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Spiritan, who served in Africa and Papua New Guinea, celebrates his 90th birthday.

admin - December 22, 2020

Fr Jim (centre), Michael Liston C.S.Sp. (far left) who is from Co. Limerick and who served in Pakistan for over 3 decades, and three current members of the Pakistan Group.

Jim O’Connell C.S.Sp. – Home from Pakistan where he served for over 4 decades

Fr. Seán O’Leary C.S.Sp. ~ October 2020

Note from the Bishops of the Brazilian Amazon on the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Population and the Rainforest

Angolan Spiritan makes return trip to Ireland.

admin - August 26, 2024

Fr Álvaro Boavida Caíca C.S.Sp. paid a return visit to the Kimmage Community in August 2024. Fr Álvaro, who had done English language studies and part of his formation in the Irish Province, was ordained in 2006…

French confrère visits Irish Spiritan communities.

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Fr Jean-Michel Gelmetti C.S.Sp. (pictured) recently visited Ireland and spent some time with Spiritan communities in Dublin, and in Rockwell, Co. Tipperary. Ordained in 1988, Fr Jean-Michel has a Master’s in Multimedia Studies. He served in Angola, in his native France both as a pastor and as editor of Pentecôte sur le Monde…

2024 Jubilees of Ordination

admin - June 9, 2024

On Saturday 8th June 2024, a total of 10 Spiritans celebrated the jubilee of their ordination to the priesthood. They include David Conway, Brian Starken, Paddy J. Ryan and Des Byrne.

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Spiritan-led Parishes, Chaplaincies and Ministry in Irish Dioceses

Our four parishes in the Archdiocese of Dublin

The Province has responsibility for the pastoral leadership of four parishes in the Archdiocese of Dublin: Bawnogue and Deansrath in Clondalkin, as well as Greenhills and Kimmage. (The parish of Ballintubber / Ballymoe in the Diocese of Elphin was administered by Spiritans for a decade until June 2020.)

Chaplaincy & Formation

Spiritans provide chaplaincy services in Rockwell College, Co. Tipperary and in Spiritan schools in Dublin, as well as in a number of Dublin hospitals.

Overseas Missions

Our Missions Abroad

Irish Spiritan missionaries serve in many parts of the English-speaking world as well as in countries such as Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya and Pakistan while the Congregation’s newest mission is in South Sudan.

Where We Serve

Nearly 3,000 Spiritans serve in over sixty countries on six continents – in Europe, Africa, North and South America, Asia and Australia. View our interactive map.