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unusual facts about Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle



Agnelo de Souza

After much prayer and reflection, de Souza joined the Diocesan Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier of Pilar on 17 July 1897.

Edmond Carmody

Besides serving in several diocesan positions, Carmody ministered with the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle in 1984 overseas in Peru.

Francis Asbury Baker

Father Baker worked closely with Father Isaac Hecker on his missions and so after Hecker’s expulsion from the Redemptorists and his subsequent permission to found the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, granted by Pope Pius IX, Baker joined fellow missionaries Isaac Hecker, Augustine Hewit, Clarence Walworth, and George Deshon in leaving the Redemptorists to found the new society.

Pilar, Goa

The headquarter of the Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier is located at Pilar, hence the common name of Pilar Society given to the missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Miri

The present Catholic community in the country finds its roots in the ministry of the Missionary Society of St. Joseph (Mill Hill Missionaries) They started schools all throughout Miri, starting with Good Shepherd School, at Claude Town,(or present day Marudi).


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