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P. Benedito Roberto is appointed Bishop of Sumbe, the first Angolan bishop of the Congregation. fr pt

Papua New Guinea

The Province of Nigeria becomes a partner in the PNG mission due to the acute shortage of personnel. At present, five Spiritans from the province are working in the country. fr pt

Consecration of Fr. Malcolm Galt as Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados. fr pt

By decision of the District Council, the Spiritans take over Collège Saint-Martial again after an absence of 26 years. fr pt

A young man, Diida Wario, expresses the wish to become a Spiritan; he is the first Boran to show this kind of interest. He will start his studies in Njiro,… fr pt

There are two Spiritan priests in the Diocese of Geraldton, in Western Australia. Confreres are now located in four of the seven States of Australia. fr pt

Opening of the first Chapter of the District of Amazonas. fr pt

The post-Synodal Exhortation, 'Ecclesia in Africa' by John Paul II is published on this day. fr pt

The Foyer Laval for 1st Cycle students is opened at Mont Ngafula, Kinshasa. fr pt

The first Vietnamese Spiritan makes his profession at Houston, Texas. fr pt

Profession of the first Spiritans to emerge from the Spanish-speaking noviciate of Puerto Rico. fr pt

A Spiritan archive is opened on the feast of Pentecost at Maison Libermann in Antanima-landu (Majunga), centre of our operations in Madagascar. The diocese has its own separate archives elsewhere. fr pt

The foundation mass is celebrated in Gokwe where two confreres - Frs J. Uche and A. Njoku will open a mission for the first time. The Bishop of the Diocese,… fr pt

The 5th Enlarged General Council is held at Dakar in Senegal. There are 51 Spiritans present. fr pt

The Zimbabwe Spiritan group is raised to the status of a District. fr pt

The first edition appears of "Mémoire Spiritaine". fr pt

The first Chapter of the WAF opens at Ejisu, Ghana. fr pt

Official opening and blessing of the new Spiritan house at Okura by Bishop Obot of Idah Diocese, accompanied by the Superior General, Pierre Schouver, and his assistant, Godfrey Odigbo. fr pt

Creation of the Sanctuary dedicated to Daniel Brottier at Chojnice. fr pt

With the arrival of the government of Aristide in 1994, the decree of President Duvalier of 1969, giving the College of Saint-Martial to the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, is revoked. fr pt

The General Council creates the South Central African Foundation (S.C.A.F.). fr pt

The international noviciate for Spanish-speaking students is established in Dorado with 7 novices from Haiti, Mexico, Paraguay and Puerto Rico. Fr Victor Cabezas from Spain is the Master and Fr… fr pt

Ordinations of first Spiritans from Kogi State in Nigeria: Emmanuel Ikubolaje from Kabba in the diocese of Lokoja and Daniel Abah from Imane in the diocese of Idah. fr pt

Fr. Felim McAllister (Ireland) is killed in an ambush at Panguma at the age of 53. He had been appointed to Sierra Leone in 1968 and served the refugee people… fr pt

Opening of the diocesan Synod in the cathedral of Basse-Terre which will last for two years. The closure is in the velodrome of Gourde Liane at Baie-Mahault. fr pt

Pope John Paul II, who has already received the patriarch of Ethiopia, Abuna Tekle-Haymanot, (17 October 1981), welcomes in Rome H.H. Abuna Paulos, the present patriarch, and con-firms that their… fr pt

Two students of the East African Province come for a year of Spiritan and Pastoral experience. It is repeated for the next three years. Out of the first two to… fr pt

Central African Foundation

Start of the first Chapter of the Foundation. The headquarters is fixed at Libreville. fr pt

The number of confreres continues to decrease and so the circumscription can no longer operate as an independent district. Henceforth it be-comes a Group under the jurisdiction of the General… fr pt

Second session of the committee preparing for the centenary of the Church (January 1994-January 1995). There are now 6 dioceses with more than 100 priests from the country and about… fr pt

The General Chapter decides to extend our missionary activity into the Far East. fr pt

At a meeting at Bahawalpur, a decision is taken to establish a third community at Sadiqabad, within the boundaries of one of the existing parishes. Work with the Marwaris will… fr pt

P. Abilio Guerra (47 years in Angola) of Portugal is killed in mysterious circumstances at Luanda; he is taken from the entrance of the Provincialate and found dead on the… fr pt

The noviciate of St. Mary Magdalene of the province of USA East is set up in the diocese of Chicago. fr pt

Fr. Edward Nealon is appointed Episcopal Vicar for the region of Sao Joao de Metiti in the diocese of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Brottier House, a place of welcome for refugees, is opened in Toronto. fr pt

The Golden Jubilee of the Spiritan pres-ence in the islands. The present District house is opened at Praia. There is a junior seminary in the house at Praia, from which… fr pt

The Provincialate is transferred to Gentinnes and the bursar's office to Nijlen. fr pt

A new Spiritan foundation is started at Mascara by Père Raymond Gonnet. It will look after the small Christian community, create "platforms" for meetings, classes for women and an agricultural… fr pt

The death of P. José Felício who did great work for missionary awareness in the country, particularly through LIAM, of which he was director for many years. fr pt

Indian Ocean Foundation

The noviciate is transferred from Saint-Giles-les-Hauts in Reunion to Rose Hill and La Salette in Mauritius. It finally returns to Reunion in 2001. fr pt

An international meeting of Spiritan formators is held at Enugu, Nigeria. Objectives of the meeting are: the adaptation of formation to contemporary ideas of mission and the integration of the… fr pt

The first world-wide meeting of Spiritan Lay Associates is held at Bethel Park, Pittsburgh. fr pt

East African Province

The first Chapter of the Province begins. Fr. Augustine Shao becomes the first elected Provincial. fr pt

Start of the Foundation of Zaire. After the postulancy, the candidates will continue their formation with the FAC. fr pt

Arrival of David Donellan, who studies Urdu before joining the community at Sukkur. fr pt

The first lay associate signs a contract with the Congregation on leaving for Tanzania. Another follows shortly afterwards. fr pt

Brazil Province

Brazil becomes the 19th Province of the Congregation. fr pt

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