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Cameroon
Province of Cameroun: Enlarged Council
The Spiritan Province of Cameroun will have its Enlarged Council meeting from the 12th to the 17th of july. About 85 spiritans with perpetual vows from Cameroun work in 20…
June 14, 2026
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Jornal Ação Missionária 989 - Maio 2026
Papa Leão em África pela paz e reconciliação As principais intervenções do Papa Leão XIV na sua visita a quatro países africanos.
May 1, 2026
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Pope Rekindles the Flame of Spiritan Mission in Cameroon
Spiritan Newsflash No. 89/2026“For us, Spiritan missionaries (C.S.Sp), these visits represent a call to rediscover our charism and the way we live out our mission, in the footsteps of Claude…
April 22, 2026
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Jornal Ação Missionária 987. Marco 2026
Missão Espiritana nos Camarões Viagem missionária através deste país da África Central, onde os espiritanos trabalham em metade das 22 dioceses do país.
March 1, 2026
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Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial...
Welcoming the invitations of the respective Heads of State and Ecclesiastical Authorities, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV will make an Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea from…
February 25, 2026
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Novena Poullart des Places 2019
Compiled by the Scholasticate Poullart des Places of Ngoya (UCSAC) To follow Jesus Christ, the missionary par excellence, meditation on the life of Fr. Claude-Francois Poullart des Places, is the…
September 23, 2019
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Spiritan Education Forum November 2017
- Espace Jarrot - Blessed Daniel Brottier project (OBDB) - The mission of education in the Spiritan Province of Cameroon - Daniel Brottier Home: a new impetus to education in…
November 1, 2017
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JPIC Newsletter nº 3, October 2016
Spiritan Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and InterReligious Dialogue - GENDER CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPIRITAN JPIC - ALONGSIDE THE OPPRESSED IN GERMANY - LAY SPIRITAN MISSION IN BOLIVIA - WOMEN AND…
October 1, 2016
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Spiritan Life 14 - Spiritans and Islam
Editorial: Spiritans and Islam - Robert Ellison Pakistan: Our presence to the world of Islam - The Spiritan Croup Algeria: Getting to know Islam - René You Zanzibar: A pastoral…
December 1, 2002
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Central African Province
The Province of Central Africa is erected on the Feast of Pentecost with its headquarters at Douala in Cameroon.
May 23, 1999
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Central African Foundation
The General Council decides, after discussions at Kribi in Cameroon, that the four founding districts of the FAC should work towards a fusion to be known as the "Province of…
May 27, 1998
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Central African Foundation
Opening of the Chapter at Kribi, Cameroon, which is to prepare the way for the establishment of the Province of Central Africa. The Superiors of the four Districts and representatives…
February 20, 1997
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FAC
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.
February 1, 1982
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Cameroon
The first Spiritan noviciate at Essos. The novice master is Père des Déserts.
July 21, 1977
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Cameroon
A meeting of all African Spiritans at Yaoundé.
December 9, 1976
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Cameroon
Père Athanase Bala is appointed coadjutor bishop to Mgr. Loucheur (who retires to Deuk the following year).
November 8, 1976
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Cameroon
The ‘Foyer Spiritain’, founded at Essos two years previously, gets its charter. At first, the African Spiritans were not very well received by the seculars, but gradually, the situation got…
October 25, 1973
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Cameroon
The District asks Père Nicolas Gobina to start recruiting aspirants for the Congregation.
October 17, 1973
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Cameroon
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…
August 15, 1960
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Cameroon
A national Marian congress takes place at Yaoundé. Throughout this year a statue of Our Lady travels to each mission in the Diocese.
August 6, 1954
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Cameroon
At Bafia, Mgr. Loucheur opens a professional school and a leprosium (at Nyamsong).
June 17, 1954
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Cameroon
Foundation of Collège Vogt at Yaounde and Collège Libermann at Douala (by P. Boulanger). It was confided to the Jesuits in 1956.
March 22, 1952
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Cameroon
Mgr. Teerenstra of the Netherlands was chosen as Auxiliary to Mgr. Graffin with responsibility for the region of Doumé. This was the solution chosen to avoid possible difficulties with the…
March 3, 1949
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Cameroon
In 1948 and 1949, many fathers and brothers arrive as a result of the end of the second world war. The Dutch Province sends personnel for the new Vicariat of…
July 20, 1948
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Netherlands
The area of Doumé in the east of Cameroon is confided to the Dutch Province; it becomes a new district, separated from Yaoundé. The first superior is Fr. Jacques Teerenstra,…
September 23, 1943
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Cameroon
The first Sister Servants of Mary take their vows at Douala. Many confreres are called up at the start of the war, but they are gradually freed from military duties.
September 11, 1939
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Cameroon
The newspaper "Cameroun Catholique" is launched by the diocese of Brazzaville.
April 29, 1937
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Cameroon
The "Ad Lucem" foundation sends personnel for a medical establishment. It is still in existence today.
February 27, 1936
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Cameroon
Launching of a newspaper in the Ewondo language, "Nleb Bekristen".
March 24, 1935
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Cameroon
Brother Mauritius is transferred from Nigeria to Cameroon where he will spend almost 40 years as a builder.
March 20, 1935
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Cameroon
Profession of the first sisters of the Filles de Marie in the Vicariat of Yaoundé. They are sent to Nkolavolo with two novices and a Spiritan sister.
April 6, 1933
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Cameroon
Father Maupeou is mortally wounded by a polygamous Christian with whom he is in discussion. His attacker asks his forgiveness and the Spiritan blesses him as he dies.
April 21, 1932
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Cameroon
Creation of the Prefecture Apostolic of Douala with Mgr. Mathurin Le Mailloux in charge. In Yaoundé, Mgr. René Graffin is appointed coadjutor to Mgr. Vogt.
March 31, 1931
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Cameroon
Mgr. Vogt asks for the Vicariat of Cameroon to be split in two because of the increased work occasioned by many new foundations.
March 10, 1929
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Cameroon
Arrival of Frère Blaise; he will work there for the next 54 years.
April 4, 1924
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Cameroon
A junior seminary is opened at Mvolyé with 10 students (4 of whom are eventually ordained). Later, the seminary moves to Nlong and then Akono.
September 7, 1923
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Cameroon
Père Malessard is appointed Apos-tolic Administrator. He reorganises the Vicariat, re-opens the missions that the German Palatine Fathers had been forced to abandon and establishes new ones. He dies suddenly…
September 10, 1920
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Cameroon
The fall of Yaoundé puts an end to the fighting in Cameroon during the First World War. P. Hoegn (Pallotine) passes on jurisdiction for the English zone to Joseph Shanahan…
May 3, 1916
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Mgr. Vogt: Spiritan Papers 19, p.42-43
Mgr. Vogt opened a junior seminary at Mvolyé (Yaounde) in September, 1923. As there were no other teachers, the Vicar Apostolic himself became the director and teacher of the children.…
March 20, 1900
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Bishop François-Xavier Vogt C.S.Sp.
We must recognise and give high praise to the achievements of the Pallotine Fathers in Cameroon. We should never speak of them disparagingly. They experienced far more difficulties than we…
February 25, 1900
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