Spiritan in South Sudan meets his incoming Bishop.
John Skinnader C.S.Sp., a native of Co. Monaghan, was one of three Spiritans who opened the Congregation’s mission in newly independent South Sudan in 2012. Ordained in 1981, Fr John served in Sierra Leone and Ethiopia, in Rome as Director of Justice & Peace for the Congregation and in his home diocese, Clogher.
Author: - April 19, 2021
Malawi marks Golden Jubilee of Spiritan presence in 2021.
Malawi, a republic in south-eastern Africa, has had a Spiritan presence since 1971 when 11confrères, all from Ireland, were assigned to the Archdiocese of Blantyre.
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Two Irish Spiritans in Brazil mark St Patrick’s Day 2021.
Following a request from Rome in 1963, the first three Irish Spiritans were appointed to Brazil. They were the late Fr John Jordan, Fr Dave Regan and Fr Enda Watters. Their arrival broadly coincided with the second session of Vatican II and was a few months before Brazil’s military coup.
Author: - March 19, 2021
Bishop Denis Wiehe C.S.Sp. Retires as Bishop of The Seychelles
Bishop Denis Wiehe recently spoke to the news agency of The Seychelles in advance of his upcoming retirement after some twenty years as Roman Catholic bishop of the island nation in the Indian Ocean.
Author: - December 11, 2020
