Correspondence 1: 11.10.80 - 01.11.82:

1. 11.10.80 V. Ezeonyia/Sup (V.Murphy) : will be correspondent.
2. 22.11.80 Sup/SG : Coming visit of SG. WAF.
3. 17.12.80 SecGen/Moriarty : re audio-visual material.
4. 12.01.81 J.Daly/Sup : details re Visitation by himself and SG.
5. 14.02.81 Telegramme : visit cancelled due to sickness.
6. 25.02.81 Sup/SG : sickness of J.Daly and SG's mother.
7. 01.03.81 Coleman/J.Daly : re c.s.sp. house in Kumasi.
8. 04.03.81 Sup/GC : need for first appointments.
9. 19.03.81 SG/Sup : sorry for cancelling visitation.
10. 26.03.81 Sup/SG : priorities of the District (p.2 is missing).
11. 03.04.81 N.Bevan/Sup : proposes visitation end of August.
12. 28.05.81 Sup/NB : dates for visitation.
13. 10.06.81 NB/Sup : V.Ezeonyia and SG visitation in November.
14. 13.07.81 Sup/SG : re visitation. Letter from Bp. Sarpong.
15. 20.07.81 VE/Sup : looking forward to visitation.
16. 23.11.81 Mensah/SG : re professor for Cape Coast Seminary.
17. 25.11.81 GenSec/Moriarty : congrats. on election as Superior.
18. 05.12.81 SG/Sup (Moriarty) : Thanks for welcome for visitation.
19. 12.12.81 Sup/Provincial of Ireland : Personnel needs for District
20. 06.01.82 Sup/SG: Grateful visit. Building project. Coup in Ghana.
21. 17.01.82 Coleman/SG: food parcels received from Germany.
22. 28.02.82 Sup/SG: thanks for visitation report. Plea personnel.
23. 06.03.82 SG/Sup: letter of encouragement.
24. 19.03.82 SG/Sup: 4 new men for Ghana. Prudence in circulars.
25. 10.06.82 Sup/SG: reply to 24. Personnel situation.
26. 01.11.82 Sup/SG: problems created by sickness of C.O'Brien.

Correspondence 1982-1985:

1. 24.11.82 VE/Sup: invite to new Major Sups. meeting.
2. 29.12.82 Sup/VE: C.O'BRIEN returning. Political situation.
3. 30.12.82 Sup/SG: plea for personnel. WAF meeting.
4. 21.01.83 Scott/SG: questionnaire not arrived. Political situation.
5. 26.04.83 Sup/VE: Expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria
6. 21.05.83 Sup/SG: re novice master for WAF.
7. no date Sup/SG: reservations re D.DORR for Novice Master.
8. 01.12.83 SG/Sup: re his problems with Bp. Sarpong.
9. 29.12.83 Sup/SG: Encloses letters to Diocesan bulletin.
10. 14.02.84 Sup/Prov.Ireland: plea for more young confrères.
11. 01.03.84 McLoughlin/SG: visit to Ghana. Moriarty and Sarpong.
12. 09.03.84 McLoughlin/SG: Serious divisions in group.
13. 28.05.84 SG/WA Sups: calls extraordinary meeting re WAF.
14. 12.11.84 Sup/SG: Election for successor. Contract with Bp.
15. 22.11.84 VE/Sup: Mandate extended. Contract.
16. 27.01.85 Sup/SG: C.O'BRIEN elected Superior.
17. 16.03.85 SG/Sup (O'Brien): congrats and assurance of support.
18. 16.03.85 SG/Moriarty: thanks for service as Superior.
19. 20.04.85 Sup/SG: reply to 17.
20. 28.08.85 Waters/SUP: Card. Tomko wishes MORIARTY to leave.
21. 08.11.85 Sup/Waters: Background information. Recommends letter of apology from SG to Bishop and senate of priests.
22. 09.12.85 SecGen/Sup: thanks for 21.

Correspondence (Bishops)

1. 05.12.81 SG/Bp. Sarpong: thanks for hospitality
2. 22.01.82 Sarpong/SG: reply to 1.
3. 21.10.83 SG/Sarpong: D.DORR leaving to be Novice Master.
4. 19.11.83 Sarpong/SG: reply to 3.
5. 01.12.83 SG/Sarpong: problems between him and MORIARTY.
6. 24.12.83 Sarpong/SG: reply to 5.
7. 12.06.85 Sarpong/Sup: re MORIARTY'S recent document.

General Council Decisions

1. 25.11.81 J. MORIARTY confirmed as Superior.
2. 19.03.82 First appts. to Ghana: M. DALY & S. DE LEIS
3. 03.10.83 D. DORR appointed as WAF novice master.
4. 03.10.83 First appointment to Ghana: M. KIELY
5. 22.11.84 Mandate of Princ. Sup. extended.
6. 16.02.85 C. O'BRIEN confirmed as Superior.

Visitation and Assembly :

1. Dec 1980 Discussion paper to prepare for visitation
2. no date Works of confrères in Ghana.
3. Nov. 1981 Minutes of District Assembly with Visitors
4. Nov. 1981 Timmermans and Ezeonyia : Report on Visitation
5. June 1982 Pamphlet : "Building the Future".

Informations :

1. Jan. 1981 Minutes of meeting of Maj. Sups. of West Africa.
2. 04.09.83 Superior sends Draft Contract for comments.
3. Oct. 1983 Sup : report to new Maj. Sups. meeting in Rome.
4. 24.08.85 Waters : The case of Fr. John Moriarty.
5. May 1985 Moriarty : "Reflections Questions Current Issues".
6. no date J.Moriarty : comments on reactions to no 5.
7. 19.05.85 Ghanaian press comment on no. 5
8. 07.06.85 More press reports on 5.
9. 14.06.85 More press reports on 5.
10. 16.06.85 Press reports on 5.
11. 01.03.86 Minutes of District Council meeting re WAF buildings.
12. Ghana Spiritan Links, n° 1 (janv. 1982), n° 2 (février 1982), n° 3 (mai 1982).
    • Cartes postales : chapelle du noviciat spiritain (2), vue d'ensemble du philosophat (2), les maisons de formation (1).

Correspondance 1986-1992 :

1 07.02.87 O'Brien/Okoye : Community life. Visitation.
2 13.03.87 Okoye/O'Brien : Will attend WAF meeting
3 09.02.88 O'Brien/GenSec : Christy O'Brien re-elected Superior
4 22.02.88 SecGen/O'Brien : Requests Savino Agnoli for Rome
5 10.04.88 O'Brien/SecGen : Sends address and telex numbers
6 10.04.88 O'Brien/SecGen : Savino Agnoli declines invitation in 4
7 11.03.90 O'Brien/Okoye : Arrangements for Visitation
8 16.12.90 Olin/SG: Results of election for Superior
9 02.02.91 Murphy/SG : Seeks Cor Unum funding
10 28.03.91 Murphy/Okoye : Members of District Council
11 01.11.91 Murphy/Okoye : Deaths of D. Dorr. and Bp. Amissah.
12 09.01.92 Murphy/Okoye : Delegate for General Chapter.

General Council Decisions 1986-1992 :

1 22.02.88 Fr. Christopher O'Brien confirmed as Superior
2 14.08.89 First appointment : Peter Eshun-Ruhle
3 04.01.91 Fr. Augustin Murphy confirmed as Superior.

Visite de 1990 :

1. 16/01/91 James Okoye, report on Visitation to WAF and Ghana.

Information 1986-1992:

1 30/11/87 De Boer/GC: progress on WAF buildings
2 14/11/89 Bishops: A message re the compulsory registration of religious bodies.
3 24/11/89 Hogan/SecGen: Sends copy of law in 2.