Medical reports for candidates for the Chinese mission
- IE IJA MSSN/HONG/100
- File
- 24 April 1936 - 4 August 1950
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of medical reports for candidates for the Chinese mission.
Medical reports for candidates for the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of medical reports for candidates for the Chinese mission.
Status of the Hong Kong Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Status of the Hong Kong Mission.
Photographs of Hong Kong missionaries
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photographs of Hong Kong missionaries. Most of the individuals are identified. Inlcudes a letter from Br E Connolly, Secretaritus Missionum, Borgo S. Spirito, Roma, Italy to Fr John Coyne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin enclosing a list of photograph in their archives of missionaries on the Hong Kong mision.
Includes photograph of visit of Fr General Pedro Arrupe SJ to Wah Yan College
Letter from Fr Albert Chan SJ, Boston to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his studies
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Albert Chan SJ, Boston College High School, 761 Harrison Avenue, Boston to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his studies.
Chan, Albert, 1915-2005, Jesuit priest
Material relating to the death of Fr Paul Jenkins SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the death of Fr Paul Jenkins SJ (British Province). Includes an obituary and details of a mass held for him at Milltown Park.
Text of a MS by Fr Harold Naylor SJ on the Jesuits in Hong Kong 1926-2000
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Text of a MS by Fr Harold Naylor SJ on the Jesuits in Hong Kong 1926-2000. Includes a floppy disc containing the text.
Naylor, Harold, 1931-2018, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr George Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr George Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Byrne, George, 1879-1962, Jesuit priest
Letters to Irish Fr Provincial relating to the choice of Superior of the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters to Irish Fr Provincial relating to the choice of Superior of the Hong Kong mission by the mission consultors.
Letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Cooney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Cooney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Cooney, Thomas, 1896-1985, Jesuit priest
Letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Letters relating to Ternae for Superior of the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing letters relating to Ternae for Superior of the Hong Kong mission.
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ, Superior of the mission, Wah Yan College, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning documents associated with the Seminary Commission. Includes the report of the Commission.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Richard Harris SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Richard Harris SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Harris, Richard, 1903-1998, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Byrne, Thomas, 1904-1978, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Dargan, Herbert J, 1918-1993, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his voyage to China, the early years of the Chinese mission and his work in the mission. Includes a letter describing the difficulties he has encountered in learning Chinese (8 April 1927, 6pp). Includes a description of a visit to a mission in Shiuhing (9 May 1927, 14pp). Includes a letter discussing the staffing needs for the Hostel attached to Hong Kong University (17 May 1927, 8pp). Includes a letter describing the move to the Sacred Heart College Canton, China. Describes how they are settling in (9 September 1928, 8pp).
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Richard Gallagher SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his journey to Hong Kong, learning Chinese, his work in the Chinese mission and in Wah Yan College.
Gallagher, Richard, 1887-1960, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission, describing his work in villages around the West River (Shiuhing).
MacDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Joseph McCullough SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his journey to Hong Kong and his work in China.
McCullough, Joseph P, 1892-1932, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Michael Saul SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his journey to the Hong Kong mission.
Saul, Michael, 1884-1932, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Gerald L Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his work in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Gerald L Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his work in Hong Kong. Includes a letter concerning his voyage home. Remarks 'Just a line to tell you that Frs Fitzgerald, Gallagher and myself are ploughing our way through the Gulf of Aden on our way home after 3½ years of hunger and deprivation…' Discusses the other Jesuits still in Hong Kong (24 October 1945, 2pp).
Kennedy, Gerald L, 1889-1949, Jesuit priest and medical doctor
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from John O'Meara, SJ, Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his life and work in the Regional Seminary.
O'Meara, John, 1898-1991, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Daniel Donnelly SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Daniel Donnelly SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Donnelly, Donal, 1898-1975, Jesuit priest
Telegrams from Fr Albert Cooney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of telegrams from Fr Albert Cooney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission.
Cooney, Albert, 1905-1997, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Joseph J. McAsey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Joseph J. McAsey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission.
McAsey, Joseph, 1913-1991, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from various individuals living and working in Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial concerning their work in the Hong Kong mission.
Correspondence from Fr Eddie Bourke SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of telegrams and one letter from Fr Eddie Bourke SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters to Irish Fr Provincial from Irish Jesuits on their way to the Hong Kong mission describing their journey by air.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Memorandum of Agreement between Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Burns, Oates and Washbourne concerning Fr Thomas Ryan SJ's book 'Jesuits Under Fire'.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Map depicting a view of Hong Kong harbour
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map depicting a view of Hong Kong harbour, souvenir of the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Regional Seminary of Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Christopher Hollis, Burns, Oates and Washbourne Ltd., 28 Ashley Place, London to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning Fr Thomas Ryan's book. Refers to a proposal to publish the book in Australia. Includes reviews of the book.
Burns, Oates and Washbourne, Roman Catholic publishers
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the fate of the Irish Jesuit priests working in Hong Kong during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of the city. Includes returned letters to Irish Fr Provincial marked 'No Service Return to Sender'. Includes letters from family members asking for news or reporting to Irish Fr Provincial on letters received by them. Includes letters from other individuals seeking news about non Jesuit family members. Includes a copy of a request by Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ to Joseph P. Walshe, Department of External Affairs seeking help in assisting four Jesuit students to return home to Ireland (23 March 1943, 1p). Includes a reply stating that a proposed scheme to exchange civilian internees applies only to British or Allied subjects (12 May 1943, 1p). Includes a memorandum written by Fr Joy on Irish nationals in Hong Kong. The memorandum was sent by Irish Fr Provincial to the Irish Red Cross (24 October 1942, 2pp). Includes letters concerning Irish Jesuits who left Hong Kong to live and work in India during the war and subsequent return to Hong Kong when the war was over. Includes 'A Priest in a Japanese Jail' by Fr Gerard Casey SJ (1948)
Typescript entitled 'Steer Neutral in Troubled Waters, Hong Kong 1941 - 1945'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Typescript entitled 'Steer Neutral in Troubled Waters, Hong Kong 1941 - 1945' describing the experience of Irish Jesuits during the Japanese occupation by Fr Eddie Bourke SJ. Not related to Fr Thomas Ryan's 'Jesuits Under Fire'.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Thomas F. Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission during the Second World War and his work in Hong Kong afterwards.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Material relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to a proposal by Dr Fehily of the Colonial Office that some Jesuits be incorporated in the Welfare Mission which he is leading to Hong Kong following the liberating army.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Patrick Grogan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial written from India where many of the Irish Jesuits went to from Hong Kong during the war. Describes the work he has been assigned to in India.
Grogan, Patrick, 1902-1980, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to assistance obtained by the Irish Province from the Irish Red Cross in sending telegrams and money to the Irish Jesuits in Shanghai.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of press clippings from the 'Irish Press' and 'Irish Times' concerning the safe return of Irish Jesuits from Hong Kong following the Japanese surrender.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Rev. John Moyersoen SJ, 32 Park Street, Calcutta to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning the Irish Jesuits who took up positions in the Indian mission following their temporary departure from Hong Kong during the war.
Moyersoen, John B, 1900-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to army chaplains. Includes letters and memoranda relating to the non-payment of their salaries to the Hong Kong mission. Includes extracts from letters by Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ, a naval chaplain concerning news of the Irish Jesuits in Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Irish Jesuits working and living in China and Hong Kong during the rise in communism after the Second World War. Includes newspaper cuttings and descriptions by the Irish Jesuits of their experiences.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Article by Fr Gerald Kennedy SJ on China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to an article by Fr Gerald Kennedy SJ on China. Includes the MS of the article (92pp) and censor's reports on the article - relates to Fr Kennesy's voyage to Hong Kong,and travelogue about Rotterdam, Germany, Colombo and Manila.
Kennedy, Gerald L, 1889-1949, Jesuit priest and medical doctor
File relating to the publication 'The Rock'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the publication 'The Rock'. Includes financial details of the publication and letters relating to the political nature of some of the articles.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of correspondence between Fr Eddie Bourke SJ, Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and Bishop Valtorta concerning the issuing of an order that the Irish Jesuit Fathers are to wear a soutane in public. Fr Bourke's letters urge the Bishop to reconsider. Outlines his reasons for this request (1946). Question already arose in 1935.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from M. Belhumeur SJ, Zi-Ka-Wei, Suchow Vicariate, French Mission to two fellow French Jesuit scholastics, Labonté SJ and Bouchard SJ concerning his impressions and memories of his ordination and first ministry. Includes a photograph of the church and residence at Suchow and a map of the Suchow Vicariate.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Rev James E. Walsh MM, Bishop of [ ], Superior General, Catholic Foreign Mission, Society of America sympathising over the death of the Vicar General of Maryknoll.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Francis Chan SJ and his qualifications and suitability to take a course in Education in Manresa College, Roehampton, London.
Material on finances, visitation memorials and Historia Domus for Ricci Hall, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Ricci Hall, Hong Kong. Includes documents relating to the finances of the hall, visitation memorials, Historia Domus.
Annual accounts for the Hong Kong Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Annual accounts for the Hong Kong Mission. Includes accounts for the Wah Yah Colleges in Hong Kong and Kowloon, the Language School in Cheung Chau and Kingsmead Hall Singapore and the Revisor’s report.
Drawings of the proposed new building for Wah Yah College, Kowloon
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Plans, elevations cross-sections and brochure of the proposed new building for Wah Yah College, Kowloon.
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
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
Two letters written by Fr John Neary SJ to Irish Provincial John Fahy SJ relating to arrangements for his journey to Hong Kong.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Appendix to the Report of the Commission on Seminary Training
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the appendix to the Report of the Commission on Seminary Training.
Material relating the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Includes documents relating to the establishment of the Regional Seminary, finances, annual report detailing the opening of the Seminary in 1931 (24 January 1933, 6pp). Includes letters relating to the Terna for the Rector of the Seminary (12 - 15 April 1937, 5 items and 30 June 1937 - 2 July 1937, 7 items).
South China Regional Seminary, 1931-
Telegrams concerning the Hong Kong mission and departure to and arrival of Jesuits in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
File of telegrams concerning the Hong Kong mission and departure to and arrival of Jesuits in 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.
Invitation to the Jesuit Mission to take over the administration of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to an invitation to the Jesuit Mission to take over the administration of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. The College was started by a Chinese Catholic as a secondary day-school. Includes letters from the mission consultors to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the proposal.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and Wah Yan College, Kowloon. Includes minutes relating to the salaries of lay masters and the purchase of school buildings in Wah Yan, finances of the college. Includes a relatio as to the advisability or otherwise of admitting Portuguese or European students in to Wah Yan College by Fr Richard Gallagher SJ, Vice-Rector ([1933], 6pp). Includes a general memorial of visitation (1936, 3pp).
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors and Rector and Vice-Rector of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and Wah Yan College, Kowloon, to Irish Fr Provincial.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Opening of the senior division of the Wah Yan College, Kowloon
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the opening of the senior division of the Wah Yan College, Kowloon.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing letters relating to Ternae for the Rectorships of Wah Yan College and the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Material relating to the scholasticate in Shanghai
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the scholasticate in Shanghai. Includes a memorandum by Fr Thomas Cooney SJ outlining his views on the scholasticate.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from scholastics studying in the scholasticate, Zi-Ka-Wei, Shanghai, China to Irish Fr Provincial concerning their studies and lives in Shanghai.
Material relating to the Language School, Loyola, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Language School, Loyola, Tai Lam, Ch'ung, Un Long, Hong Kong.
Letters sent by the house consultors of St Ignatius House, Canton to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors of St Ignatius House, Canton to Irish Fr Provincial.
Accounts of the Language School in Canton
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the accounts of the Language School in Canton. Includes a note concerning the Procurator of the mission who was to reside permanently in Ireland.
Letters sent by the house consultors of the Language School, 1 Battery Path, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters sent by the house consultors of the Language School, 1 Battery Path, Hong Kong.
House consultor's letter from John Collins SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
House consultor's letter from Frs John Collins, Donal Taylor, John O'Meara, Francis McGaley, James Hurley and Joseph Mallin, and John Gannon, St Francis Xavier's, (Language School, Novitiate and Retreat House) 27 Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong.
Collins, John J, 1912-1997, Jesuit priest and missioner
Visitation memorials for St Ignatius House, Canton
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Visitation memorials by the Superior of the Mission, Fr Thomas F. Ryan SJ for St Ignatius House, Canton.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Church of St Francis Xavier, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Federation of Malaya. Includes documents relating to the proposed contract between the Society and the Bishop of Kuala Lumpur.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
House consultors letters regarding the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Federation of Malaya to Irish Fr Provincial.
Material relating to the possibility of Jesuits working with lepers in China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the possibility of working with lepers in China.
Note relating to a decision to open an Apostolic School at Loyola
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Note relating to a decision to open an Apostolic School at Loyola - to train possible candidates for the Society.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Lord Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong and The Home Farm, Lewknor, Oxford to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning grant in aid schools and the possibility of obtaining an advance of the grants in order to get schools started. Includes a copy of a reply from Fr MacMahon SJ.
Hall, Ronald, 1895-1975, Anglican Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A report by John Gannon SJ sent to Irish Fr Provincial on Chinese education and a proposal to establish a centre for Chinese students. Includes a covering letter.
Gannon, John B, 1922-, former Jesuit priest
Memoranda on Chinese post-secondary colleges in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Memoranda on Chinese post-secondary colleges in Hong Kong and on the problem of staffing a Catholic post-secondary college.
Gannon, John B, 1922-, former 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
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.
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.
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).
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a report on the Chinese mission written in French relating to a suitable mission district for the Irish Jesuit mission in China. Includes a document on the same subject prepared by Fr Tom Cooney SJ.
Custom book for the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Custom book for the Chinese mission. Includes comments on the Custom book.
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
Circular from the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith concerning religious teaching
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Circular from the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith concerning the manner and approach of religious to teaching.
Questionnaire circulated in order to obtain up to date information for the Dictionary of Missions
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to a questionnaire circulated by the Sacred Propagation of the Faith in order to obtain up to date information for the Dictionary of Missions.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Daniel McDonald SJ, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning Chinese language studies for Irish Jesuits bound for the Chinese mission.
MacDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission), Wah Yan College, Hong Kong to Bishop Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong concerning the Bishop's approval for the Jesuits to have their own church in Hong Kong. Discusses possible sites. Includes a copy of the Bishop's reply.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his life and work in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, 62 Robinson Road, Hong Kong to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his life and work in Hong Kong. Describes his surroundings and discusses Chinese culture. The second letter is incomplete.
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, 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
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
Will of Canon Roche and money he left for the education of students for foreign missions
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the will of Canon Roche and money he left for the education of students for foreign missions.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Correspondence between Fr J. O'Leary PP, Dunmanway, Cork and Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning a donation from Fr O'Leary for the Chinese mission.
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.