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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

Fr Pat O’Toole retires after 60 years as an active priest.

admin - October 2, 2025

After 12 years of ministry in the Diocese of Elphin, Fr Pat O’Toole C.S.Sp. has now retired.

Earlier this year, Fr Pat, who is a native of Co. Mayo and who had missioned in Kenya as a young priest, was one of 13 Irish Spiritans who celebrated the 60th anniversary of their Ordination…

Orientation Course for incoming pastoral ministry workers 12th September 2025

admin - September 13, 2025

The first of a series of orientation courses for pastoral ministry workers was run by the then Kimmage Development Studies Centre in 2016. Designed to meet the needs of incoming clergy, pastoral workers and religious, the very diverse course covered liturgical, practical and personal-development elements, as well as the realities and challenges of pastoral work in Ireland at the time.

7,000 native Irish Trees planted in Ardbraccan

admin - August 24, 2025

On 19th March 2025 around 7,000 native Irish trees – including Birch, Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Hazel and Oak – were planted across three mini-forests attached to the Spiritan Retreat & Spirituality Centre in Ardbraccan as part of ‘The 100 million Trees Project’.

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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.