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The first Spiritan noviciate at Essos. The novice master is Père des Déserts.

Foundation of the Provincial house for the Province of Angola. P. Bernardo Bongo is the Provincial.

The Angolan Province is created.

Ordination of Père G. Connerotte. Since then, there have been no more ordinations for the Province.

Foundation of the Province of Angola. The first Provincial is P. Bernardo Bongo.

Bishop Ivo Lorsheider, Secretary General of the National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) invites Fr David Regan to act as a full time consultant to that body for…

Following the assassination of the President of the Republic of Congo, Marien Ngouabi, Cardinal Emile Biayenda is also killed in mysterious circumstances. He had been coadjutor to Mgr. Mbemba (03.07.70),…

Joseph Lécuyer: Spiritan Papers no 3, 1977

Going over the writings of Poullart de Places meditatively (a thing we seem to do seldom today) and abstracting from their dated style, there comes across a sense of great…

The general meeting of the Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma accepts the principle that all the apostolate in Gamo-Gofa, while assisting the existing Catholics, will be conducted with and through the…

At a meeting of the Major Superiors of central Africa in Bangui, it was decided to launch the Central African Foundation (FAC).

First meeting of the Major Superiors of North America and the Caribbean in Puerto Rico.

Riots between Bestsirebaka and people of the Comores result in the death 1,400 Comorians at Mahajanga. The government of the Comores repatriates 14,500 of its nationals by plane and boat.

A meeting of all African Spiritans at Yaoundé.

Père Adelio Ribeiro from Portugal was kidnapped by Unita from the mission of Bela Vista in the diocese of Huambo and subsequently assassinated.

The formation program starts in the Regina Cleri Seminary of Ponce Diocese with 5 students and Fr J. Sakovich as director. One year later, the District decides to rent a…

The junior seminary at Castle-head closes. During its 70 years of existence, it produced 150 future missionaries.

The Prefecture of Val-de-Marne buys half of the grounds of our house at Chevilly to create a recreation park for the public. A new cemetery is created at the edge…

Pentecost: Decision of the General council to open a mission in Pakistan for tribal ministry with an international team involving the Irish, English and French provinces, based on a request…

Paul Chuwa is the first member of the East African Foundation to be ordained a priest: it takes place at Usa River in Arusha Diocese.

Frans Timmermans, Supérieur général, Lettre d’avril/mai 1976

On parle (maintenant) d’une « politique du personnel » menée au niveau du Centre et non pas seulement au niveau des Provinces. Tout cela est la toile de fond sur…

300 young people come to celebrate Easter in the Noviciate community. The organisers see this as a way to attract young people to Jesus and the challenges of his Gospel.

Letter of Frans Timmermans, Superior General: April 1976

We may rightly say that with this "internationality" we shall make ourselves a much clearer sign of what Mission is all about: bringing together, reconciling in Christ, breaking down walls.…

Frans Timmermans, Superior General: Letter of April, 1976

We may safely say that by this internationality, we shall make ourselves a much clearer sign of what Mission is all about: bringing together, reconciling in Christ, breaking down walls.…

Establishment of the Province of Eastern Nigeria by the General Council. Fr Philip Aguh, who has been principal superior, will end his mandate on 5 January 1977 to be succeeded…

Death of Fr. Ties Thijssen (Holland) and Br. Alfonso Rodriques (Portugal), killed by a government soldier at the mission of Caconda.

Ethiopia Sidamo

The school is officially opened in the presence of government representatives.

The District of Ontario becomes a Province. The superior, Fr. Michael Doyle, is named the first Provincial.

Pope Paul VI: Evangelii Nuntiandi, 21

Above all, the Gospel must be proclaimed by witness. Take a Christian or a handful of Christians who, in the midst of their own community, show their capacity for understanding…

Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, nº42

Preaching is always indispensable. We are well aware that modern man is sated by talk. The fatigue produced these days by so much empty talk and the relevance of many…

Paul VI: "Evangelii Nuntiandi", nº46

In the long run, is there any other way of handing on the Gospel than by transmitting to another person one's personal experience of faith? It must not happen that…

Paul VI:Evangelii Nuntiandi, nº78

The preacher of the Gospel will be a person who, even at the price of personal renunciation and suffering, always seeks the truth that he must transmit to others. He…

Evangelii Nuntiandi, nº77

The power of evangelisation will find itself considerably diminished if those who proclaim the Gospel are divided among themselves in all sorts of ways. Is this not perhaps one of…

At this point, there are eight Spiritans working in four parishes.

Nationalisation of the Spiritan agricultural school at Misserghin; all the confreres leave the country, apart from one who remains as chaplain to the Trinitarian Sisters. The Provincial Council in France…

The death of Dr. Nuno Simões who is instrumental in the building of the seminary at Torre d'Aguilha. He also gives the Province a house at Pedras Salgadas.

Arrival in Rio de Janeiro of P. Francisco Fernandes Correia, asked by the Generalate to welcome confreres transferring from Angola and Portugal. On 21.05.1977, he is nominated by the Portuguese…

P. Paulino Evora is appointed bishop of Cabo Verde.

The Episcopal Conference decides to set up a mobile team for on-going formation of priests, sisters and laity in the four dioceses of the country.

Ethiopia Sidamo

The team leave Addis Abeba for Dadim and by 11th of March they have everything ready to begin work.

A period of great difficulty because of the changes of personnel over 14 years. But also a time of listening to the people, adaptation, training of catechists and creation of…

Mgr. Pierre Sagna is appointed the second bishop of Saint-Louis. He succeeds Mgr. Prosper Dodds.

The General Council releases the definitive text of the 1974 General Chapter: "Guidelines for Animation".

A Senior Seminary is set up in Gbarnga, Liberia, for the training of future priests from Sierra Leone, the Gambia and Liberia. Spiritans are associated with the seminary. Later, during…

The 14th General Chapter (August 1st-September 12th) opens at Chevilly with 77 capitulants. Fr. Frans Timmermans of the Dutch Province is elected the 20th Superior General on September 6th. The…

The Spiritans withdraw from the College/Seminary which they have directed for more than 100 years and in which some confreres, famous for their work with languages, flora and fauna, were…

The first-ever meeting of African Spiritans starts at Awomamma, Nigeria. Statistics from the meeting show that there are now 102 professed African members. A resolution is passed asking the forthcoming…

Joseph Lécuyer, Superior General, talking of the Spiritan charism. B.G. 1974, pp...

Simplicity means the refusal of everything that is complicated, out of the ordinary, showy, excessive; no spectacular poverty, no dramatic tormenting obedience, no dazzling mortifications. But it also means a…

Beginnings of the Lay Spiritan Association in Ontario.

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