Monday 30 January 1995
Collaborative mission to the Falkland Islands - Srs Mairead Burke and Bridie Farrelly.
SUBMIT A MERCY FACT
December 03, 1858

Foundation to Navan from Kells - M Catherine Atkinson

December 05, 1937

M Bertrand O'Keefe died Carysfort (Superior Baggot St 1918 - 24)

December 06, 1901

Foundation to Healesville, Victoria from Lilydale - M Columba Neville

December 06, 1984

Death of M Emily George, former Provincial Administrator, Detroit

December 07, 1894

Death of M Agnes Graham, Foundress of Ballarat/Colac, Victoria

December 07, 1869

Foundation to Davenport, Iowa from De Witt - M Borromeo Johnson

December 08, 1889

Five 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

December 08, 1860

Sr Vincent Whitty sailed from Liverpool to make foundation at Brisbane, Australia.

December 08, 1917

Foundation to Wanstead East London from Commercial Road, East London Sister Mary Anthony Egan

December 08, 1840

Foundation to Wexford from Carlow - M Teresa Green

December 08, 1854

Foundation to San Francisco from Kinsale - M Baptist Russell

December 08, 1888

Foundation to Parramatta, Sydney from Callan, Co Kilkenny - M Clare Dunphy

December 08, 1872

Foundation to Callan from Athy, Co Kildare - M Teresa Maher

December 09, 1888

Commencement of home visitation ministry, Parramatta

December 09, 1822

Birth of William McAuley - Catherine's youngest nephew (died in New South Wales, 1904)

December 10, 1982

First Mercy foundation to Brazil from Cashel Diocese, Co Tipperary - M Ursula Allen

December 11, 1994

Rededication of Motherhouse after destruction by fire - Albany

December 11, 1988

Opening of Spiritual Life Centre, Auckland - Patricia Hook

December 12, 1936

Foundation to Clevedon from Westbury-on-Trym (Bristol, UK) by Mother Anthony Daly

December 12, 1839

First public clothing ceremony in Bermondsey - Lady Barbara Eyre one of the entrants.

December 12, 2011

Establishment and first day of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea

December 12, 1900

Aotearoa New Zealand's first Mater Misericordiae Hospital is opened in Epsom, Auckland - M Ignatius Prendergast.

December 12, 2005

The four Congregations of Aotearoa New Zealand unite to become a single Congregation – Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand.

December 12, 1980

Opening of Novitiate in Americas from Brooklyn, New York