General Council Decisions 1980 - 1985 :

1. 21.11.80 P.CALLAGHAN advancing of perpet. vows
2. 21.11.80 S.PITRE
3. 06.05.81 B.KELLY approved as Provincial
4. 07.10.81 T.CROMIEN
5. 19.02.82 first appointment : P.CALLAGHAN
6. 03.11.82 J.BURNIE, advance of perpetual vows?
7. 06.03.84 B.KELLY approved for second term as Provincial
8. 14.05.84 J.BURNIE, first appointment
9. 01.10.84 J.McCARTHY
10. 03.10.84 J.WANNAMAKER
11. 18.01.85 G.DODDATTO
12. 24.07.85 Br. G.McLAUGHLIN
13. 29.07.85 Br. G.McLAUGHLIN, transfers to USA-East.

Correspondance 01/04/82 - 22/10/82 :

1. 01.04.82 GC : greetings to meeting of spiritan students at Bethel Park
2. 11.04.82 NB/Pro : arrangements for Maj. Sups. meeting
3. 20.04.82 Pro/SG : thanks for 1
4. 03.05.82 Pro : agenda for meeting of Maj. Sups.
5. 04.05.82 Pro/Massaro : asked to produce report re possible entity to support justice in Africa
6. 03.06.82 Pro : further arrangements for Sups. meeting
7. 13.07.82 Pro/SG : re G.WALSH, M.FAY for Generalate
8. 16.07.82 SG/Philben : attitude of himself and Fr. Murray on recent visit
9. 19.07.82 SG/Duquesne Corp. : gives points he would like to discuss
10. 12.08.82 Nesti/SG : points to be discussed during visit
11. 20.08.82 SG/Nesti : thanks for hospitality during visit. Refs. to meeting with Corp. at Duquesne.
12. 18.08.82 Pro/Crowley : re publication of Koren's book.
13. 23.08.82 SG/Pro : Thanks for hospitality. Comments on visit
14. 23.08.82 SG/Chiaramonte : discrepancy at Bethel between his vision and that of Provincial leadership
15. 30.08.82 SG/Pro : re expenses during visit.
16. 31.08.82 Nesti/SG : T. TUNNEY for Duquesne
17. 07.09.82 Nesti/SG : re T.TUNNEY
18. 13.09.82 Pro/SG : New provincial council
19. 08.10.82 Pro/SG : reactions to reports on visit.
20. 08.10.82 Pro/NB : Support of Generalate. Refers to problem in 15
21. 18.10.82 Pro/SG : re first appt. of T.SCHAEFER
22. 22.10.82 SG/Pro : problems in Ethiopia
23. 22.10.82 NB/Brennan : comments on his protest to Pope about EGC priorities.

Correspondance 07/03/83 - 20/07/83 :

1. 07.03.83 Pro/Guatier : re T.SCHAEFER
2. 08.03.83 Pro/NB : Various confreres. EAF confs. for mission collections
3. 11.03.83 SG/Nest : Frs. CLARKE and VAN KESSEL
4. 11.03.83 Pro/SG : photos of SG.
5. 18.03.83 NB/Nesti : Mission Congress. Funding
6. 07.04.83 Astorino/NB : re Mission Congress, July 84.
7. 20.04.83 Pro/NB : EAP confreres to US
8. 04.05.83 Pro/NB : sends info on A.F.J.N.
9. 10.05.83 Pro/SG : contract re publication of Koren's book
10. 06.06.83 NB/Astorino : reply to 6
11. 09.06.83 Pro/McCarthy : problem re Irish students working in US during vacation.
12. 10.06.83 Pro/NB : N.McQUILLAN. Various confreres.
13. 14.06.83 NB/Pro : refers to a crisis for Provincial. Refers to many other matters.
14. 20.06.83 Carville/NB : re visit and Provincial business
15. 25.06.83 NB/Carville : reply to 14
16. 29.06.83 NB/Zabarowski : thanks for Poland donation
17. 04.07.83 NB/Pro : thanks for state of Province report. Varia
18. 11.07.83 Pro/NB : reply to 13. Depressed about the Province
19. 13.07.83 NB/Pro : Br.AMBROSE. T.SCHAEFER
20. 20.07.83 NB/Schaefer : re joining US-East Province

Correspondance 03/04/84 - 21/08/84 :

1. 03.04.84 Vilkauskas/NB : France and CTU. News of students
2. 10.04.84 Crowley/SG : permission to build retirement house
3. 22.04.84 NB/Pro : E.HEARN, D.MFOI, C.NYAKI
4. 18.04.84 NB/Schaefer : will come to Polish pilgrimage
5. 01.05.84 NB/Poirier : comments on his book on Maasai
6. 10.05.84 van der POEL/SG : seminar on missions
7. 16.05.84 Pro/NB : thanks for comments on Donna Nash's book. PODOBINSKI. CHIARAMONTE. VILKAUSKAS. GITTINS.
8. 22.05.84 NB/Hearn : suggestions for new appointment
9. 23.05.84 SG/Nesti : sympathy for problems at Duquesne
10. 29.05.84 Promis/NB : personal news. Recyclage at CTU. 11. 30.05.84 Hearn/NB : re new appointment
11. 08.07.84 NB/Vilkauskas : sympathy for troubles. Missionary Institute, London.
12. 12.07.84 Pro/NB : VILKAUSKAS. HEARN. Assessment of Assembly.
13. 18.06.84 NB/Pro : reply to 6. Representation at Provincial Chapter. Many other points.
14. 29.07.84 SG/Pro : re Prov. Assembly
15. 29.07.84 Promis/SG : Problems re election of Provincial. Includes letter to PRO. Mission v Province.
16. 10.08.84 Bascio/SG : protest over proposed election of Prov.
17. 17.08.84 NB/Pro : Comments on Assembly. Sympathy for suffering. Various confreres. Optimism for Province
18. 21.08.84 Pro/SG : DEXEL. Assembly. Election of Provincial.

General Council Decisions 1980 - 1985 :

1. 18.03.81 M. CONROY transfers from USA west to east.
2. 26.05.81 First appointments : McDERMOT and McEACHIN
3. 03.02.82 C. READ admitted to novitiate
4. 17.03.82 J. KANDA transfers from USA west to east
5. 19.03.82 S. BURNS appointed to USA east Province
6. 07.08.82 W. HEADLEY appointed Provincial for 2nd. mandate
7. 15.10.82 G. VIEW : leave of absence extended one year
8. 15.10.82 approval of Provincial Chapter documents
9. 20.10.82 G. WALSH appointed archivist
10. 07.01.83 C. READ : to be admitted
11. 25.05.83 R.MASSARO : approval for laicisation
12. 31.05.83 D. DEXEL : leave of absence extended one year
13. 31.05.83 F. DUFFY
14. 11.07.83 approval of dispense. of perpet. vows : Br. Ambrose MURTHA
15. 03.10.83 First appointment : T.SCHAEFER to USA east
16. 25.01.84 J. BABU : transfer to EAF
17. 26.03.84 M. O'NEILL : secularisation
18. 03.05.84 permission to build at Bensalem
19. 14.05.84 First appointmen t: J.Miller to USA
20. 27.07.84 Exclaustration : D.DEXEL
21. 19.04.85 Exlaustration of D.DEXEL renewed for another year
22. 08.07.85 N. BEVAN appointed Provincial while remaining General Assistant.
23. 08.07.85 Idem
24. 08.07.85 Notes permission of SCR for N. Bevan to remain member of the General Council
25. 24.07.85 To take 10th. year of temporary vows
26. 29.07.85 Br. G .McLAUGHLIN transfers from Trans-Canada to USA east.
27. 07.10.85 First appointment : J. DUAIME to Haitian group.
28. 07.10.85 G. WALSH appointed archivist for another 2 years.
29. 28.12.85 Br. J. ROSE dispensed from perpetual vows.
30. 28.10.85 approves Provincial Chapter documents.
31. 28.12.85 First appointment : J. SAWICKI to USA further studies.

General Council Decisions 1986 - 1992

1. 09.03.87 Br. Edmund KROTZ ; dispensation perpetual vows.
2. 28.10.87 W. HEADLEY to Rome for 3 years.
3. 17.06.88 Confirms N. BEVAN as Provincial for three years.
4. 05.10.88 Approves Chapter decisions.
5. 22.03.89 Michael BERCIK dispensed from temporary vows.
6. 31.01.90 W. HEADLEY re-appointed to Rome for one year.
7. 28.01.91 Donal NESTI to transfer to USA/West.
8. 15.06.91 Confirms N. BEVAN as Provincial for a third mandate.
9. 13.02.92 Joseph SEITER to transfer to USA/West.
10. 17.02.92 Authorises novitiate in Chicago
11. 11.03.92 W. CHRISTY : first appointment to Kilimanjaro.
12. 11.03.92 F. WASHINGTON : first appointment to USA/EAST.
13. 23.03.92 J. MARINI : first appointment to USA/EAST.

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.