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Ireland
Population: 3.6 million Life expectancy males/females: 73 /79 years Infant mortality rate: 6.3‰	Religions: Catholic 3,228,327; Presbyterians; Protestants; Methodists. Independence: 6 December 1921 (from the U K) GDP per capita: US $14,710

Spiritan Presence: Since 1859; about 285 professed members; 1 appointed from the province of France; 14 in formation.

In the December 1997 Newsletter there was a list of the members of the province involved in formal ongoing formation. There were 14 at 13 different institutes. It is important to have Spiritans spiritually and theologically renewed at the service of the province in these days when it is becoming difficult to find Spiritans willing to take on positions of responsibility. Amidst the rapid change in the country, in the church and in the congregation, personal spiritual renewal leads to the discovery of the only reliable place to stand.

Spiritans continue in the Dublin area parishes of Bawnoge, Greenhills and Kimmage. Throughout the country MIDs (Missionaries in Irish Dioceses) serve in a variety of parishes where they bring their missionary experience to bear.

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