Photograph depicting Irish Jesuits in Zambia
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Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Black and white photograph depicting Irish Jesuits in Zambia. Names are tentatively suggested.
Photograph depicting Irish Jesuits in Zambia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Black and white photograph depicting Irish Jesuits in Zambia. Names are tentatively suggested.
Photograph of Jesuits on their way to Northern Rhodesia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of photographs of Jesuits on their way to Northern Rhodesia.
St Ignatius College, Chikuni medal
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Two identical medals - St Ignatius Christus Imperat, Chikuni, Zambia.
100 years of the Society of Jesus in Australia entitled 'A Century of Jesuit Achievement 1865-1965'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Booklet commemorating 100 years of the Society of Jesus in Australia entitled 'A Century of Jesuit Achievement 1865-1965.'
Australian Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1931-
Plan showing the first class accommodation on the SS Wakool
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Plan showing the first class accommodation on the SS Wakool. Includes notes by Fr John Ryan SJ advising which are the best cabins to secure.
Bound volume of the accounts of the Australian Mission in account with the Irish Province
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Bound volume of the accounts of the Australian Mission in account with the Irish Province. Includes Robert Little Estate (23 March 1922 - 25 February 1926, pp. 246 - 247), Fr Joseph Canavan's Estate (1 March 1924, p. 399), Half Year's Contribution (25 March 1884 - 29 September 1884 pp. 401 - 402).
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
'Province News' containing the obituaries of Australian Jesuits
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the 'Province News' (Australia) containing the obituaries of Australian Jesuits (many Irish born or entered Irish Province).
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Cutting from 'The Evening News' concerning the numbers of new buildings constructed and supplied with water during 1916.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Published letter from Fr Michael Watson SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Australia to the novices of the Irish Province concerning missions given by the fathers in Australia in various parts of the country.
Watson, Michael J, 1845-1931, Jesuit priest
Plans depicting Melbourne, Adelaide and railway systems in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of plans depicting: Melbourne and suburbs; Adelaide and suburbs; principal railway systems and Australia and New South Wales railway system
Envelopes, stamped and postmarked
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of envelopes, stamped (Queen Victoria) and postmarked from Australia to Ireland.
Letter concerning the two fathers setting out from Ireland to establish the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to [ ] concerning two fathers setting out from Ireland to establish the Australian Mission (Fr William Kelly SJ and Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ). Refers to Fr Therry's brother in Cork who has agreed to co-operate in anyway so that the Jesuit fathers may secure their bequest.
O'Reilly, Edmund J, 1811-1878, Jesuit priest
Letter from the Irish Fr Provincial to the Bishop of Melbourne, on the arrival of two Jesuits
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to the Bishop of Melbourne, James Alipius Goold, concerning the arrival of Frs Lentaigne and Kelly in Australia in order '...to take preliminary steps for the establishment of our Society in Melbourne.'
O'Reilly, Edmund J, 1811-1878, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
The Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia was initiated due to the will of Fr John Joseph Therry (1790-1864), who named the Irish Jesuits as beneficiaries to his property in Australia, and by an invitation to the Irish Province by James Alipius Goold, Bishop of Melbourne (later Archbishop) (1812-1886) to set-up a mission in his diocese. The first two Irish Jesuits, Frs William Lentaigne (1805-1884) and William Kelly (1823-1909), arrived in Melbourne in September 1865. Previously, two Austrian Jesuits, Frs. Kranewitter (1817-1880) and Klinkowstroem (1819-1896) had arrived in 1848 after Jesuit expulsion from Austria. The Austrian Mission centred on South Australia and the Northern Territory. In 1901, the Austrian and Irish missions amalgamated. Australia was made a Vice-Province in 1931 and Fr Austin Kelly SJ (1891-1978) was named the first Provincial of the Australian Province in 1950.
The papers of the Australian Mission provide a comprehensive history of the Irish Jesuit Mission, concentrating on the years 1865-1931. The Irish Jesuits worked as missionaries, educators, writers, chaplains, theologians, scientists, pastors and directors of retreats, mainly in the urban communities of eastern Australia.
Subjects touched upon include: agreements with Archbishops in establishing Jesuit houses in a particular diocese; reflections on the journey to and from Australia; administration of schools, colleges, universities and Jesuit residences - (St Patrick’s, Melbourne; St Francis Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne; St Aloysius, Dunedin (NZ); St Aloysius College, Sydney ; St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney; St Louis, Claremont, Western Australia; Newman College, University of Melbourne); parishes - (Norwood and Sevenhills in South Australia; Invercargill (NZ); Melbourne; Sydney; Toowong and Indooroopilly in Queensland); financial documents; expansion of the Mission; and correspondence between Father Provincial in Ireland and Jesuits in Australia. By far the greatest number of letters sent to Father Provincial in Ireland was from Fr John Ryan SJ (1849-1922) (Superior of the Mission from 11 February 1901-14 June 1908; 9 April 1913-24 October 1917). Until the creation of the Australian Mission as a Vice-Province, the Irish Provincial was kept informed of every minor detail about the Mission and often decision making in Australia was delayed until approval from Dublin was given.
Although this collection provides a comprehensive history of the Australian Mission, there are some gaps. For example, the collection does not contain any deeds or other legal documents relating to property obtained by the Society of Jesus in Australia and it is presumed that these documents would have been kept by the Superior of the Mission and later the Vice-Provincial of the Vice-Province in Australia, where they remain today.
Superiors of the Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia (1865-1931)
Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ 1865-1866
Fr Joseph Dalton SJ 1866-1872
Fr Thomas Cahill SJ 1872-1879
Fr Joseph Dalton SJ 1879-2 September 1883
Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ 2 September 1883-5 April 1890
Fr Patrick Keating SJ 5 April 1890-1 February 1895
Fr Timothy Kenny SJ 1 February 1895-11 February 1901
Fr John Ryan SJ 11 February 1901-14 June 1908
Fr Thomas Brown SJ 14 June 1908-9 April 1913
Fr John Ryan SJ 9 April 1913-24 October 1917
Fr William Lockington SJ 24 October 1917-20 June 1923
Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ 20 June 1923-19 March 1931
Vice-Provincials of the Vice-Province of Australian (1931-1950)
Fr John Fahy SJ 19 March 1931-25 August 1939
Fr John Meagher SJ 25 August 1939-1 October 1947
Fr Austin Kelly SJ 1 October 1947-1 November 1950
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Invitation by the Bishop of Melbourne to the Irish Province to set up a mission in his diocese
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Joseph Alipius Goold, Bishop of Melbourne, Bishop's House, Melbourne, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ concerning an invitation to the Irish Province to set up a mission in his diocese.
Goold, James Alipius, 1812-1886, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John McEncroe, Archdiocese, Sydney, Australia to Fr John Callan SJ concerning the introduction of Fathers from the Society of Jesus into the Diocese of Sydney.
McEncroe, John, 1794-1868, Catholic priest and archdeacon
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Joseph Alipius Goold, Archbishop of Melbourne, writing from Brussels, Belgium to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ concerning an urgent request by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ for a community of teaching nuns to go to Australia.
Goold, James Alipius, 1812-1886, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
Letter from the Archbishop of Melbourne concerning the procurement of a community of religious
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Joseph Alipius Goold, Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop's Residence, St Patrick's, Melbourne to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the procurement of a community of religious to take charge of schools for girls.
Goold, James Alipius, 1812-1886, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning the conditions imposed by the Archbishop for the Society of Jesus' entry to the Archdiocese of Sydney.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney, St John's College, Sydney to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the establishment of the Society in Sydney. Remarks that he has no objection but wishes to discuss a number of conditions. Refers to the closure of Lyndhurst College. Remarks 'The result of this very painful duty will be at all events to clear away complications and you will have no reason for feeling any delicacy in accepting the offer I am going to make to you when you come.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Sydney and the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Sydney and the Society of Jesus and the establishment of the Australian Mission.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Agreement concerning the administration of Corpus Christi College, Werribee
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Agreement between Daniel Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne and Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the administration of Corpus Christi College, Werribee.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from the Micheal Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Australian Mission) concerning two issues raised in letters from Fr Ryan SJ to the Archbishop, namely sanction for a loan to extend St Mary's Church, Milson's Point and the restoration of parish duties to the Fathers at Loyola.
Kelly, Michael, 1850-1940, Archbishop of Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Brisbane, James Duhig and the Society of Jesus to establish a community in the parish of Toowong, Birsbane.
Duhig, Sir, James, 1871-1965, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Dr Thomas Carr, DD, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ concerning the introduction of the Loreto nuns into the Hawthorn Mission.
Carr, Thomas Joseph, 1839-1917, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Archbishop of Sydney, Patrick Cardinal Moran, The Irish College, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning the change of the site of the Jesuit's High School from it's present site to North Sydney.
Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr to Fr Timothy Kenny SJ concerning Fr Kenny's visit to Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ concerning Fr Kenny's visit to Australia. Expresses his gratitude to the Jesuit Fathers for the work they have carried out. Refers to relations between himself and the Jesuit Fathers and describes them as unsatisfactory until Fr Kenny's arrival. Remarks 'You have met all my representations in an open, disinterested and religious spirit. You have framed wise and salutary regulations...You have carried out...the whole object of your mission in a very successful manner.'
Carr, Thomas Joseph, 1839-1917, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
Letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr to Fr Timothy Kenny SJ him thanking him for his letter
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ thanking Fr Kenny for his letter and expresses the wish that the work of the Jesuit Fathers in the Archdiocese will be a 'great gain both to the diocese and to all their works. This is certainly my wish and desire as I know it is yours.'
Carr, Thomas Joseph, 1839-1917, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Cardinal Moran, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ praising the work of Jesuit priests in Australia.
Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr [ ] praising the work being carried out at St Kilda's.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the pacts between the Society of Jesus and the Archbishop and Bishops concerning Newman College and Corpus Christi College, Werribee.
Letters from Superior of the Mission, Australia to Fr Daniel Jones SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Fr Daniel Jones SJ (Socius) concerning the Australian Mission and the work being carried out.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
Terms of agreement for the Jesuit Fathers to establish a mission in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the terms of agreement for the Jesuit Fathers to establish a mission in Australia.
Notebook containing a course of sermons
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Notebook containing a course of sermons. Some notes in shorthand. The rear of the book contains science notes (magnets, optics
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Statement of an agreement signed by the Vicars Apostolic in China as a model for any group of Jesuits coming to work in China.
Valtorta, Enrico Pascal, 1883-1951, Apostolic Vicar and Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors, Prefect of Studies and Rector of the Regional Seminary to Irish Fr Provincial.
Details of the Chinese mission of the Irish Province entitled 'The Hong Kong Letters'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Details of the Chinese mission of the Irish Province entitled 'The Hong Kong Letters'. See MSSN/HONG/2/8, 2/10
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a draft of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A O'Grady SJ to Fr General J. B. Janssens SJ concerning the question whether the Irish Jesuit Mission of Hong Kong (including Singapore and Malaya) should be constituted a dependent Vice-Province or retain its status as a mission under the jurisdiction of the Irish Provincial. Outlines the opinions of the consultors of the Irish Province the Superior and consultors of the Hong Kong mission and the Provincial of the Irish Province.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A. O'Grady SJ, 85 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin to Fr General J B Janssens SJ, 5 Borgo Santo Spirito, Rome outlining the reasons why he feels the novitiate for candidates of the Society of Jesus in the far East should be transferred from Formosa to Hong Kong.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Expenses of Hong Kong mission visitors
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Expenses of Hong Kong mission visitors. A note reads 'It was agreed that the Provincial would support and clothe the above visitors (extraordinary medical expenses excluded) and should receive anything earned by them while in Ireland, including masses.'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Points discussed and agreed between Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ and Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the Hong Kong mission) concerning financial arrangements for the mission.
Letter from Fr Thomas Fitzgerald SJ to Fr Pat [ ] SJ concerning a questionnaire about Chinese Rites
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Fitzgerald SJ, Catholic Cathedral, 3 Farquhar Street, Penang to Fr Pat [ ] SJ concerning a questionnaire about Chinese Rites. Asks for Pat [ ], SJ's opinion on some points relating to Chinese Rites.
FitzGerald, Thomas R, 1905-1967, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from J. P. McCarthy SJ, Heythorp College, Chipping, North Oxon. to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning the finances of Hong Kong, in particular Canton.
McCarthy, Jeremiah, 1894-1968, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to correspondence between the Irish Province and the Provincial of the Portuguese Province. The file relates to the Portuguese Mission in Macao and the Portuguese Provincial's wish that the Irish Province take over the Jesuit institutions in the Macao Diocese and to accept the mission territory at present cared for by the Portuguese Province.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter book containing copies of letters and cables sent to the Hong Kong Mission by the Irish Province.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Reasons for requesting that the Hong Kong mission should revert to the normal government of the Society, under the Irish Fr Provincial.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Hong Kong, 1926-1966
Notes on issues relating to the Hong Kong mission, discussion points for the Superior of the mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing notes on issues relating to the Hong Kong mission, discussion points for the Superior of the mission and an agenda for Irish Fr Provincial concerning various issues relating to the mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Hong Kong, 1926-1966
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Vicar Apostolic of Canton to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ regretting the forthcoming departure of the Jesuits withdrawal from Canton at the end of the academic year. Includes a copy of a reply from Fr Kieran SJ.
Letters relating to visitors to the Chinese/Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to visitors to the Chinese/Hong Kong mission. The letters relate to the administration of the mission and the Jesuits working in the mission. Includes a copy of a letter from the Superior of the mission Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Fr Visitor, Fr Burkhardt SJ concerning the mission in light of the communist occupation of the neighbouring provinces of China. Describes the effects of this occupation on the work of the mission (15 January 1950, 11pp).
Letters sent by the consultors of the Hong Kong mission to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the consultors of the Hong Kong mission to Irish Fr Provincial. The letters contain information on the mission and the opinions of the consultors regarding the mission and its work.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of copies of letters from Irish Fr Provincial to the Superior of the Hong Kong Mission concerning the administration of the mission and men destined for work in Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copies of documents sent to the Province entitled 'China. Secretive Directives on how to Destroy the Church' from International Fides Service.
Summary of the Annual Letters from the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Summary of the Annual Letters from the Hong Kong mission, including a summary of the Apostolates in each house in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaya.
Advertisement leaflet for a sale of work in aid of the Irish Jesuit mission to China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Advertisement leaflet for a sale of work in aid of the Irish Jesuit mission to China.
Requests received from the Hong Kong mission for financial assistance
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to requests received from the Hong Kong mission for financial assistance.
Financial accounts of the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing financial accounts of the Chinese mission.
List of volunteers for the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of volunteers for the Chinese mission.
List of Chinese names of Irish Jesuit mission personnel
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of Chinese names of Irish Jesuit mission personnel.
Revisors reports of the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Revisors reports of the Chinese mission.
Photograph of Fr Daniel J. Finn SJ's grave stone
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photograph of Fr Daniel J. Finn SJ's grave stone in London.
Material relating to the Irish Jesuit Mission Office (The Ricci Mission Unit) based in Ireland
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Irish Jesuit Mission Office (The Ricci Mission Unit) based in Ireland. The file contains financial information (accounts, donations and burses) relating to the Hong Kong mission, letters by Fr Thomas Martin SJ, relating to the administration of the Hong Kong mission and personnel/volunteers for the mission.
Ricci Mission Unit, Tullamore, County Offaly, 1928-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the establishment of a foreign mission to China and the foundation of a school for higher studies in Hong Kong.
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from the Vicar Apostolate of Hong Kong, Enrico Valtorta to [ ] (not a Jesuit but somebody in Rome) concerning the Chinese mission. Remarks that the Irish Jesuits would be advised to take on a hostel or a college or both and revive the publication 'Rock'. Remarks that men are available to go to China. Suggests that some Irish Jesuits should be sent to study Chinese in the Benedictine University in Peking prior to teaching in the Jesuit college in Hong Kong.
Valtorta, Enrico Pascal, 1883-1951, Apostolic Vicar and Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong
Document from Rome concerning studies in the Chinese language for Jesuit Missioners
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a document from Rome concerning studies in the Chinese language for Jesuit Missioners.
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Memorandum on problems for the future of the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Memorandum on problems for the future of the Hong Kong mission.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors, Rector and Vice-Rector of Ricci Hall, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial.
Ricci Hall, Hong Kong, 1929-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of an image from the Jesuit Year Book on the occasion of Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ visitation to Northern Rhodesia.