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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

Memorial to the late Fr Aengus Finucane and Fr Jack Finucane unveiled in Limerick city in August 2022

admin - September 5, 2022

Memorial to the late Fr Aengus Finucane and Fr Jack Finucane unveiled in Limerick city in August 2022

An image of Kimmage Manor for Culture Night

Invite to Kimmage Manor as part of Culture Night, Friday 23rd September 2022

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A public exhibition telling the Spiritan (Holy Ghost) story in a number of countries in addition to Church tours. as Angola, Ethiopia and Kenya.

Celebration in September 2022 of Jubilees of Profession

admin - August 21, 2022

On Saturday 10th September 2022 some 50 Spiritan missionaries mark the Silver, Golden, Diamond, Platinum or 75th Jubilees of their profession. The Profession celebration in Kimmage Manor, the first such since the Covid-19 pandemic, covers anniversaries that fell in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Among the Golden Jubilarians is Michael Liston C.S.Sp. (pictured) who was professed in 1972.

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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.