleville, the Spiritan… fr pt

The death of Père Adolphe Cabon, the archivist of the Congregation. Between 1929 and 1956, he published the collection of "Notes et Documents relatifs à la Vie et à l'Oeuvre… fr pt

Mgr. Ndong, the first bishop from Gabon, is ordained by Mgr. Marcel Lefebvre, the Apostolic Delegate, at Libreville. fr pt

As Sierra Leone gains Independence from the United Kingdom, Catholics are 1% of the population. Joseph Ganda is ordained a priest in Bo - the first Sierra Leonean to become… fr pt

The Patrician Congress, commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of the death of St Patrick is celebrated in Ireland with Cardinal Agagianian as Pa-pal Legate. Among the highlights is a Missionary Ex-hibition… fr pt

Père Albert Forgeur (Belgium), chaplain to the gendarmes of Katanga, is killed while helping a soldier who is gravely wounded. His body is thrown into the Lualaba river. fr pt

Makunka parish (Livingstone diocese) is one of the earliest mission which Spiritans take on arrival in the diocese (67 kms west of Livingstone). fr pt

Père Jean Courtcuisse leaves his house in the village of Botko before six in the morning to go to the chapel. Along with the village head and another man, he… fr pt

Fr Joseph Kilasara is ordained a Bishop in Rome. He is the first East African Spiritan Bishop as well as the first African-born Bishop of Moshi. fr pt

The work of the Spiritans in Arecibo (Puerto-Rico) is so successful that the Holy See creates the Diocese of Arecibo, entrusted to the diocesan clergy. fr pt

Arrival of the first sisters in Mauritania, the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition. With the proclamation of an Islamic Republic in 1960, mission work becomes more difficult; the… fr pt

The Prefecture of Otukpo is raised to a Diocese with Bishop James Hagan in charge. He resides in Otukpo. fr pt

A delegation goes to Rome for the beati-fication of M"re Anne-Marie Javouhey, the founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny. Her first missionar-ies arrived in Guadeloupe in 1822… fr pt

First edition of the review "Spiritus". fr pt

Central African Republic

Just before the decla-ration of independence, l'Abbé Barthélémy Boganda, the President of the Council of Government, disap-pears in an air crash. fr pt

The creation of the diocese of Mouila. Libreville becomes an Archdiocese. fr pt

Bishop Moloney is enthroned as the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Bathurst in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. The same day, but 53 years before,… fr pt

The General Council erects the new community of the Holy Spirit in the place of the com-munity of Daulac. The senior scholasticate moves there with a team of four fathers.… fr pt

The junior seminary at Weert is officially recognised by the State as a secondary school. fr pt

Dakar replaces Saint-Louis as the capital of Senegal. fr pt

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