Thursday 22 August 1872
Yorkshire Street Convent, Burnley founded from Commercial Rd, London - Sr Angela Gilsenan.
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December 03, 1859Foundation to Geelong, Victoria from Baggot St - M C Xavier Maguire
December 03, 1858Foundation to Navan from Kells - M Catherine Atkinson
December 02, 1884Foundation to West Texas
December 02, 1884Death of M Aloysius Brady, Foundress of Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
December 05, 1937M Bertrand O'Keefe died Carysfort (Superior Baggot St 1918 - 24)
December 06, 1901Foundation to Healesville, Victoria from Lilydale - M Columba Neville
December 07, 1894Death of M Agnes Graham, Foundress of Ballarat/Colac, Victoria
December 07, 1869Foundation to Davenport, Iowa from De Witt - M Borromeo Johnson
December 06, 1984Death of M Emily George, former Provincial Administrator, Detroit
December 08, 1889Five Sisters left Ennis, Co. Clare to open a house in Killaloe Co. Clare: Philomena Hogan, Austin Nolan, Ita Von Troll, Ignatius Geary and Baptist Corry
Foundation to Wanstead East London from Commercial Road, East London Sister Mary Anthony Egan
December 08, 1854Foundation to San Francisco from Kinsale - M Baptist Russell
Sr Vincent Whitty sailed from Liverpool to make foundation at Brisbane, Australia.
December 08, 1840Foundation to Wexford from Carlow - M Teresa Green
December 08, 1888Foundation to Parramatta, Sydney from Callan, Co Kilkenny - M Clare Dunphy
December 08, 1872Foundation to Callan from Athy, Co Kildare - M Teresa Maher
December 09, 1822Birth of William McAuley - Catherine's youngest nephew (died in New South Wales, 1904)
December 10, 1982First Mercy foundation to Brazil from Cashel Diocese, Co Tipperary - M Ursula Allen
December 09, 1888Commencement of home visitation ministry, Parramatta
December 11, 1994Rededication of Motherhouse after destruction by fire - Albany
First public clothing ceremony in Bermondsey - Lady Barbara Eyre one of the entrants.
December 12, 2011Establishment and first day of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea
December 12, 1900Aotearoa New Zealand's first Mater Misericordiae Hospital is opened in Epsom, Auckland - M Ignatius Prendergast.
December 12, 2005The four Congregations of Aotearoa New Zealand unite to become a single Congregation – Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand.

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