Spiritan Education Forum – November 2017
Republic of the Congo
Congo Brazzaville is a Province, and is part of the Union of Circumscriptions of Central Africa (UCSAC).
| Republic of the Congo (wikipedia) |
| 15 Spiritan Communities: |
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 CBR-1 |
BRAZZAVILLE - Libermann Maison Libermann B.P. 1524 BRAZZAVILLE |
 27.0ºC |
Humidity: 74% Wind: 1.50m/s Clouds: 20% Altitude: 310m | |
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CBR-2 |
BRAZZAVILLE - Kinsoundi Maison Père Paul Ondia / Postulat Kinsoundi B.P. 1524 BRAZZAVILLE |
27.0ºC |
Humidity: 74% Wind: 1.50m/s Clouds: 20% Altitude: 345m | |
CBR-3 |
BRAZZAVILLE – Makélékélé Paroisse Saint-Kisito Makélékélé B.P. 1539 BRAZZAVILLE |
27.0ºC |
Humidity: 74% Wind: 1.50m/s Clouds: 20% Altitude: 309m | |
CBR-4 |
BRAZZAVILLE - Ouenzé Paroisse Saint-Marie de Ouenzé Ouenzé B.P. 99 BRAZZAVILLE |
27.0ºC |
Humidity: 74% Wind: 1.50m/s Clouds: 20% Altitude: 286m | |
CBR-5 |
DOLISIE Paroisse St-Jean-Baptiste de Tahiti Centre Sala Ngolo B.P. 374 DOLISIE, Congo |
 24.4ºC |
Humidity: 87% Wind: 1.32m/s Clouds: 80% Altitude: 337m | |
CBR-6 |
ENYELLÉ Paroisse St-Jean-Marie Vianney s/c évêché Impfondo B.P. 30 IMPFONDO |
 28.5ºC |
Humidity: 59% Wind: 1.12m/s Clouds: 44% Altitude: 390m | |
CBR-7 |
EPÉNA Paroisse Sainte-Brigitte B.P. 30 IMPFONDO |
25.9ºC |
Humidity: 69% Wind: 1.17m/s Clouds: 44% Altitude: 316m | |
CBR-8 |
IMPFONDO Évêché B.P. 30 IMPFONDO |
25.3ºC |
Humidity: 82% Wind: 0.82m/s Clouds: 68% Altitude: 322m | |
CBR-9 |
LEKANA Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse B.P. 1524 BRAZZAVILLE |
 20.2ºC |
Humidity: 99% Wind: 1.76m/s Clouds: 88% Altitude: 803m | |
CBR-10 |
MADINGOU Paroisse Saint-Michel |
22.9ºC |
Humidity: 93% Wind: 1.06m/s Clouds: 12% Altitude: 205m | |
CBR-11 |
MASSENGWO, St-Grégoire s/c Maison Libermann B.P. 1524 BRAZZAVILLE |
23.9ºC |
Humidity: 84% Wind: 1.51m/s Clouds: 8% Altitude: 454m | |
CBR-12 |
OUESSO - Évêché B.P. 81 OUESSO |
26.3ºC |
Humidity: 75% Wind: 1.16m/s Clouds: 68% Altitude: 352m | |
CBR-13 |
POINTE-NOIRE - Mbota Maison Mbota Paroisse Saint-André Kagwa B.P. 1835 POINTE-NOIRE |
25.8ºC |
Humidity: 98% Wind: 1.86m/s Clouds: 68% Altitude: 19m | |
CBR-14 |
SOUANKÉ Paroisse Cœur Immaculé de Marie s/c Évêché B.P. 81 OUESSO |
 21.9ºC |
Humidity: 92% Wind: 1.21m/s Clouds: 0% Altitude: 556m | |
CKI-11 |
KINSHASA – Mont Ngafula Foyer Jacques Désiré Laval Séminaire de philosophie Avenue Zamba Télécom, n° 1049 Rue Missionnaires spiritains, 1 Quartier Kimbondo - Mont Ngafula KINSHASA |
23.3ºC |
Humidity: 93% Wind: 1.51m/s Clouds: 12% Altitude: 362m |
| -0001 | Death of Père Paul Ondia, the first Spiritan from the Congo. (Central African Foundation 0000-00-00) |
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| 1866 | The Superior General, Père Ignace Schwindenhammer, is appointed Prefect Apostolic of Congo with permission to delegate his authority to a Vice-Prefect of his choice: he chooses Père Joseph-Marie Poussot. (Congo 1866-01-14) |
| 1875 | Foundation of the junior seminary of Landana (Père Duparquet), subsequently transferred to Loango in 1887. (Congo 1875-01-08) |
| 1883 | Père Prosper Augouard starts the first mission in the interior of Congo at Linzolo, 25 kms. from Brazzaville. (Congo 1883-09-22) |
| 1885 | The Berlin Conference divides the region of the prefecture of the Congo between Portugal (Angola and the enclave of Cabinda), King Leopold II (the in-dependent State of the Congo) and France (French Congo). (Congo 1885-01-03) |
| 1887 | Foundation of the mission of Brazzaville by Pères Prosper Augouard, Georges Schmitt and Frère Savinien Weckmann. Five years later, work is begun on the cathedral. Rome July, 1927: Following the condemnation of the ideas of Action Fran"aise by Pius XI, Père Henri Le Floch is withdrawn as Rector of the French Seminary in re-sponse to a personal request by the Pope. (Congo 1887-07-04) |
| 1892 | Ordination of the first two priests to come from the seminaries of Landana and Loango: Louis de Gourlet and Charles Maonde. (Congo 1892-12-17) |
| 1945 | The start of a great increase in parishes in the diocese of Brazzaville. The seminaries are also developed. (Congo 1945-04-29) |
| 1947 | The regional senior seminary is trans-ferred from Libreville to Brazzaville. (Congo 1947-10-04) |
| 1949 | The Vicariate Apostolic of Loango changes its name to the Vicariate Apostolic of Pointe-Noire. (Congo 1949-01-20) |
| 1950 | The Vicariat Apostolic of Fort-Rousset is created, with Mgr. Verhille as the first Vicar. (Congo 1950-12-21) |
| 1954 | Mgr. Michel Bernard, Vicar Apostolic of Conakry, is appointed Vicar of Brazzaville. He will live through many important events: the presidency of L'Abbé Fulbert Youlu (1958); independence (1960); the start of the Marxist regime (1963). On his reÂplacement by Mgr. Mbemba, he becomes the first bishop of Nouakchott in Mauritania where he serves for the next nine years. (Congo 1954-07-18) |
| 1963 | Christian Trade Unionists, in alliance with the Communists, defeat l'Abbé Fulbert Youlu. (Congo 1963-08-15) |
| 1965 | The Marxist government nationalises all private schools but permission is given to open the Seminary of St. John at Brazzaville. (Congo Brazzaville 1965-06-28) |
| 1971 | Death of Mgr. Théophile Mbemba, the first local Archbishop of Brazzaville. He is succeeded by his coadjutor, Mgr. Biayenda. (Congo Brazzaville 1971-06-14) |
| 1977 | At a meeting of the Major Superiors of central Africa in Bangui, it was decided to launch the Central African Foundation (FAC). (F.A.C. 1977-02-25) |
| 1977 | 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), Archbishop of Brazzaville (14.06.71) and Cardinal (09.03.73). (Congo 1977-03-22) |
| 1982 | Opening of the Spiritan scholasticate of Poullart des Places at Brazzaville-Kinsoundi by Père René Tabard. The students follow the courses at the Emile Biavenda Senior Seminary (the former Seminaire Libermann). Four years later, a philosophy house opens in Libreville (having spent the previous year in Bangui). (Central African Foundation 1982-09-22) |
| 1986 | The Council of Major Superiors meets with the Superior General at Brazzaville. (F.A.C. 1986-02-12) |
| 1988 | Inauguration of the Seminaire Brottier at Libreville. (F.A.C. 1988-02-28) |
| 1988 | Creation of the diocese of Kinkala, with Mgr. Anatole Milandou as bishop. (Congo 1988-12-23) |
| 1993 | Start of the first Chapter of the Foundation. The headquarters is fixed at Libreville. (Central African Foundation 1993-03-27) |
| 1997 | 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 repre-sentatives of the Foundation are present. (Central African Foundation 1997-02-20) |
| 1998 | 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 Central Africa." (Central African Foundation 1998-05-27) |
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