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1860 -1910
February 24, 1867

James Anthony Walsh, Co-Founder of Maryknoll, born in Cambridge, MA

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James Anthony Walsh, Co-Founder of Maryknoll, born in Cambridge, MA

October 27, 1882

Mary Josephine Rogers, Foundress of the Maryknoll Sisters, born in Roxbury, MA

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Mary Josephine Rogers, Foundress of the Maryknoll Sisters, born in Roxbury, MA

May 20, 1892

Fr. Walsh ordained a priest in Boston, MA
Fr. Walsh ordained a priest at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, MA.
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Fr. Walsh ordained a priest in Boston, MA

October 1, 1906

The Catholic Foreign Mission Bureau formed in Boston

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The Catholic Foreign Mission Bureau formed in Boston

January 1, 1907

First issue of The Field Afar published

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First issue of The Field Afar published

September 1, 1910

Eucharistic Congress, Montreal
Fathers Price (right) and Walsh (left) attend the Eucharistic Congress in Montreal where they discuss for the first time an American foreign mission seminary.
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Eucharistic Congress, Montreal

1911-

1911-
June 29, 1911

Propaganda Fide approves the establishment of the Foreign Mission Seminary in the US
The Congregation of Propaganda Fide granted approval to begin the Foreign Mission Seminary in the United States. Pope St. Pius X blessed the venture and Fathers James A. Walsh and Thomas F. Price.
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Propaganda Fide approves the establishment of the Foreign Mission Seminary in the US

December 04, 1911

Society's first home, Hawthorne, NY
Fathers Walsh and Price move into the Society's first home in Hawthore, NY, known as Klingler Cottage.
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Society's first home, Hawthorne, NY

January 06, 1912

Secretaries arrive at Hawthorne, NY later to become Maryknoll Sisters
The "secretaries," Mary Louise Wholean, Sara Sullivan and Mary Augustine Dwyer, arrive at Hawthorne, NY, to work with Fathers Walsh and Price. They are later to be known as "The Teresians of Maryknoll" and "The Maryknoll Sisters."
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Secretaries arrive at Hawthorne, NY later to become Maryknoll Sisters

April 27, 1912

Foreign Mission Brothers of Saint Michael formed
On April 27, 1912, Thomas H. McCann (pictured here), Ernst Hollger and Frederick McGuire arrive at Maryknoll to form the first Foreign Mission Brothers of Saint Michael.
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Foreign Mission Brothers of Saint Michael formed

September 15, 1912

Mary Josephine Rogers named Directress of the Secretaries
Six days after her arrival in Hawthorne, NY, Mary Josephine Rogers was named the Directress of the group of seven Secretaries.
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Mary Josephine Rogers named Directress of the Secretaries

October 15, 1912

Secretaries move to St. Teresa's Lodge
The Secretaries move from Hawthorne into a large house on the Ossining property named St. Teresa's Lodge which is located several hundred feet from the seminary house.
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Secretaries move to St. Teresa's Lodge

September 08, 1913

Maryknoll's first preparatory college, The Venard, opens in Scranton, PA

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Maryknoll's first preparatory college, The Venard, opens in Scranton, PA

November 10, 1914

First ordination of a Maryknoll student, Fr. Daniel McShane
Fr. McShane was ordained at St. Patrick's Cathedral by Cardinal Farley.
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First ordination of a Maryknoll student, Fr. Daniel McShane

September 13, 1917

Maryknoll Procure opened in San Francisco

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Maryknoll Procure opened in San Francisco

September 3, 1917

Fr. James A. Walsh leaves to find a mission field in China

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Fr. James A. Walsh leaves to find a mission field in China

December 25, 1917

Field Found
On Christmas day, 1917, Bishop deGuebirant of Canton, China, and Fr. James A. Walsh sign an agreement to grant a section in Kwangtung Province to the Maryknoll Society. Fr. Walsh cabled Maryknoll: "Field Found." On April 25, 1918, Rome ratifies the agreement.
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Field Found

July 18, 1918

First Teresians assigned to work at The Venard, Clarks Summit, PA

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First Teresians assigned to work at The Venard, Clarks Summit, PA

September 07, 1918

Society's First Departure
On September 7, 1918, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America holds its first Departure Ceremony. Fathers Francis X. Ford (seated, right), Bernard Meyer (standing),Thomas F. Price (seated, center)and James E. Walsh (seated, left) begin their journey to Maryknoll's new mission field in South China.
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Society's First Departure

September 12, 1919

Fr. Thomas Frederick Price dies in Hong Kong
Fr. Thomas F. Price dies at St. Paul's Hospital, Hong Kong, of acute appendicitis. In 1936 his body is brought back to Maryknoll.
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Fr. Thomas Frederick Price dies in Hong Kong

1920-

1920-
February 14, 1920

Congregation's Canonical Foundation Day

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Congregation's Canonical Foundation Day

April 8, 1920

Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Los Angeles, CA
Maryknoll Sisters Magdalen Doelger and Aloysius McDonald arrive at the Japanese mission in Los Angeles, CA, to staff St. Francis Xavier School.
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Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Los Angeles, CA

June 29, 1920

Groundbreaking for new Seminary Building, Maryknoll, NY

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Groundbreaking for new Seminary Building, Maryknoll, NY

September 10, 1921

First Maryknoll Brother departs for China
Brother Albert Staubli, the first Maryknoll Brother assigned to China, is a member of the Society's 1921 departure group.
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First Maryknoll Brother departs for China

September 21, 1921

Congregation's first departure for China
On September 21, 1921, the first six Maryknoll Sisters assigned to China depart. They are: (back row, left to right) Sisters Imelda Sheridan, Barbara Froehlich and Monica Moffatt; (front row, left to right) Sisters Lawrence Foley, Paul McKenna and Rose Liefelt.
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Congregation's first departure for China

November 3, 1921

First Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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First Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Kowloon, Hong Kong

November 21, 1922

Maryknoll Sisters enter South China
Maryknoll Sisters enter Yeungkong, Kongmoon, South China, for their first Chinese mission work.
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Maryknoll Sisters enter South China

January 23, 1923

Fr. Patrick Byrne leaves Maryknoll for Pyongyang, Korea Mission

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Fr. Patrick Byrne leaves Maryknoll for Pyongyang, Korea Mission

November 01, 1923

Mother Mary Joseph departs for China
Mother Mary Joseph joins the Congregation's third departure group for China as she begins her first formal visitation of the Maryknoll Sisters missioned there.
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Mother Mary Joseph departs for China

1924

Maryknoll participates in the Vatican Mission Exposition

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Maryknoll participates in the Vatican Mission Exposition

January 31, 1924

First preparatory seminary for Chinese students opens in Yeungkong, Kongmoon, China

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First preparatory seminary for Chinese students opens in Yeungkong, Kongmoon, China

January 31, 1924

Maryknoll Sisters arrive at Pyongyang, Korea

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Maryknoll Sisters arrive at Pyongyang, Korea

October 1925

Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Antung, Manchuria
Maryknoll Sisters arriving at their temporary convent in Antung, Manchuria in 1925.
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Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Antung, Manchuria

November 21, 1925

Maryknoll Sisters open Bethany Convent at Maryknoll, NY

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Maryknoll Sisters open Bethany Convent at Maryknoll, NY

1926

Maryknollers found Sisters of the Immaculate Heart
Fr. James E. Walsh and Sr. Imelda Sheridan found the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart in Kongmoon, China. In this image, Maryknoll Sister Gonzaga Rizzardi teaches Latin to aspirants.
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Maryknollers found Sisters of the Immaculate Heart

1926

Maryknollers begin mission work in Manila, Philippines
On January 22, 1926, Maryknoll Sisters begin mission work in Manila. In September 1926, the Society also begins special mission work in the Philippines with Fr. James M. Drought's arrival in Manila to assist the Archbishop and direct two hostels for students attending public universities.
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Maryknollers begin mission work in Manila, Philippines

January 27, 1927

Maryknoll Junior Seminary, Los Altos, CA, formally blessed

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Maryknoll Junior Seminary, Los Altos, CA, formally blessed

February 4, 1927

Society begins parish and mission work in Hawaii
Fr. William Kress, MM, and Brother Philip Morini, MM, (pictured here) arrive in Honolulu to begin mission work in Sacred Heart Parish, Punahou District.
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Society begins parish and mission work in Hawaii

May 22, 1927

Msgr. James E. Walsh consecrated Bishop at Sancian Island

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Msgr. James E. Walsh consecrated Bishop at Sancian Island

September 04, 1927

Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Honolulu, HI
The first ten Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Honolulu, Hawaii, to begin two parochial schools. Six Sisters staffed the new Maryknoll School in Punahou and four Sisters staffed St. Ann School in Heeia.
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Maryknoll Sisters arrive in Honolulu, HI

June 29, 1929

Cornerstone laid at Sisters' Motherhouse, Maryknoll, NY

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Cornerstone laid at Sisters' Motherhouse, Maryknoll, NY

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1930

Maryknollers establish Sister Catechists of Our Lady in the Kaying Diocese of China
Bishop Francis X. Ford, MM, and Maryknoll Sisters Mary Dolores Cruise and Anthony Marie Unitas, establish Sister Catechists of Our Lady in the Kaying Diocese, China.
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Maryknollers establish Sister Catechists of Our Lady in the Kaying Diocese of China

1930

Maryknoll's First lay missioner
Maryknoll’s first lay missioner, Dr. Harry Blaber, serves in China from 1930 to 1938.
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Maryknoll's First lay missioner

June 04, 1930

Maryknoll Sisters take over direction of a tuberculosis sanitarium, Monrovia, CA

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Maryknoll Sisters take over direction of a tuberculosis sanitarium, Monrovia, CA

1932

Msgr. Bernard Meyer founds the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart, Wuchow, China

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Msgr. Bernard Meyer founds the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart, Wuchow, China

March 2, 1932

Maryknoll Sisters move into their newly built Motherhouse, Maryknoll, NY

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Maryknoll Sisters move into their newly built Motherhouse, Maryknoll, NY

June 27, 1932

Msgr. John Morris, with help from Maryknoll Sisters, founds the Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Korea

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Msgr. John Morris, with help from Maryknoll Sisters, founds the Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Korea

October 4, 1932

Enclosure ceremony for the first cloistered branch of Maryknoll Sisters
Bishop Dunne of New York City presides at the ceremony of enclosure for the first cloistered branch of ten Maryknoll Sisters at Maryknoll, NY.
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Enclosure ceremony for the first cloistered branch of Maryknoll Sisters

June 29, 1933

Very Rev. James A. Walsh consecrated Bishop in Rome
Very Rev. James A. Walsh, co-founder and Superior General of the Maryknoll Society, was consecrated Titular Bishop of Siene by Cardinal Fumisoni Biondi twenty-two years to the day after he had been commissioned to found Maryknoll.
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Very Rev. James A. Walsh consecrated Bishop in Rome

July 30, 1933

First Society members assigned to Japan take part in Departure Ceremony
Among the first missioners in Japan is Fr. William Whitlow, MM, seen above.
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First Society members assigned to Japan take part in Departure Ceremony

1934

Maryknoll's First Long-Term lay missioner
Dr. Artemio I. Bagalawis, a physician from the Philippines, is Maryknoll's first long-term lay missioner. Dr. Bagalawis served in South China for 30 years.
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Maryknoll's First Long-Term lay missioner

September 21, 1935

Msgr. Francis X. Ford consecrated Bishop at Maryknoll, NY
In the chapel of the Maryknoll Sisters' Motherhouse, the Maryknoll Superior General, Bishop James A. Walsh, consecrated Msgr. Francis X. Ford, Vicar Apostolic of Kaying and Titular Bishop of Etenna.
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Msgr. Francis X. Ford consecrated Bishop at Maryknoll, NY

April 14, 1936

Bishop James A. Walsh dies at Maryknoll
Maryknoll's co-founder and first Superior General, Bishop James A. Walsh, dies of cancer at Maryknoll, NY, after a lingering illness.
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Bishop James A. Walsh dies at Maryknoll

June 5, 1937

First Maryknoll Sisters enter Otsu, Japan, for mission work
The first four Sisters assigned to Japan enjoy a sukiyaki party on board the Tatsuta Maru en route to Japan. They are (left to right): Sr. Edward, Sr. Rachel, Sr. Hostia and Sr. Eleanor Francis.
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First Maryknoll Sisters enter Otsu, Japan, for mission work

September 29, 1938

Brothers of St. Michael Novitiate begins under the direction of Fr. Frederick Kiloran, MM

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Brothers of St. Michael Novitiate begins under the direction of Fr. Frederick Kiloran, MM

1939

Maryknollers in Kweilin, China, found the Sister Catechists of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Maryknoll Sisters Gabriel Marie Devlin (left), Mary Gonzaga Rizzardi (middle), and Dominic Kelly (right) are seen here with the first four members of the Sister Catechists of the Blessed Virgin Mary on their Profession day in May 1942. The Maryknoll Sisters directed their training.
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Maryknollers in Kweilin, China, found the Sister Catechists of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1940-

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February 1, 1942

Maryknoll Sisters and Priests interned by Japanese in Los Banos prison, Philipppines

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Maryknoll Sisters and Priests interned by Japanese in Los Banos prison, Philipppines

April 5, 1942

Special departure ceremony for first three Society members assigned to Bolivia
A member of this first group is Fr. Alonso Escalante, MM, seen here receiving well wishes as he prepares to depart for Bolivia.
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Special departure ceremony for first three Society members assigned to Bolivia

August 25, 1942

Ninety-seven Maryknollers repatriated aboard the SS Gripsholm
60 Maryknoll Priests, 31 Maryknoll Sisters and 6 Maryknoll Brothers released from internment in Japan, Korea, Manchukuo and Hong Kong arrive in Jersey City, NJ, on the repatriation ship SS Gripsholm.
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Ninety-seven Maryknollers repatriated aboard the SS Gripsholm

March 1943

Maryknoll Fathers begin mission work in Peru
Fr. Arthur C. Kiernan, MM, is one of the first Maryknollers assigned to Peru.
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Maryknoll Fathers begin mission work in Peru

April 1943

Maryknoll Fathers begin mission work in Chile
Fr. Leon A. Harter, MM, is among the first Maryknollers to work in Chile.
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Maryknoll Fathers begin mission work in Chile

September 1943

Maryknoll Sisters begin mission work in Bolivia
Sisters Mercy Hirschboeck and Jeremie Crowley, two of the first Maryknoll Sisters missioned in Bolivia, at work in Maryknoll's first dispensary in Riberalta, 1944.
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Maryknoll Sisters begin mission work in Bolivia

September 1943

Maryknoll Fathers begin mission work in Ecuador
Fr. Joseph E. Early, MM, is one of the first Maryknollers to work in Ecuador.
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Maryknoll Fathers begin mission work in Ecuador

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