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

admin - September 8, 2020

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

Spiritan who served in Nigeria in the 1960s re-visits former parishes

Emergency assistance for cyclone-affected area of Mozambique Connie O’Halloran, Overseas Development Officer May 2019

Spiritans in formation in Vietnam

admin - September 28, 2020

Some 4 dozen Vietnamese men are currently in formation to become Spiritan missionaries. The expected historic ordination in 2019 of 6 Spiritans from Vietnam has had to be postponed due to restrictions linked to Covid-19.

Letter from Brazil – Fr. John Horan C.S.Sp. – August 2020

admin - September 20, 2020

Ji-Paraná, the town where I am one of two priests in the cathedral parish, has had over 1,000 infections, rising daily by between 10 and 40 cases. The death toll so far stands at 21.

Emergency Support Programme to Internally Displaced Persons in Moçambique

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Using a €14,400 emergency grant from Misean Cara, the Spiritans in Moçambique initiated a programme of support to internally displaced persons (IDPs), in the form of the provision of food, soap, clothing and blankets.

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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.

Spiritan Mission Ireland

Ongoing Courses

Novena of Reflection and Prayer, In Preparation for the Feast of Pentecost (31st May) 2020
Orientation Course for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers
Irish Province Book Club A Spiritan Mission Ireland (SMI) Initiative for 2019