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Fr Anthony Nwedo is the first Nigerian to profess as a Spiritan at Kilshane, Ireland. He had been ordained a diocesan priest in 1945. He was also the first Nigerian… fr pt

The Vicariat Apostolic of Fort-Rousset is created, with Mgr. Verhille as the first Vicar. fr pt

The jurisdiction of Tefé becomes a Prelatura Nullius, under the direction of Mgr. Joaquim de Lange. fr pt

Opening of the 11th General Chapter (July 24-5 August) with 82 capitulants. Fr. Francis Griffin of the Irish Province is elected the 17th Superior General of the Congregation. fr pt

The Holy Year. Many West Africans go on pilgrimage to Rome. Pope Pius XII announces the creation of the hierarchy of West Africa. Sierra Leone is made into a diocese,… fr pt

One half of the confreres in the U.S.A. are engaged directly in mission work with African-Americans (90), Africans in Kilimanjaro (51) and Puerto Ricans (26); the others are in ethnic… fr pt

Téfé devient une ‘Prélature Nullius’ sous la direction de Mgr Joaquim de Lange. fr pt

Fr. Joseph Whelan of the Irish Province is ordained Vicar Apostolic of Owerri in Onitsha. fr pt

Mgr. Georges Guibert becomes the aux-iliary of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre at Dakar. Since October 23, 1948, the latter had also been Apostolic Delegate for French Africa. fr pt

Numerous vocations to the Holy Ghost Con-gregation from past students of the College. Eventu-ally, 14 Trinidadians are to serve on the Nigerian mission, mainly with the Irish Spiritans. fr pt

President Estimé asks the Congregation to direct a house for street children, and it does so for the next ten years. The Spiritans witdraw from the work in 1960 because… fr pt

Tefé becomes a Prelature Nullius and Joaquim de Lange is ordained the first bishop, to be succeeded by Mário Clemente Neto in 1980. fr pt

Père Le Cam arrives at Wacapou to start the evangelisation of the Maroni. fr pt

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Kankan becomes an Apostolic Prefecture. fr pt

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… fr pt

The Vicariate Apostolic of Loango changes its name to the Vicariate Apostolic of Pointe-Noire. fr pt

The Province of Kabba is detached from the Prefecture of Otukpo with Mgr. Delisle as Prefect Apostolic. Mgr. James Hagan is named as Prefect Apostolic of Otukpo. fr pt

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… fr pt

Land is bought at Quinta da Torre d'Aguilha for the building of a theology house for Portuguese Spiritans. The first Mass is celebrated there on the first Sunday of Advent. fr pt

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… fr pt

The Benue Province of Nigeria, previously staffed by members of the German Province, is confided to the Province of England. The same area now covers four dioceses with their own… fr pt

The Prefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad, is entrusted to the Spiritans in 1922. It becomes a Vicariate in 1935 and is later divided into the Vicariates of Kroonstad (1948) and Bethlehem… fr pt

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The General Council approves the foundation of the mission of Faranah in a strongly Moslem area. Frs. Petersen and Chamagne are put in charge. fr pt

The regional senior seminary is trans-ferred from Libreville to Brazzaville. fr pt

The Apostolic Vicariat of Gabon now becomes the Apostolic Vicariat of Libreville. On July 7th, Père Jean-Jerome Adam is appointed the Vicar and is ordained at Colmar on December 9th. fr pt

Mgr. Marcel Lefebvre is appointed Vicar Apostolic of Dakar. He invites many congregations to join in the work: White Fathers, Marists, Sacred Heart of Issoudun, Maronites, Presentation Sisters, Carmelites etc.… fr pt

Père Joseph Hascher C.S.Sp. from Alsace is appointed as the second Bishop of the Prelature. The ordination is held at Blotzheim (Al-sace). fr pt

The Prefecture of the Benue is confided to the English Province and soon after becomes the Prefecture of Otukpo. The first four members of the Canadian Province arrive in the… fr pt

The Vice-Province of Switzerland is erected, cut off from the French Province. Père Antoine Clivaz becomes the vice-provincial. fr pt

Approval by the Generalate of the contract between the District and the Diocese. fr pt

The Spiritan District is set up. The first superior is P. Francisco Alves do Rego. fr pt

The Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé in Amazonia (Brazil) is confided to the Dutch Province. Mgr. Jouke de Lange is named the first Prefect. Fourteen young Dutch Spiritans, priests and brothers,… fr pt

The German Spiritans celebrate the Golden Jubilee of their Province and of the Junior Seminary at Knechtsteden. fr pt

Mgr. Le Hunsec creates the Province of Canada, with Père Louis Taché as Provincial. The provincial house is at Collège Saint-Alexandre. In the Province, there are 76 members: 44 fathers,… fr pt

The Bulletin of the province gives the number of confreres who died during the Second World War: 9 priests, 5 brothers and 9 scholastics. fr pt

The Vice-Province of England becomes a Province with the Provincial House at Bickley, Kent. This house also becomes a centre for late vocations and over the years produces 33 Spiritans. fr pt

Fr. James Hyland and several others be-come the founding fathers of Spiritan missions in the Far West of the U.S.A., notably in Southern California at Hemet, Riverside and Bakersfield. They… fr pt

Re-opening of the junior seminary at Weert, the senior scholasticate at Gemert and, a little later, the houses at Baarle Nassau and Gennep for the brothers. Around 116 Priests and… fr pt

Opening of Fatima College, as the other school, St Mary's College, is overcrowded with more than 1,000 students. fr pt

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… fr pt

The start of a great increase in parishes in the diocese of Brazzaville. The seminaries are also developed. fr pt

These years were characterised by increased building activity; in this period, 29 churches, 8 chapels, 5 schools, 11 parish houses, 12 houses for catechists and 3 parish halls were built. fr pt

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Père Michel Chaverot organises the first Christian trade union in the country (C.F.T.C.). fr pt

These years were characterised by in-creased building activity; in this period, 29 churches, 8 chapels, 5 schools, 11 parish houses, 12 houses for catechists, and 3 parish halls were built. fr pt

The death of Père Emile Muller, Superior of the Mother House, in the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen. fr pt

P. Augusto Nogueira de Sousa is the first Spiritan to work on the island of Maio. fr pt

The Provincialate in Cologne is destroyed during an air raid. fr pt

Ordination to the priesthood of the first local priest. fr pt

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