Visitation 1989 :

1. Visitation report - Yola Diocese.
2. Visitation report - Makurdi Diocese.
3. 14.06.89 GC/Confreres : letter subsequent to visitation.

Visite de 1990 :

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

1. Correspondance avec le Conseil général :
   • 1978 : P. NEWMAN (19.12).
   • 1979 : P. Vincent O'TOOLE (09.03, 05.09), P. DALY (30.08, 03, 30.10), P. HAAS (10.09), P. Rh. SAINT-LOUIS (19.09), P. DAVOREN (18.10, 20.12), Sup. général P. TIMMERMANS 26.12).
   • 1980 : P. MOLONEY (secrétaire 02.01, 28.04), P. DAVIET (23.03), P. DAVOREN (05, 24.04), P. DALY (22.04, 11, 12.06), P. DORR (18.04).
2. Décisions du Conseil général :
   10.11.1979 : P. Davoren maître des novices de la Fondation Ouest-africaine)
   29.05.1980 : création du noviciat à Bwiam (Gambie).
3. Documents divers :
   • Conseil élargi de 1976 au sujet des Fondations.
   • Papiers concernant la rencontre de Dakar (25-27.04.1979) :
   • Lettre circulaire du P. TIMMERMANS (01.12.1978) en français et anglais.
   • Rapport sur la formation (conférence des supérieurs majeurs de Nigeria-Est (25-27.04.1979).
   • "Quelques reflexions sur le Foyer spiritain de Brazzaville", René TABARD
   • Rapport sur la réunion de Dakar (P. O'TOOLE, 12.05.1979).
   • Rapport du P. FLYNN : les décisions de la réunion de Dakar (en anglais).
   • Rapport en français (P. HOLLANDE), 12 pages.
   • Rapport en anglais (16 p.).
   • Rencontre de Banjul (26-28.01.1980).
   • "The West African Fioundation", projet de circulaire.

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.

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).

Information 3:

1. 1987: Noel Kilgariff : talk given at Pentecost meeting.
2. No date : short report on the District
3. District Superior's circulars : 20.03.1987, 17.03, 24.05, 30.08, 18.10, 01.11.1988, 06.02, 13.03, 18.04, 03.10, 06.11.1989, 26.01, 05.03.1990.
4. Spiritan Missionary News (TRanscanada, juin 1990) : Sierra Leone, West Africa.
5. Holy Family Mission Pujehun (1912 - 1962); golden Jubilee, 22 p.
6. St. Edward's Secondary School, May Park, Freetown : official Opening (29.10.1959).
7. Copie du contrat entre Mgr O'GORMAN et "The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People", 29.09.1904.

District Chapter 1989 :

1. District Superior's report.
2. An address by Bp. Sheehan of Yola Diocese.
3. Chapter decisions.

Correspondence 1986-1992 :

1. 12.12.86 Sekey/Timmermans : invite to consecration Bp. of Gbarnga.
2. 20.01.87 Kearins/Haas : congrats on election.
3. 30.01.87 Dalieh/Haas : thanks for hospitality.
4. 11.02.87 Haas/Kearins : thanks for 2
5. 11.02.87 Raftery/Doyle : requests grant for sabatical.
6. 17.09.87 Ganda/Haas : proposed exhumation of Bp. Ambrose Kelly.
7. 01.10.87 Kearins/Wiehe : invite to Assembly.
8. 11.10.87 Haas/Ganda : Reply 6. P. Newman to represent him.
9. 17.11.87 Wiehe/Kearins : accepts invite in 7.
10. 02.05.88 Curran/Okoye : WAF first appts. for Sierra Leone?
11. 23.09.88 Curran/Okoye : N. Kilgariff to attend course at Gregorian.
12. 23.09.88 Curran/okoye : further plea for WAF appts. to Sierra Leone.
13. 31.10.88 Francis/Haas : requests Spiritans for Monrovia diocese.
14. 25.01.89 Haas/Francis : Reply 13. Nobody available at present.
15. 09.03.89 Francis/Haas : request for WAF men.
16. 24.04.90 Haas/Kearins : hopes Pope will travel outside Freetown.
17. 14.05.90 Curran/Doyle : details for Visitation.
18. 11.02.91 Ganda/Savoie : requests copies of documents from archives
19. 21.03.91 Doyle/Curran : sends visitation report with comments.
20. 02.04.91 Curran/Okoye : results of election for Superior.
21. 10.05.91 Doyle/Skinnader : re taking up post in Generalate.
22. 10.05.91 Doyle/Curran : re Skinnader for Generalate.
23. 14.05.91 Curran/Okoye : worries about rebels. Luseni.
24. 20.05.91 Curran/Okoye : reply 23.
25. 22.05.91 Curran/Doyle : deteriorating situation in the country.
26. 06.06.91 Ganda/Haas : sends report on Church situation in S.L.
27. 24.06.91 Haas/Ganda : thanks for 26.
28. 12.08.91 Doyle/O'Riordan : offer of medical supplies.
29. 27.05.92 Curran/SecGen : hopes from recent coup.

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.

Correspondance: 24.09.86 - 29.12.90 :

1. 24.09.86 Griffin/Noonan : various items of chat.
2. 24.09.86 Griffin/Haas : congratulations on election
3. 14.10.86 Haas/Griffin : reply 2. Death of Bert Noonan.
4. 31.12.86 Bp. Murray/Haas : congratulations and prayers.
5. 21.01.87 Haas/Murray : reply 4.
6. 07.04.87 Griffin/Okoye : plea for first appointments to Yola.
7. 13.07.87 Haas/Bp. Sheehen : WAF members for Yola?
8. 13.07.87 Haas/Griffin : please elaborate Yola project for WAF.
9. 10.11.87 Murray/Haas : strong plea for personnel for Idoma.
10. 20.11.87 Haas/Murray : reply 9. We can talk of it at Visitation.
11. 19.11.87 Griffin/Doyle : news of District.
12. 09.02.88 Murray/Haas : Thanks for help with ordination of Bp. Usuh.
13. 18.02.88 Bp. Usuh/Haas : thanks for help.
14. 26.02.88 Griffin/Okoye : Visitation details.
15. 07.05.88: Griffin/Nicolas : plea for first appointments.
16. 06.05.88 Griffin/SecGen : voting for new superior.
17. 20.08.88 Griffin/Okoye : details of visitation.
18. 10.12.88 McAteer/Okoye : accepts appointment as District Superior.
19. 07.02.89 McAteer/Haas : thanks for visit. Missed Sups. meeting in SL.
20. 07.02.89 McAteer/Haas : erection of 3 spiritan communities.
21. 24.02.89 Wiehe/Griffin : thanks for welcome.
22. 07.03.89 McAteer/Haas : reply 19, 20. Encourages meetings of Sups.
23. 05.02.90 McAteer/SecGen : sends statistics.
24. 31.08.90 McAteer/Haas : objects Nigerian Prov. opening postulancy.
25. 22.10.90 McAteer/Haas : withdrawal from Maiduguri Diocese.
26. 03.10.90 Haas/McAteer : reply 24. superiors should meet more.
27. 27.11.90 Wiehe/McAteer : reply 25.
28. 29.12.90 McAteer/Wiehe : reply 27.