Missions

In 1945 the Irish Rosminians responded to the call of the Church to support the missions in East Africa.

In 1954 the region of Tanga, which had been detached from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kilimanjaro, was assigned to the Rosminian Fathers as a Prefecture.

In 1958 the Diocese of Tanga in Tanzania was established and its first Bishop was Fr. Eugene Arthurs, a native of Keady, Co. Armagh.  Bishop Arthurs also founded a religious congregation for sisters called ‘Congregation of Our Lady of Usambara Sisters’ (COLU).

For many years the Rosminians gave priority to the development of diocesan clergy and it was only in the 1980’s that local men were accepted into the Institute of Charity.

The East Africa Province of the Institute of Charity now has 50 Rosminian priests and another 80 young men in formation for the Priesthood.  The East Africa Province consists of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

The Rosminians in East Africa now has 15 parishes, with up to 50 outstations, 5 High Schools, 2 health clinics and are also involved in many other projects, like water projects, that helped to improve the lives of people.

The Irish Province still continues to support Rosminians in East Africa.

Other Missions

In the 1950’s the Rosminians opened missions in Venezuela and in the 1980’s a new mission was opened in south India.  In recent years the Rosminians began accepting young men from Vietnam into the Institute.