Correspondence 1 : 18.09.80 - 01.12.81 :

1. 18.09.80 Sup(Newman)/Daly : Chapter Implementation.
2. 24.09.80 Sup/Daly : Postulant. Ganda for Freetown. CSSP Parish
3. 15.10.80 Daly/Sup : reply 1&2. Some to SL after Banjul?
4. 11.10.80 V.Ezeonyia/Sup : he will be correspondent for SL.
5. 27.10.80 Sup/VE : reply 4. News. Funds for recyclage?
6. 27.10.80 Sup/Daly : Archbp. BROSNAHAN to retire to Ireland.
7. 25.11.80 VE/Sup : reply 6.
8. 26.11.80 SG/Sup : thanks for hospitality
9. 26.11.80 SG/Kenny : thanks for hospitality.
10. 08.01.81 Sup/SG : reply 8. Fr. KENNY sick. Other departures.
11. 08.01.81 Daly/SUP : details of arrival in W.Africa.
12. 01.02.81 Daly/SecGen : WAF meeting at Banjul. M. FILLIE sick.
13. 04.03.81 Sup/SG : death of B. McMahon. J. DALY's sickness.
14. 19.03.81 SG/Sup : reply 13. News of J.DALY. Brosnahan
15. 31.03.81 Sup/SG : E. HOLMES to be rector of Liberia seminary?
16. 06.04.81 McNamara/SG : seeks funds for renewal course.
17. 10.04.81 Sup/Gilbert : accommodation in Rome for M.HICKEY.
18. 16.05.81 Sup/VE : G.C. representative for General Assembly ?
19. 04.06.81 Sup/VE : repeats request in 17. WAF candidates.
20. 09.06.81 VE/Sup : reply 18. No chance of Visitation yet.
21. 16.06.81 VE/Sup : reply 19. No problem.
22. 24.07.81 District Council/Watters : asks Ireland for 2 men
23. 28.08.81 Sup/SG : Ganda to stay at Generalate. Succession ?
24. 07.10.81 SG/Sup : reply 23. Ganda complains of hand-over.
25. 02.11.81 SG/Dr. Aboud: Thanks for help to J. DALY and others.
26. 01.12.81 Sup/VE : short Visit ? Nigerians for Kenema ?

Correspondence 2 : 02.01.82 - 10.08.83:

1. 02.01.82 Sup/SG : E. HOLMES for Liberia?
2. 02.01.82 Sup/VE : Peter KEARINS elected Superior.
3. 26.02.82 Kearins/SG : thanks for encouragement.
4. 04.03.82 Newman/SG : Thanks for appreciation. Superior WAF.
5. 16.03.82 VE/Newman : thanks for service.
6. 06.04.82 Newman/VE : coming to Rome in June
7. 16.11.82 VE/Barry : congrats. on language course at Kenema.
8. 25.11.82 VE/Sup(Kearins ): invitation to new Sup's meeting.
9. 30.11.82 SG/Sup : Visitation of District in January. Liberia
10. 14.12.82 Sup/VE : will come to Rome in September.
11. 24.12.82 SecGen/Sup : Details of SG's visit.
12. 24.01.83 SG/Purcell : his future in Liberia.
13. 13.03.83 SG/Sup : thanks for reception. Spiritan parish.
14. 25.03.83 VE/WA Sups. : WAF meeting in Rome in September.
15. 05.04.83 Sup/SG : Chapter Jan.84. Please come.
16. 18.04.83 SG : sends report of Visitation. Comments from GC.
17. 23.05.83 Sup/SG : Spiritan parish in Freetown. Men and money
18. 01.06.83 Sup/SG : need of finance for new parish.
19. 18.06.83 VE/Sup : reply 17.
20. 21.06.83 Sup/SG : problem of WAF pre-novitiate.
21. 02.07.83 VE/Sup : reply 20.
22. 17.07.83 SG/Sup : Answersquestions. Many leaving District!
23. 10.08.83 McNamara/SG : returning SL. Lack of community life.

Correspondence 3 : 29.06.83 - 30.05.86 :

1. 29.08.83 Sup/SG : reply 22. Looking forward to discussion
2. 15.09.83 VE/Barry : thanks for book on Development Course.
3. 03.10.83 Sup/SG : thanks for hospitality and meeting.
4. 16.11.83 Sup/Bevan : Arrangements for coming to Chapter
5. 16.11.83 Sup/SG : pleads for funds for spiritan parish.
6. 12.03.84 Bevan/Sup : thanks for hospitality. Funds for parish.
7. 12.03.84 Sup/Bevan: thanks for coming.
8. 26.03.84 Sup/SG : sends Chapter Docs. Bishop for Kenema?
9. 20.05.84 Bevan/Sup : re finance for Freetown spiritan parish.
10. 28.05.84 SG/Sups. of W.Africa : extraordinary meeting in June.
11. 25.07.84 Sup/SG : re M. FILLIE. Miles FAY for Liberia?
12. July 84 Sup/SG : FAY as Director of WAF students in Liberia?
13. 10.10.84 Sup/SecGen : items of news.
14. 02.04.85 Sup/SecGen : result of vote for Superior.
15. 30.05.86 Grandi/SecGen : donation to old people's home.

Correspondence (Bishops) 1980-1982 :

1. 05.10.80 Ganda/SG : invitation to imposition of the pallium.
2. 29.10.80 Ganda/SG : seeks staff for Senior Seminary Liberia.
3. 26.11.80 SG/Ganda : thanks for hospitality at celebration.
4. 17.02.81 Quesnel/Ganda : sympathy over B.McMahon.
5. 17.02.81 Ganda/SG : B.McMahon, J.Daly. Brosnahan leaves
6. 10.03.81 Ganda/SG : seeks funds for seminary at Liberia.
7. 20.03.81 SG/Ganda : regrets funds not available.
8. 04.04.81 Ganda/SG : Disappointment at negative response in 7.
9. 08.06.81 Ganda/SG : letters to White Fathers & SMA.
10. 03.09.81 SG/Ganda : reply 8. Welcome to stay with us in Rome.
11. 30.06.82 Ganda/SG : E.HOLMES not coming to Liberia.
12. 12.07.82 Okoye/SG : P.AGUH not available. Positive A. ONYENEKE.
13. 13.07.82 Dalieh/SG : disappointment HOLMES is not coming.
14. 22.07.82 Francis/SG : same as above.
15. 17.08.82 SG/Ganda : two others being offered instead.
16. 17.08.82 SG/Okoye : Probably GEOGHEAN can do one year.
17. 17.08.82 SG/Onyeneke : thanks for accepting.
18. 17.08.82 SG/Dalieh : offering two others.
19. 18.08.82 SG/Francis : ONYENEKE and GEOGHEAN available.
20. 19.08.82 SG/Geoghean : background of problem re seminary.
21. 01.09.82 Ganda/SG : accepts GEOGHEAN
22. 03.09.82 McCarthy : GEOGHEAN hesitant.
23. 05.09.82 Ezeonyia/Francis : asks for job description for Rector.
24. 07.09.82 Geoghean/SG : reservations : needed in Ireland.
25. 17.09.82 Francis/SG : reply 19. Agrees to proposal.
26. 21.09.82 Francis/Ezeonyia : reply 23.
27. 17.10.82 Ezeonyia/Francis : Geoghean not available. Onyeneke.

Correspondence (Bishops) 2 : 1983-1984 :

1. 04.01.83 Francis/Ezeonyia : Acting Rector will continue
2. 16.01.83 Bevan/Francis : acknowledges 1.
3. 07.02.83 SG/Francis : two men for parish in Liberia.
4. 15.02.83 Francis/SG : reply to 3.
5. 18.02.83 Francis/Ezeonyia : would like to have ONYENEKE
6. 27.03.83 Ezeonyia/Francis : ONYENEKE will go to Nsukka Uni.
7. 18.04.83 SG/Dyba : Sends reports to Nuncio. Future of Kenema?
8. 22.04.83 Kearins/Ganda: request for parish in Freetown.
9. 10.05.83 Dyba/SG: reply 7. Will mention Kenema in Rome.
10. 13.06.83 Ganda/Sup: reply 8. Agrees. Outlines contract.
11. 30.08.84 Ganda/Holmes: arrangements for visit to Rome.
12. 18.09.84 Holmes/Ganda: reply 11.
13. 22.09.84 SG/Ganda: condolences on father's death.
14. 07.10.84 O'Riorden/SG: coming to Rome for bishop's regalia.

General Council Decisions 1980 - 1986 :

1. 04.06.81 No funds for recyclage for W. McNAMARA.
2. 03.02.82 Peter KEARINS confrimed as Superior
3. 19.03.82 T.WHELAN. First appointment to SL.
4. 03.05.84 Approval of District Chapter Decisions.
5. 03.05.85 Peter KEARINS confirmed as Superior.

Visitation 1983.
District Chapter 1984 :

1. Jan 1983 Timmermans : Report on Visitation
2. 1983 Pre-Chapter papers.
3. Jan. 84 Minutes of the General Assemblies.
4. Jan. 84 Decisions of the District Chapter.

Information 1 : 1980 - 1984 :

1. 1980-84 Superior : circular letters; Nov. 1980-Dec. 1984.
2. 23.10.80 Press release: new Bishop of Freetown.
3. 05.10.80 Osservatore Romano: new Bp. of Freetown.
4. 04.10.80 Press release: New Archbishop in Freetown.
5. 23.11.80 Installation of Archbishop Ganda at Freetown.
6. no date Archbishop's plans for archdiocese.
7. no date. Quinquennial report.
8. 21.01.81 Meeting of West African Superiors, Banjul.
9. 1982 Withdrawal of Spiritan personnel: 1969-82.
10. Nov. 82 Visit by Director of National Pastoral Centre.

Information 2 :

1. no date The proposed local Congregation of Sisters for SL.
2. 1983 Directory of Archdiocese of Monrovia.
3. 1983 Summary of District for New Sups. Meeting.
4. 10.10.84 Press release : J. O'RIORDAN Bp. of Kenema.
5. 07.02.85 Meeting of Episcopal Conference.
6. 05.02.86 Meeting of Episcopal Conference
7. no date Spiritan Necrology for Sierra Leone : 1865-1990.

Inter-territorial Pastoral & Social Development Centre, à Kenema :

• Renseignements pratiques pour les sessions.
• Présentation du Centre, raisons de l'ouvrir : juin 1981.
• Rapport : "Integral Development Course", 1981, 32 p.
• Rapport : "4 Months Course on small christian communities" (janvier à mai 1982).
• Language Course English/French (août 1982), 14 p.
• "Integral Development Course", 1983, 53 p.
• Rapport : "Course on Youth Animation", 1985.