Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a report on the Chinese mission written in French relating to a suitable mission district for the Irish Jesuit mission in China. Includes a document on the same subject prepared by Fr Tom Cooney SJ.
Custom book for the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Custom book for the Chinese mission. Includes comments on the Custom book.
Reasons for investing money in Hong Kong rather than in Europe
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Reasons for investing money in Hong Kong rather than in Europe.
Cooney, Thomas, 1896-1985, Jesuit priest
Details of the Chinese mission of the Irish Province entitled 'The Hong Kong Letters'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Details of the Chinese mission of the Irish Province entitled 'The Hong Kong Letters'. See MSSN/HONG/2/8, 2/10
Circular from the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith concerning religious teaching
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Circular from the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith concerning the manner and approach of religious to teaching.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Covering letter from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, 16 Caine Road, Hong Kong to Fr Patrick Connolly SJ, Dublin enclosing an article [written for 'Studies'] inspired by a recent visit to a town called Wai-Chan.
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, Jesuit priest
Questionnaire circulated in order to obtain up to date information for the Dictionary of Missions
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to a questionnaire circulated by the Sacred Propagation of the Faith in order to obtain up to date information for the Dictionary of Missions.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Daniel McDonald SJ, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning Chinese language studies for Irish Jesuits bound for the Chinese mission.
MacDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Document concerning new regulations on the type of apostolate work being carried out in China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Document concerning new regulations on the type of apostolate work being carried out in China. The document was circulated at a General Congregation of the Society.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission), Wah Yan College, Hong Kong to Bishop Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong concerning the Bishop's approval for the Jesuits to have their own church in Hong Kong. Discusses possible sites. Includes a copy of the Bishop's reply.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr John Hannon SJ (English Assistant) to Fr General seeking permission for Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission) to sell property in Hong Kong. The permission was granted.
Hannon, John J, 1884-1947, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, St Mary's, Emo, Portarlington to Fr Coyne SJ concerning the sale of Loyola in Hong Kong and Fr Harold Craig SJ and his work in Calcutta.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr John Hannon SJ (English Assistant), Rome to Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission) concerning the Hong Kong mission. Encloses a copy of a letter from Fr General to Fr Hannon raising a number of points about the work of the Hong Kong mission.
Hannon, John J, 1884-1947, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Report by Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the Hong Kong mission) on interviews he had in Rome with various officials concerning the future of the Hong Kong mission.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a draft of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A O'Grady SJ to Fr General J. B. Janssens SJ concerning the question whether the Irish Jesuit Mission of Hong Kong (including Singapore and Malaya) should be constituted a dependent Vice-Province or retain its status as a mission under the jurisdiction of the Irish Provincial. Outlines the opinions of the consultors of the Irish Province the Superior and consultors of the Hong Kong mission and the Provincial of the Irish Province.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copies of documents sent to the Province entitled 'China. Secretive Directives on how to Destroy the Church' from International Fides Service.
Letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his life and work in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, 62 Robinson Road, Hong Kong to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his life and work in Hong Kong. Describes his surroundings and discusses Chinese culture. The second letter is incomplete.
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, Jesuit priest
Summary of the Annual Letters from the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Summary of the Annual Letters from the Hong Kong mission, including a summary of the Apostolates in each house in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaya.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A. O'Grady SJ, 85 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin to Fr General J B Janssens SJ, 5 Borgo Santo Spirito, Rome outlining the reasons why he feels the novitiate for candidates of the Society of Jesus in the far East should be transferred from Formosa to Hong Kong.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Fitzgerald SJ to Fr Pat [ ] SJ concerning a questionnaire about Chinese Rites
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Fitzgerald SJ, Catholic Cathedral, 3 Farquhar Street, Penang to Fr Pat [ ] SJ concerning a questionnaire about Chinese Rites. Asks for Pat [ ], SJ's opinion on some points relating to Chinese Rites.
FitzGerald, Thomas R, 1905-1967, Jesuit priest
Advertisement leaflet for a sale of work in aid of the Irish Jesuit mission to China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Advertisement leaflet for a sale of work in aid of the Irish Jesuit mission to China.
Financial statement of the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
General financial statement of the Hong Kong mission.
Will of Canon Roche and money he left for the education of students for foreign missions
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the will of Canon Roche and money he left for the education of students for foreign missions.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Correspondence between Fr J. O'Leary PP, Dunmanway, Cork and Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning a donation from Fr O'Leary for the Chinese mission.
Telegram from Fr Eddie Bourke, SJ concerning masses said
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Telegram from Fr Eddie Bourke, SJ concerning masses said. Requests money.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Requests received from the Hong Kong mission for financial assistance
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to requests received from the Hong Kong mission for financial assistance.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Points discussed and agreed between Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ and Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the Hong Kong mission) concerning financial arrangements for the mission.
Letter from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, Hong Kong to Fr Brennan SJ concerning the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, 62 Robinson Road, Hong Kong to Fr Brennan SJ concerning the Chinese mission, his work and the Chinese people.
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, Jesuit priest
Expenses of Hong Kong mission visitors
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Expenses of Hong Kong mission visitors. A note reads 'It was agreed that the Provincial would support and clothe the above visitors (extraordinary medical expenses excluded) and should receive anything earned by them while in Ireland, including masses.'
Financial accounts of the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing financial accounts of the Chinese mission.
Revisors reports of the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Revisors reports of the Chinese mission.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from J. P. McCarthy SJ, Heythorp College, Chipping, North Oxon. to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning the finances of Hong Kong, in particular Canton.
McCarthy, Jeremiah, 1894-1968, Jesuit priest
Material relating to the Irish Jesuit Mission Office (The Ricci Mission Unit) based in Ireland
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Irish Jesuit Mission Office (The Ricci Mission Unit) based in Ireland. The file contains financial information (accounts, donations and burses) relating to the Hong Kong mission, letters by Fr Thomas Martin SJ, relating to the administration of the Hong Kong mission and personnel/volunteers for the mission.
Ricci Mission Unit, Tullamore, County Offaly, 1928-
List of volunteers for the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of volunteers for the Chinese mission.
List of Chinese names of Irish Jesuit mission personnel
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of Chinese names of Irish Jesuit mission personnel.
Photograph of Fr Daniel J. Finn SJ's grave stone
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photograph of Fr Daniel J. Finn SJ's grave stone in London.
Material relating to the deaths of Frs Michael Saul SJ and Joseph McCullough SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the deaths of Frs Michael Saul SJ and Joseph McCullough SJ from cholera.
Letters written to Irish Fr Provincial expressing dissatisfaction at Fr Tom Cooney's return to China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters written to Irish Fr Provincial expressing dissatisfaction at Fr Tom Cooney's return to China in the light of his poor health and the long sea journey in a second class cabin.
Photograph of past Mungret men on Jesuit mission in Hong Kong
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Photograph of past Mungret men on Jesuit mission in Hong Kong. Names are back row: left to right, Thomas Cooney, George McCaul, Richard Harris, Edmund Sullivan, mise (Patrick Walsh). Front row: Frs Eddie Bourke, Richard Gallagher and George Byrne.