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At Chevilly, 73 capitulants and 14 observers assemble for the 15th General Chapter. Père Frans Timmermans is re-elected for a second mandate as Superior General. Discussions are grouped under four… fr pt

The death at Torre d'Aguilha of Moisés Alves de Pinho, Archbishop emeritus of Luanda. As Provincial, he had done much to restore the Province before he was appointed Bishop of… fr pt

An international noviciate is set up at Farnham. fr pt

Fr. Bernard Ngaviliau is ordained as the first bishop of Zanzibar diocese. fr pt

The Spiritans take charge of the parish of Linda on the outskirts of Livingstone. fr pt

Opening of the mission of Bajob in Guinée Bissau. fr pt

The death of P. José de Araújo; when he finishes his time as Provincial in Portugal, he returns to Spain where he has done so much for the establishing of… fr pt

Central African Republic

At the death of Mgr. Joseph Cucherousset, his coadjutor, Mgr. Ndayen, becomes Archbishop of Bangui. fr pt

An organisation for encouraging vocations is set up for the whole country. The team moves around Gabon and establishes camps at Sindara during the long school holidays. fr pt

Guinée Conakry

The Archbishop of Conakry, Mgr. Raymond-Marie Tchidimbo, is released from prison after nine years detention. fr pt

The first associates of the Canadian Province make their formal commitment. fr pt

Père Jacques Laval is beatified by Pope John Paul II. His feast day is fixed for September 9th, the anniversary of his death. fr pt

West African Foundation

Six Superiors of West African circumscriptions establish the Foundation at Dakar Senegal: the Superiors of The Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Makurdi and Kwara-Benue. Fr. John Hogan (Irish Province) is… fr pt

The District of Auteuil, created by Mgr. Le Hunsec on 11.11.1943, is suppressed; Auteuil once again becomes part of the Province of France. fr pt

The Spiritan team presents itself to the people (elders) to start their work as evangelisers around Dadim. The elders agree that those who want to be baptised in the Catholic… fr pt

Tensions between Punjabi Christians and Marwari come to a head in Bheel Nagar (a suburb of Rahim Yar Kan) over a plot of land owned by a Marwari and taken… fr pt

Central African Foundation

The first 3 novices make profession at Yaoundé fr pt

Beginning of the re-implantation of Spiritans with the return of Raymond Gonnet to Oran. At first he teaches in an orphanage and then is involved in the foundation of an… fr pt

A new seminary is opened in Bayam—n, and the students begin their formation with the Dominican Fathers. The first two Puerto Rican novices start their noviciate in Dorado, with Fr… fr pt

L'Abbé Armand Razafindratandra is consecrated bishop of Majunga in the Cathedral square. fr pt

News arrives of the brutal assassination of P. José da Silva Pereira, aged 72, a Portuguese Spiritan who has been in southern Angola for 43 years. fr pt

A team from Spain and Portugal leave for Paraguay. They will reinforce the Spiritan international group and will be working in the mission of Lima in the diocese of San… fr pt

Ethiopia Gamu Gofa

The "Medhanie alem" (the Saviour of the world) Orthodox Clergy Training Centre at Chencha, Ethiopia, is established by Frs Jan Ermers, C.M., and Owen Lambert, C.S.Sp. fr pt

Arrival of the first 3 Spiritans in Rahim Yar Khan (RYK), a parish created in 1958. fr pt

Arrival of the first Spiritans in Pakistan: John Kitchen, John O'Brien and Eddie Flynn. fr pt

Frère Michel Pierre is shot at Dibwangui by a former worker of the mission who felt that his interests with the Social Security had not been adequately pursued. fr pt

The first Spiritan Associates in the Province make their commitment: Maria and Conrad Voisard. fr pt

The start of the international noviciate at Norwalk, serving the two Provinces in both Canada and the United States. In 1980, the noviciate moves to Farnham, Quebec. fr pt

International meeting of young Spiritans in the Spanish noviciate at Aranda from August 1st to 15th. There were 140 young confreres present from 30 different nationalities. fr pt

The first Spiritan noviciate at Essos. The novice master is Père des Déserts. fr pt

Foundation of the Provincial house for the Province of Angola. P. Bernardo Bongo is the Provincial. fr pt

The Angolan Province is created. fr pt

Ordination of Père G. Connerotte. Since then, there have been no more ordinations for the Province. fr pt

Foundation of the Province of Angola. The first Provincial is P. Bernardo Bongo. fr pt

Bishop Ivo Lorsheider, Secretary General of the National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) invites Fr David Regan to act as a full time consultant to that body for… fr pt

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),… fr pt

The general meeting of the Apostolic Vicari-ate of Gimma accepts the principle that all the apos-tolate in Gamo-Gofa, while assisting the existing Catholics, will be conducted with and through the… fr pt

At a meeting of the Major Superiors of central Africa in Bangui, it was decided to launch the Central African Foundation (FAC). fr pt

First meeting of the Major Superiors of North America and the Caribbean in Puerto Rico. fr pt

Riots between Bestsirebaka and people of the Comores result in the death 1,400 Comorians at Mahajanga. The government of the Comores repatriates 14,500 of its nationals by plane and boat. fr pt

A meeting of all African Spiritans at Yaoundé. fr pt

Père Adelio Ribeiro from Portugal was kidnapped by Unita from the mission of Bela Vista in the diocese of Huambo and subsequently assassinated. fr pt

The formation program starts in the Regina Cleri Seminary of Ponce Diocese with 5 students and Fr J. Sakovich as director. One year later, the District decides to rent a… fr pt

The junior seminary at Castle-head closes. During its 70 years of existence, it produced 150 future missionaries. fr pt

The Prefecture of Val-de-Marne buys half of the grounds of our house at Chevilly to create a rec-reation park for the public. A new cemetery is created at the edge… fr pt

Pentecost: Decision of the General council to open a mission in Pakistan for tribal ministry with an international team involving the Irish, English and French provinces, based on a request… fr pt

Paul Chuwa is the first member of the East African Foundation to be ordained a priest: it takes place at Usa River in Arusha Diocese. fr pt

300 young people come to celebrate Easter in the Noviciate community. The organisers see this as a way to attract young people to Jesus and the challenges of his Gospel. fr pt

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