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Spiritan Presence: In 1794 and since 1872; about 72 professed members; plus 10 appointed from other provinces; 4 associate members; 3 in formation (2nd cycle). There are two districts in America: US East and US West. The Irish have made a particularly important contribution in both. The traditional mission outreach has been to East Africa and Puerto Rico. There are still some members of the province in Tanzania, in Ethiopia, in South Africa and in Puerto Rico. Within US there is parish ministry in African American parishes, and especially in the area of Pittsburgh. A parish near Washington has had close connections with the National Office for Haiti. While Spiritans have withdrawn from nine parishes in the three years prior to the Provincial Chapter of 1997, there have also been new parochial initiatives in North Carolina and Pittsburgh. The disengagement from parishes has been only partly due to lack of Spiritan personnel. In many US dioceses there are radical programmes of consolidation of parishes. In recent years the involvement in the educational apostolate is enjoying a new lease of life. Duquesne University is in full expansion and it is developing a global network of educational partners. It is careful to give the Spiritan charism full play. Holy Ghost Prep. is proud of its reputation as a school but just as insistent on its Spiritan character. The Spiritan lecturers of Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, are held in high esteem. Links
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