April 08, 1850Mother Cecilia Maher and eight Sisters of Mercy, (another woman had joined them in Sydney) together with Bishop Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier and other clergy, arrived in New Zealand on the sailing vessel, Océanie.
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April 08, 1885Death of M Camillus Byrn, Catherine's god child, Baltimore
April 09, 1989Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dunedin changes its name to Mercy Hospital.
April 09, 1850Foundation to Auckland from Carlow - M Cecilia Maher
April 09, 1895Death of M Teresa Maher, Foundress of Athy/Callan
April 09, 1990Catherine McAuley declared Venerable by Pope John Paul
April 10, 1850First orphanage established, St Patrick's, Auckland
April 10, 1837Foundation to Carlow from Baggot St - Catherine McAuley
April 10, 1937Opening of St Anne's Mercy Hospital, Mt Lawley, Western Australia
April 11, 1861Foundation to Longford from Baggot St - M Bernard Maguire
April 11, 1827Mary Ann Doyle offered her services as a helper at Baggot St
April 12, 1853Opening of House of Mercy for Maori women, Auckland
April 13, 1915Convent opened in Finley, New South Wales from Albury - M Catherine Dwyer
April 13, 1849M de Sales (Lady Barbara) Eyre died, London
April 13, 1846Foundation to New York from Baggot St - M Agnes O'Connor
Death of Mother Evangelist Costello of Guernsey, Channel Islands in Alnwick, Northumberland.
Foundation made to Yeadon, Leeds from Hunslet, Leeds - Sr Madeleine Searson.
April 14, 1938Death of M Joseph Callen, Foundress of Broken Hill, New South Wales
April 14, 1878Foundation to Moyderwell from St John's, Balloonagh, Tralee
April 14, 1871Foundation to Grass Valley, California - M Evangelista Kidgell
April 15, 1850Opening of first Mercy school, Auckland
April 15, 1847Opening of Benevolent Institution for Aboriginal Children, Perth, Western Australia
Death of Mother Camillus Dempsey, foundress of Whitstable Convent, Kent from Bermondsey.
April 17, 1958Mercy Secretarial High School opened, Albany - M Renee Hosey

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