General Council Decisions 1982 - 1985

No. Date Contents

1. 08.03.82 Fr. José PIRES nominated Superior for 1st. mandate
2. 01.02.85 Fr. José PIRES nominated Superior for 2nd. mandate.

Information 1986 - 1992

No Date Contents
1 06.02.88 Vote for Superior
2 18.12.90 News of the District
3 29.01.91 Vote for Superior
4 25.11.91 Draft contract with Diocese plus amendments.

5. Photographie : le pape Jean-Paul II et Mgr Paulino EVORA, évêque de Praia.
   • Cabo Verde 1991, reportage de Firmino CACHADA.
   • Eglises et missions d'Afrique (n° 31, oct. 1989) : Présentation du Cap Vert et de son Eglise.

1. 20.10.80 Pro (Holmes)/SG : First appointments
2. 19.11.80 T.Friery/SecGen : land in Bahamas
3. 24.11.80 J. Daly/Pro : reply to 1
4. 28.11.80 SecGen/Friery : reply to 2
5. 17.12.80 SecGen/Pro : secularisation approved O'HARA
6. 29.01.81 SecGen/Pro : MARSH, McFADDEN and CARLING
7. 13.02.81 Pro/SG : reply to 6
8. 28.02.81 Pro/SG : more re first appointments
9. 07.03.81 Littner/Pro : ack. 8
10. 24.03.81 SG/Pro : reply to 8 and 7
11. 23.04.81 Pro/SG : re proposed Novitiate at Helmshore
12. 13.06.81 NB/Pro : GC reservations re novitiate
13. 30.06.81 Pro/NB : re. 12. Visit of NB to England
14. 13.07.81 NB/Pro : reply to 13
15. 22.10.81 P.Ward/SG : requests Forward for vocations doc.
16. 22.10.81 Pro/SG invite to Provincial Assembly
17. 22.10.81 Pro/NB : reply to 14
18. 28.10.81 NB/Pro : confirms visit
19. 21.11.81 W.Gandy/SecGen : appt. of new Provincial
20. 02.12.81 SG/Pro : re Missionary Institute, London
21. 07.11.81 SecGen/Gandy : reply to

Correspondence 15.01.91 - 22.04.92 :

1. 15.10.91 Proposed letter of support from religious of Puerto Rico.
2. 18.10.91 Kasanda/Nicolas : eye-witness of atrocities. Involvement of USA?
3. 26.10.91 Hoch/Nicolas : sends communiqué from Haitian Conf. of Religious Sups. Spiritan confreres under threat.
4. 27.10.91 Nicolas/Hoch : sends appeal to Nuncio to protect Antoine Adrien.
5. 29.10.91 Urfié : radio station closed. Spiritan land invaded by army.
6. 29.11.91 Haas/Martenson: appeal to UN against atrocities in Haiti.
7. 29.11.91 Haas ; no 6 sent to European Commission.
8. 29.11.91 Haas/Lalumière : no 6 sent to Council of Europe.
9. 29.11.91 Haas/Leuprecht : no 6 sent to European Human Rights Committee.
10. 29.11.91 Haas/Rodriguez : no 6 sent to Inter-American Com. on Human Rights.
11. 30.10.91 Urfie/Nicolas : details of occupation of land and unsuccessful protests.
12. 08.11.91 Haas : report on meeting at Cong. of Religious in Vatican. Complaints that religious in Haiti do not co-operate with bishops.
13. 08.11.91 Nicolas/Confreres : message of support from Gen. Council.
14. 16.11.91 Adrien/Nicolas ; presently in hiding. Recent events. Involvement of USA.
15. 19.11.91 Protest to USA against repatriation of Haitian boat people.
16. 28.11.91 Urfié/GC : asks Dutch Province to protest at lifting oil embargo.
17. 23.12.91 Adrien/Nicolas : results of straw vote for Superior.
18. 26.12.91 Adrien/Nicolas : (in hiding) situation worse then ever. District is broke !
19. 20.01.92 Möller/Haas : UN acknowledges reception of protest.
20. 24.01.92 Healy/Haas : protest to Pope re de facto recognition of Haitian government. Appeal to Bishops of US and Haiti.
21. 03.02.92 Max Dominique elected Superior of District.
22. 14.02.92 Marzinkowski : requests to give publicity to no. 20. Reservations.
23. 17.02.92 Nicolas/Adrien : Max Dominique appointed Superior. P.T.O
24. 09.05.92 Adrien/Nicolas : Thanks for Cor Unum. Aristide returns with concessions.
25. 22.04.92 Adrien/Nicolas: more optimistic letter.

Visitation 1989 :

1. 10.04.89 Nicolas : report on Visitation, 10 - 20 April, 1989.
2. 17.04.89 Minutes of meeting with Archbp. Ligondé and assistants.
3. 03.06.89 Nicolas : letter to confreres sent with Report.

Information 04.04.86 - 02.03.90 :

1. 01.08.69 Current situation in Haiti and ambiguous attitude of Bishops. (No author)
2. 04.04.86 Communiqué expelling a certain number of Spiritans (18.08.69) revoked.
3. 1986 Notes of meeting of Pierre Haas with Antoine Adrien re return of Spiritans.
4. 15.04.86 Bp. Gayot asks Adrien to organise literacy programme.
5. 23.04.86 Meeting of GC with Bp. Gayot at Generelate.
6. 27.05.86 Minutes of District meeting in Brooklyn, USA.
7. No date A paper on the future of RADIO SOLEIL.
8. 04.01.86 Minutes of District meeting with Pierre Haas.
9. 20.07.86 Soler : plan for literacy programme.
10. 31.12.86 Minutes of District Meeting.
11. 25.06.87 Emile Jacquot : paper on Haiti delivered to a Spiritan Congress
12. 20.08.87 Fournier/Soler : reflections on the situation of Spiritans in Haiti
13. 18.09.87 Anonymous paper in response to a recent episcopal document.
14. 29.10.87 Minutes of meeting of General Council with Antoine Adrien.
15. 06.11.87 Press cuttings on events in south Artibonite.
16. 13.11.87 Events at Marchand-Dessalines, Artibonite.
17. 07.02.86 Report from observers of Caribbean Human Rights. Network.
18. 21.12.87 Taillefer/Mulroney : appeal to Canadian by Provincial of Sainte-Croix.
19. 18.07.88 Adrien : no progress regarding Saint Martial.
20. 10.12.88 Press release by Salesians regarding expulsion of Aristide from Order.
21. 01.11.89 Diary of events in Port-au-Prince and Hinche.
22. 06.07.89 Declaration of support for Radio Soleil by a Group of priests.
23. 01.01.90 E.J. : News of the District
24. 21.01.90 Jacquot : newsletter. Adrien in great danger. Intervention of N. Bevan.
25. 02.03.90 Haas : report on meeting with Cong. for Religious in Rome.
26. 02.03.90 Relations between Haitian Conf. of Religious Superiors and Rome.

Correspondence 08/04/88 - 30/01/90:

1. 08.04.88 Wiehe/O'Toole: New Sups. meeting. FRIERY. J.KITCHEN
2. 19.04.88 O'Toole/Wiehe : Reply 1. New Council. T.FRIERY.
3. 07.05.88 O'Toole/Wiehe : invite to Provincial Assembly.
4. 03.06.88 Wiehe/O'Toole : Visitation? McCAULIFFE. MINOGUE.
5. 03.06.88 O'Toole/Wiehe: Pakistan: not J.BROWN. Alan COLLINS?
6. 16.06.88 Wiehe/O'Toole : Procedure for McCAULIFFE.
7. 21.06.88 O'Toole/Wiehe : Visitation details. J-N PIERRE.
8. 21.09.88 SG/O'Toole : MIL governors' meeting.
9. 28.09.88 O'Toole/SG : thanks for hospitality.
10. 14.10.88 SG/O'Toole : brief visit to England in November.
11. 05.11.88 Wiehe/O'Toole : K.MARTIN for Generalate.
12. 28.01.89 Wiehe/O'Toole : K.MARTIN settling down.
13. 11.06.89 O'Toole/Wiehe : T.FRIERY heart attack. F.MORAN sick.
14. 13.06.89 O'Toole/Wiehe : Draft contract re Jersey. Phil. DOYLE
15. 14.06.89 Wiehe/O'Toole : K.MARTIN returning to England.
16. 22.06.89 O'Toole : circular. F.MORAN. Looking for new house.
17. 27.06.89 Wiehe/O'Toole : Jersey contracts approved.
18. 05.07.89 O'Toole/Wiehe : MINOGUE. MARTIN. Jersey contract
19. 01.08.89 Wiehe/O'Toole : reply 18. MINOGUE case re-submitted.
20. 30.10.89 O'Toole/Wiehe : Visitation. F.POOLE. Visas for S. Africa.
21. 13.11.89 Wiehe/O'Toole : MINOGUE laicised.
22. 21.11.89 Wiehe/O'Toole : details re Visitation.
23. 30.01.90 Wiehe/O'Toole : Visit to Tanzania.

General Council decisions: 1986-1992:

1. 30.03.87 G. DILWORTH re-admitted without another noviciate.
2. 15.02.88 Vincent O'TOOLE nominated Provincial.
3. 01.06.88 Approval of incardination of T. McAULIFFE.
4. 03.10.88 Approval of laicisation of R. MINOGUE
5. 04.11.88 K. MARTIN to the Generalate Documentation Centre.
6. 06.06.90 Approval of incardination of J. TAYLOR,
7. 29.10.90 R. FRENCH given first appointment to Prov. of England.
8. 29.10.90 G. DILWORTH given first appointment to Kilimanjaro.
9. 29.10.90 P. LAFFERTY given first appointment to South Africa.
10. 29.10.90 Mandate of V.O'TOOLE as Provincial prolonged.
11. 13.05.91 Vincent O'TOOLE nominated Provincial.
12. 19.07.91 Confirms Provincial Chapter decisions.
13. 24.10.91 E. NOLAN given first appointment to South Africa.
14. 18.10.91 R. FRENCH first appointment changed to Kilimanjaro.
15. 17.02.92 Approval of laicisation of Lawrence MITCHELL.

Correspondance between 10/03/87 and 18/06/90.

1. 10.03.87 Duchene/Gonçalves : Invite to Prov. Chapter.
2. 11.03.87 SG/ Confreres : centenary of the house in Luanda.
3. 11.03.87 Gonçalves/Duchene : Centenary. Provincial Chapter.
4. 16.03.87 Duchene/SG : invite to the Chapter.
5. 08.04.87 Duchene/Gonçalves : death of P. Nicolaas Ligthart
6. 12.05.87 SG/Duchene : reply 4. Chapter. Death of P.Ligthart.
7. 23.06.87 Duchene/Goncalves : Problem of Huambo seminary
8. 03.08.87 Duchene/SG : reply 6. Troubles re staffing seminary.
9. 24.08.87 SG/Duchene : Card. Tomko's letter re seminary.
10. 29.09.87 Duchene/Goncalves : re staffing of Huambo seminary.
11. 08.11.87 Goncalves?/Duchene : re the seminary.
12. March 88 Duchene : personnel needs.
13. 26.08.88 Houdijk/de Boer : re Fr. Van Koolwijk and refugees.
14. 30.10.88 Duchene/Goncalves : various problems.
15. 27.11.88 Goncalves/Duchene : reply to 14.
16. 16.02.89 Goncalves/Duchene : delegate to EGC in Arusha.
17. 18.02.89 Duchene/Goncalves : problems of Justice and Peace.
18. 03.03.89 Goncalves/Duchene : reply to various questions.
19. 23.04.89 Duchene/Goncalves : problem with Diocese .
20. 16.05.89 GC/Cahinga: Bernard Duchene to go to French Sem?
21. 17.07.89 SG/Cahinga : re Duchene for Fr. Seminary.
22. 11.06.90 Cahinga/SG : perpetual vows and first appointments.
23. 18.06.90 Bongo/Goncalves : news from "the other side".

Provincial Visitation and Chapter : Dec. 1987-Jan. 1988.

1. 07.04.87 Duchene : Convocation of the Provincial Chapter.
2. Report of Provincial to the Chapter.
3. Message of Superior General to the Chapter.
4. The pre-capitular texts.
5. Reflections of confreres on the pre-capitular texts.
6. Letters of various Bishops to the Chapter (de Lubango, Menongue, Mbanza, Novo Redondo, Bié, Cabinda, Caconda).
7. The Capitular Documents.
8. Manuel Goncalves : A Report on the Visitation Chap.
9. Annexes to 8.
10. Feb. 88 Prov. Sec : report on the Chapter.
11. 24.03.88 Duchene : circular letter on the Chapter.
12. 30.03.88 Goncalves : letter from GC to confreres