St. Patrick's Missionary Society
- St. Patrick's Missionary Society
St. Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions (Latin "Societas Sancti Patritii pro Missionibus ad Exteros") is an Irish Roman Catholic society of missionary priests, sometimes known as the Kiltegan Fathers. It was founded on St Patrick's Day, 17th March 1932 by Monsignor Patrick Whitney (1894 - 1942) at Kiltegan, County Wicklow, Ireland. Its original aim was the Christian evangelization of Nigeria. In 1951, the society expanded its missionary activities outside of Nigeria.[cite web | url=http://www.spms.org/stpatricksmissionarysociety/Main/History.htm | title=History | publisher=St. Patrick's Missionary Society | accessdate=2008-07-04] ]
As of 2008, the society has 307 priests on four continents including the countries of Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Uganda, Grenada, Brazil, the United States, Italy, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
The Latin motto of the Society is "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" (2 Corinthians 5:14) or, in English, 'Christ's love compels us'.
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* [http://www.spms.org/stpatricksmissionarysociety/Main/Home.htm St. Patrick's Missionary Society Website]
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