Thursday 16 July 1959
12 Sisters from Brooklyn arrive in Panama to begin their work
SUBMIT A MERCY FACTDeath of Catherine's niece, M Joseph Teresa McAuley, Baggot St
Death of M Angela Dunne, Foundress of Charleville, Co Cork
Mercy International Association (MIA) launches a Mercy relief appeal for the Philippines
Christchurch Mercy Sisters celebrate 40 years of mission service to the people of Tonga.
Foundation to Townsville, Queensland from Brisbane - M Benigna Desmond
Te Korowai Atawhai St Joseph's Mercy Hospice, Auckland's first residential palliative care unit, celebrates 25 years of service.
Mercy Medical Centre opened, Cedar Rapids
Foundation to Brentwood, Essex from Chelsea, London - Sr Ignatius O'Keeffe.
Foundation to North Sydney from Liverpool - M Ignatius McQuoin
Mater Misericordiae Hospital Dunedin shifts from its original site on Royal Terrace to Maori Hill, Dunedin.
Albany motherhouse opened - M Aloysius Carmody
M Ursula Frayne and Rose Lynch returned to Baggot St from Newfoundland
Opening of refuge for women, Alfred St, North Melbourne - Sheila Heywood
St John & St Elizabeth's Hospital, London founded from Bermondsey - Sr Gonzaga Barrie.
Foundation to Bermondsey from Baggot St - first to England, M Clare Moore
House of Mercy opened, Limerick
Foundation to New Ross from Wexford - M Teresa Kelly, M Aloysius Sinnott
Foundation to Janesville, Wisconsin - M Francis Jackson
Foundation to Macroom from Cobh, Co Cork
Foundation to Dungarvan from Cappoquin - M Vincent Fanning
Foundation to Templemore from Cork - M Joseph Walsh
Opening of Cunningham Chapel, Adelaide, South Australia
Acquisition of Merion motherhouse property
Death of M Paul Fielding, Foundress of Yass/Wilcannia, New South Wales - from Rockfortbridge, Co Westmouth