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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

John (far left) and Connie (centre) are pictured with (L-R) Kenya-based Ruth Hamisi (Programme Coordinator), Fredrick Wendwa (Admin / Finance Assistant) and, Dubliner, Fr Seán McGovern.

Monitoring visit to Kenya / Ethiopia October / November 2025

admin - December 5, 2025

Connie O’Halloran (Overseas Development Officer) and John Moore (Safeguarding
Coordinator) completed a monitoring visit to Ethiopia and Kenya in October / November 2025.

John Brown, Pat O’Toole, Paul Walsh, Tom Hogan, Roddy Curran, Pat Palmer, Samson Mann and Gregory Iwuozor.

Spiritans who visited Rome on pilgrimage in November 2025

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8 Members of the Province went on a Jubilee Year pilgrimage to Rome in November 2025. The group visited the 4 Basilicas of Rome, entering through the Holy Door, and praying.

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…

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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.