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Paulists in Australia - our story so far |
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF SAINT PAUL - A BRIEF HISTORY
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The Missionary Society of St Paul
Significant Dates in our History
- 30 June, 1910
- Joseph DePiro accepts the first two members for his new
Missionary Society.
- 14 November, 1921
- The local bishop officially approves the establishment of the
Society.
- 18 March, 1924
- The first rules of the Society are approved by Church
authorities.
- 21 June, 1927
- Br Joseph Caruana is the first Paulist to be sent to the
missions. He was sent to Ethiopia (then known as Abyssinia), where he remained until his
death in 1975, at the age of 83.
- 17 September, 1933
- Mgr Joseph DePiro dies at the age of 55, leaving the Society
in its infancy and struggling to survive.
- 14 April, 1948
- Fr Michael Callus becomes the first Paulist priest to be
appointed as Superior General of the Society.
- 2 August, 1948
- Fr Augustine Grech is the first Paulist member to arrive in
Australia.
- January, 1959
- The Society opens its first house in Ontario, Canada.
- May, 1968
- The first group of Paulist Missionaries arrives in Peru.
- December, 1972
- The MSSP goes to Michigan, USA.
- 19 January, 1973
- The Missionary Society of St Paul becomes officially
recognised by the Vatican as a Religious Order of Pontifical Status, under the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
- January, 1981
- The Paulist Missionaries open a new mission in Faisalabad,
Pakistan.
- January, 1997
- The MSSP starts discussions with the Church authorities in
the Philippines to open a new mission there.
- March, 1997
- The Missionary Society of Saint Paul purchases a house in
Rome, Italy. These premises will house the Central Administration of the Paulist Society.
- 8 May, 1998
- The new Generalate for the MSSP is officially opened in Rome.
- 11 January, 1999
- Fr Lonnie Borg arrives in the Philippines, to be the first
Paulist Missionary in this new mission.
- 15 February, 1999
- The MSSP returns to Canada! Frs Dominic Cachia (from
Australia) and Mark Demanuele (from Malta) are the first Paulist Missionaries to minister
at St Paul the Apostle Parish, Toronto.
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Paulist Houses in Australia
Provincial House,
477 Royal Parade,
Parkville, VIC 3052
St Paul’s Missionary College,
Norton’s Lane,
Wantirna South, VIC 3152
“Wominjeka” -
Mission Spirituality Centre,
Norton’s Lane,
Wantirna South, VIC 3152
St Bernadette’s Parish,
59B Westmoreland Road,
North Sunshine, VIC 3020
St James the Apostle Parish,
330, Derrimut Rd,
Hoppers Crossing North, VIC 3029
DePiro House,
19 Stanley Street,
East Sydney, NSW 2010
Our Lady of Victories Parish,
46-56 Felton Street,
Horsley Park, NSW 2164
Maltese Chaplaincy,
175 Walters Road, Blacktown, NSW 2148
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