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Tuesday 07 March 1961
The foundation stone for the new St Mary's Convent in Wellington was blessed. Sisters took up residence in 1963
SUBMIT A MERCY FACT
July 16, 1858Foundation to Manchester, New Hampshire from Providence, Rhode Island - M Frances Warde
July 16, 1868Foundation to Shrewsbury from Carlow
St Vincent's Convent, Hardy Street Liverpool founded - closed 1939.
July 18, 1848Foundation to Derry from Tullamore - Mary Anne Doyle
July 20, 1991Founding of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas - first president, Doris Gottemoeller
July 20, 1889Foundation to Kyneton from Geelong - M Gabriel Sherlock
July 20, 1783Death of Catherine's father, James McAuley
Convent opened at Highfields, Derby.
July 21, 1994Sculpture of Catherine erected at entrance to Mercy International Centre
July 20, 1872Foundation to St Johnsbury, Vermont - M Stanislaus O'Malley
July 22, 1873Opening of St Saviours, Toowoomba, Queensland - M Rose Flanagan
July 22, 1875Foundation to Cedar Rapids from Davenport, Iowa
July 23, 1994Opening of Mercy International Centre, Baggot St, Dublin
July 23, 1890Foundation to Wilcannia from Yass, New South Wales - M Paul Fielding
July 22, 1868Foundation to Albury, New South Wales from Goulburn - M Ignatius Murphy
Old Swan Convent opened as a branch house from Mount Vernon Convent, Liverpool.
July 24, 1974Classes begin in a new co-institutional college in Palmerston North. Sister M. Clement Long is appointed Principal of the Girls School
July 24, 1858Foundation to Edinburgh from Limerick - M Gertrude Hynes
July 23, 1896Foundation to Portland, Oregon from Morris, Minnesota - M Joseph Lynch
July 25, 1981Sisters of Mercy, Tacloban, Phillipines become autonomous
July 25, 1894Foundation to St Mary's, Christchurch from Greymouth
July 26, 1898Orphanage opened, Broken Hill, New South Wales
July 26, 1954Establishment of Union of Sisters of Mercy of Australia - M Patricia O'Neill
July 26, 1838House opened at Booterstown - M Ursula Frayne

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