The Spiritans live in communities which are grouped under a Circumscription. In most of the cases, a Circumscription corresponds to a country. There are two types of circumscriptions: Provinces and Groups. Provinces are usually more stable, with local members, promotion of vocations and formation structures. Groups are usually created to undertake a specific missionary task.
Circumscription |
Abrev. |
|
| Alto Juruá * | ALJ | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonia * | AMA | Brazil |
| Brazil + Bolivia | BRA | |
| Brazil Southwest * | BRO | |
| Canada | CAN | |
| Guadeloupe * | GUA | |
| Guyana * | GUY | |
| Haiti | HAI | |
| Martinique * | MAR | |
| Mexico * | MEX | |
| Paraguay * | PGY | |
| Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic * |
PRD | |
| Transcanada | TRC | |
| Trinidad | TRI | |
| United States | USA |
Circumscription |
Abrev. |
|
| Algeria * | ALG | |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | ANG | |
| Africa North-West | ANO | Guinea Bissau Guinea Conakry Mauritania Senegal |
| Cape Verde * | CAB | |
| Central African Republic | CAF | |
| Cameroon | CAM | |
| Congo Brazzaville | CBR | |
| Congo Kinshasa | CKI | |
| Ethiopia * | ETH | |
| The Gambia * | GAM | |
| Gabon & Equatorial Guinea | GGE | |
| Ghana | GHA | |
| Kenya | KEN | Kenya South Sudan |
| Malawi * | MAL | |
| Mozambique * | MOZ | |
| Nigeria North-East | NNE | (Makurdi) |
| Nigeria North-West | NNW | (Abuja) |
| Nigeria South-East | NSE | (Onitsha) |
| Nigeria South-West | NSW | (Benin City) |
| Sierra Leone + Liberia | SLN | |
| Southern Africa * | SOA | |
| Tanzania | TNZ | |
| Uganda * | UGN | |
| Zambia * | ZAM | |
| Zimbabwe * | ZIM |
Circumscription |
Abrev. |
|
| Britain | BRI | |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia * | CRO | |
| Spain | ESP | |
| Europe | EUR | Brussels community Belgium region Germany region European Novitiate (Chevilly, France) |
| France | FRA | |
| Ireland | IRE | |
| Netherlands | NED | |
| Poland | POL | |
| Portugal | POR | |
| Switzerland | SUI |
Circumscription |
Abrev. |
|
| Madagascar | MAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritius * | MAU | |
| Oceania * | OCE | Australia Papua New Guinea |
| Pakistan * | PAK | |
| Philippines * | PHL | |
| Reunion * | REU | |
| Seychelles * | SEY | |
| Taiwan-Vietnam + India | TVI |
* Groups
Sometimes, Circumscriptions in the same geographical region, or of the same linguistic area, come together to form a Union of Circumscriptions for the purposes of collaborating in carrying out the mission of the Congregation. For example, they can have common formation programmes or a common missionary project.
Union |
Abrev. |
Comprises |
| Latin America | UCAL | Alto Juruá, Amazonia, Brazil South West, Paraguay, Brazil-Bolivia. |
|---|---|---|
| Anglophone West Africa | UCAWA | The Gambia, Ghana-Benin, Nigeria North-East, Nigeria South-East, Nigeria North-West, Nigeria South-West, Sierra Leone. |
| Europe | UCE | Britain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Province Europe, Croatia. |
| East Africa | UCEAF | Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. |
| Asia & Oceania | UCAO | Philippines, Taiwan-Vietnam-India, Oceania. |
| North America and the Caribbean | UCNAC | Canada, Trans-Canada, Trinidad, USA, Mexico, Haiti, Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic, 1 community of Irish confreres in the US. |
| Indian Ocean | UCOI | Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles. |
| Central Africa | UCSAC | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon-Equatorial Guinea. |
| South Central Africa | UCSCA | Malawi, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| West Africa | UCWA | The Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone. |
| Nigeria | USCN | Nigeria North-East, Nigeria South-East, Nigeria North-West and Nigeria South-West. |