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East Africa
Tana River foundation and the first baptism in modern times in Mombasa (Vicariat Apostolic of North Zanguebar).
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Augstralia
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Switzerland
Père Gebhard Eigenmann (1841-1910), born at Rorschach in German-speaking Switzerland, becomes the first Provincial of Portugal.
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Portugal
The death of P. Charles Duparquet at Loango in the Congo. With his vision and capacity for dialogue, he played a decisive part in the foundation of the Portuguese Province…
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Portugal
The first conferring of the habit at the noviciate of Sintra.
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USA
Fr. Patrick McDermott becomes pastor of St. Benedict the Moor in Pittsburgh, the first parish for African-Americans entrusted to the Congregation and the forerunner of many others.
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Congo Kinshasa
Erection of the Vicariate Apostolic of Congo. Four Scheutist priests arrive in September in Zaire. They will soon take over Nemlao and Boma again.
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C.S.Sp.
The last Spiritans leave India.
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Portugal
A formation house for brothers is started at Sintra. The first director is Fr. Christopher Rooney from Ireland.
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East Africa
The Holy See divides the Prefecture of Zanguebar: Southern Zanguebar is entrusted to the Benedictines, the Spiritans retain the northern section.
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Senegambia
Père Picarda is appointed Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia. He arrives on November 14th and starts the pilgrimage of Our Lady of Deliverance at Popagine on December 29th, later to become…
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Congo
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…
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Portugal
The communities of Braga and Porto become the Vice-Province of Portugal; the first superior is Père Eigenmann.
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Congo Kinshasa
Foundation of the mission of St. Paul of Kasaï at Kwamouth (Mgr. Augourd, Père Sand and Frère Savinien). The Spiritans leave Kwa-mouth in 1887.
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Rome
A decree from the Congregation for Saints in Rome approves the writings of François Libermann, adding that "it is rare that an examination arrives at such a favourable conclusion".
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Brazil
First Spiritan activity in Brazil. The first seven to arrive started the Colege of Mt. Carmel where they taught. They also did pastoral work in the surrounding area- catechesis, confessions…
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Brazil Amazonas
The Spiritan community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, at Bélem, Para, (7 priests, 3 brothers and 1 student) opens a college. 116 students are enrolled for the first year:…
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Nigeria
Fr Joseph Lutz and his Spiritan companions sign an agreement with the Chief of Onitsha, Obi Anazonwu, for a piece of land close to the River Niger; this was to…
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Nigeria
Père Joseph Lutz, after four years in present day Sierra Leone and Guinée, led the first group of Spiritans to Nigeria. They start a mission at Onitsha and in 1893…
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Liberia
Frs. Blanchet and Lorber go to Monrovia at the request of the Liberian Administration to re-establish the Mission there. Fr Blanchet returns once more to Freetown and continues his work…
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C.S.Sp.
Conclusion of the Berlin conference which had begun on 15.11.1884 under the presidency of the German Chancellor, Otto von Bismark. Central Africa is divided amongst several European countries. "Christian missionaries,…
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Brazil
Dom Antonio Macedo da Costa, the bishop of Belém, asks the Spiritans to take over the direction of the Junior Seminary of Our Lady of Carmel in Belém.
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Congo
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…
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Congo
Père Prosper Augouard starts the first mission in the interior of Congo at Linzolo, 25 kms. from Brazzaville.
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East Africa
The Prefecture Apostolic becomes a Vicariat and Raoul de Courmont is named the first bishop on November 23, 1883. The pastoral aim is to create a Christian village community of…
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C.S.Sp.
On the death of Père Frederic Le Vavasseur, Père Ambroise Emonet is elected Vicar General of the Congregation.
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C.S.Sp.
Opening of the 5th General Chapter at Chevilly which will last for two days. The 32 capitulants (20 present and 12 by letter) elect Ambrose Emonet as the 14th Superior…
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USA
The college at Pittsburgh obtains a charter enabling it to confer degrees.
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Senegal
Ordination of Père Simon Fall at Ngazobil by Mgr. Duboin. He is the first Spiritan from Senegal.
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France
Funeral of Le Vavasseur in the chapel of the Séminaire du Saint-Esprit.
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France
Frédéric Le Vavasseur dies in Paris.
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USA
After two years, there are already 150 students in the upper school and the group of brothers expelled from Germany begins to build a large house in the "Golden Triangle"…
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Congo Kinshasa
Foundation of the mission of Boma under the patronage of Our Lady of Victories. The Spiritans left Boma in 1888. The first priest from Zaire, l'Abbé Maombe, ordained in 1897,…
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Congo Kinshasa
Foundation of the mission of Boma by Pères Carrie and Visseq- the first in Belgian Congo.
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U.S.A.
Despite dire warnings against accepting African-Americans as members of the Congregation, Fr. Strub courageously begins to admit some as postulant brothers in Arkansas. As a former missionary in Senegal, he…
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USA
Frs. John Quinn and Michael Dunne arrive in Pittsburgh to teach in the newly opened High School. They are followed by Fr William Power, who is appointed the first rector.…
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East Africa
The first caravan of White Fathers to the interior is organised by Fr. Baur and Br. Oskar (Spiritans) On 11.06.1878, it sets out from Bagamoyo with 300 porters to the…
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East Africa
The Spiritan pioneers are restricted to 300 miles from the coast with the arrival of the White Fathers who, at the end of February, 1878, are granted permission by Propaganda…
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U.S.A.
Fr. Strub obtains a property of 900 square miles near Morrilton, Arkansas. A brothers' community is opened and confreres build schools and churches throughout the region. The project comes to…
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Ireland
Bro Onuphre Cooney set out from Ire-land with Fr Charles Duparquet for the mission of Cimbabasie (Angola), later to be followed by Frs. John Hogan, Gerald Griffin and Joseph Lynch.
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Haiti
Père Weick, professor of physics, sets up a me-teorological station at St. Martial which continues to function until 1969. The first fire brigade at Port-au-Prince is established by the Spiritans.
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Portugal
After three years in the Seminary of the Congo at Santarem and two years at St Bernard's College at Gibraltar (1870-1872) the Congregation finds a permanent home at Braga where…
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Portugal
The house at Braga becomes a principal community.
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U.S.A.
Opening of a junior seminary for American aspirants at Perrysville, Pa.
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U.S.A.
The first Junior Seminary starts at Ross Manor: it is transferred to Perrysville a few months later.
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Guadeloupe
The population of Guadeloupe is a little over 110,000 and there are 85 priests to minister to them, i.e. 1 priest per 1,650 people. (The figure in 2000 is 1…
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East Africa
After the Mission had recovered from the destruction of the cyclone the original idea of penetrating into the interior was taken up again and a Mission was founded at Mhonda…
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U.S.A.
The first Junior Seminary is started at Ross Manor: it transfers to Perrysville a few months later.
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