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Poland
Poland
Poland 30.10.1999: A religious house is opened at 40, rue Glinki, Bydgoszcz.
October 30, 1999
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Poland
Celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Province.
April 7, 1996
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Poland
Creation of the Sanctuary dedicated to Daniel Brottier at Chojnice.
December 14, 1994
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Poland
The noviciate is moved from Bydgoszcz to Chelmszczonka.
September 23, 1983
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Poland
Opening of the senior scholasticate at Bydgoszcz.
October 6, 1976
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Poland
The Vice-Province of Poland becomes a Province.
October 23, 1975
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Poland
Start of a new noviciate at Bydgoszcz.
April 1, 1973
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Poland
Fr. Dalkowski is arrested at Lesno. Several others are imprisoned for periods between one to seven years. By 1956 all have been released and the Junior Seminary is re-opened in…
January 15, 1952
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Poland
Founding of the Senior Seminary of Puszczykówko. The communist government that follows the war is very hard on the Church; 7 of our confreres are arrested and accused of spying…
May 18, 1948
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Poland
All the work of the Province comes to a halt because of World War II: 3 priests and 2 scholas-tics change circumscription; 3 scholastics, 7 brothers and 7 novices leave…
May 1, 1945
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Poland
Opening of a new house at Wlóki-Chelmszczonka. The growth of the boarding school is such that this larger property in the countryside is necessary.
October 19, 1937
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Poland
Fr. Adam Zuromski is the first Spiritan of the Province to be ordained.
October 7, 1934
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Poland
Consecration of the chapel of the community at Bydgoszcz by the Superior General, Mgr. Le Hunsec, accompanied by Père Daniel Brottier.
May 20, 1932
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Poland
Erection of the Vice-Province of Poland. Fr. Zygmunt Rydlewski is named superior with Michal Retka and Pawel Baranski as assistants. The councillors are Frs. Stanislas Kolipinski and Jozef Halba.
March 25, 1925
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USA
Fr. Sigismund Rydlewski, of the U.S.A. Province, is authorised to lay the foundation of a province in Poland and opens a junior seminary at Bydgoczsz.
October 11, 1921
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Poland
Arrival of Fr. Zygmunt Rydlewski at Bydgoszcz where he opens the house at 2, Jary Road and then reopens an \"Orphanage for the children of the defenders of the Country\"…
February 6, 1921
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Poland
At the invitation of Countess Oginska, Mgr. Le Roy and Père Acker travel to Oswiecim where she wishes to confide an orphanage to the Spiritans. Le Roy plans to attach…
January 30, 1903
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