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For over 70 years
Irish-British Province has served local Church in Ireland and United
Kingdom. Here are the key dates from its history:
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1931
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minor seminary opened in Hadzor House, Droitwich;
named St Richards College
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1936
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first issue of The Word, monthly family
magazine; publishing suspended
in 1940, reappeared in 1946 as a quarterly; in 1953 the magazine began to
be edited in Ireland as a monthly pictorial
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1939
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St Patrick's Noviciate house opened at Donamon Castle,
Co Roscommon
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April
1947
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independent British-Irish Province (until then part of
the Lower German Province)
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1948
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St David's College in Carrog, Wales, opened as centre
for late vocations
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1957
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printing began in Donamon
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1965
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first SVD students sent to National Seminary in
Maynooth for theological studies
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July
1965
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British-Irish Province divides into two independent
British and Irish provinces
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1968
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SVDs and six other missionary congregations founded
Missionary Institute London as a training centre for students for
missionary priesthood
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1969
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Divine Word Mission House opened in Maynooth
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1973
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first issue of KAIROS catechetical and aducational
magazine
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1980
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philosophy students move from Donamon to Maynooth
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1991
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Divine Word Schood of English opened in Maynooth
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1992
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last issuse of KAIROS magazine; Kairos moves towards
audio/video, TV production and training courses
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1999
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Irish and British provinces united again and formed
Irish-British Province
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