St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Society of Apostolic Life Founded: 1932 Mailing Address: St.Patrick's, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow, Irlanda Telephone: (508)73.600 Fax: 73.644

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. † (17 Mar 1932 Appointed - 1938 Appointed, Prefect of Ogoja)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1932	Founded		St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions
9 December 1958	Approbation		St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	378	414		ap1991
2000	341	379		ap2001
2001	336	383		ap2002
2002	333	382	18	ap2003
2004	338	403	17	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. (Member: 1 Oct 1971; Priest: 18 May 1975 to 6 Dec 1995)
• Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. (Priest: 4 Jun 1972 to 3 Apr 1998)
• Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. (Priest: 9 Apr 1950)
• Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.
• John Magee, S.P.S. (Member: 17 Sep 1958; Priest: 17 Mar 1962 to 17 Feb 1987)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• William Dunne, S.P.S. † (Priest: 18 Dec 1944 to 19 Oct 1956)
• Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. † (Priest: 18 Mar 1937 to 29 Jan 1954)
• John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. † (Priest: 28 Mar 1948 to 16 Jan 1968)
• Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. † (Priest: 22 Jun 1930 to 10 Nov 1939)
• James Moynagh, S.P.S. † (Priest: 22 Jun 1930 to 12 Jun 1947)
• Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. † (Superior General: 17 Mar 1932 to 1938)