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The Spiritan mission to Paraguay is entrusted to the Province of Trinidad.
June 28, 1967
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Appointment of Father Pedro Valdez as Principal of St Mary's College, the first past-student and Trinidadian to hold this post.
June 18, 1957
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Numerous vocations to the Holy Ghost Congregation from past students of the College. Eventually, 14 Trinidadians are to serve on the Nigerian mission, mainly with the Irish Spiritans.
February 15, 1950
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Opening of Fatima College, as the other school, St Mary's College, is overcrowded with more than 1,000 students.
July 23, 1945
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Alfred Monteil, ordained in Paris, is the first Trinidadian to become a Spiritan priest.
October 28, 1925
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German personnel to Trinidad: Fr. Leimann returns and Brothers Benno and Florian are sent on loan. Fr. Leonard Graff remains there until the 1960s.
April 3, 1923
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Tthe first Trinidadian is professed in the Congregation: Henri Pollonais takes his vows, under the name of Brother Rupert, in Pittsburgh, USA.
February 26, 1894
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Fr. James Browne from Ireland is appointed Principal of St. Mary's College. With one exception, from this time till 1957, all the College Principals are Irish.
March 5, 1876
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The murder of the Parish Priest of Diego Martin and refusal of other priests to take the parish leads to the acceptance of this ministry by the Spiritans, the first…
May 10, 1870
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Br. Theodor Fritch (Blackrock 1860-1863) and Mr Michael Cummins, a prefect, set out for the newly opened St Mary's College, Trinidad, which for many years was destined to absorb the…
October 24, 1863
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Foundation of St Mary's College, by Frs. Victor Guilloux and Albert Sundhauser, due largely to the efforts of Mgr. George Talbot, domestic Prelate to Pope Pius IX. The courses are…
August 1, 1863
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