The Spiritans live in communities which are grouped under a Circumscription. In most of the cases, a Circumscription corresponds to a country. There are two types of circumscriptions: Provinces and Groups. Provinces are usually more stable, with local members, promotion of vocations and formation structures. Groups are usually created to undertake a specific missionary task.
America
Circumscription
Abrev.
Alto Juruá *
ALJ
Brazil
Amazonia *
AMA
Brazil
Brazil + Bolivia
BRA
Brazil Southwest *
BRO
Canada
CAN
Guadeloupe *
GUA
Guyana *
GUY
Haiti
HAI
Martinique *
MAR
Mexico *
MEX
Paraguay *
PGY
Puerto Rico
& Dominican Republic *
PRD
Transcanada
TRC
Trinidad
TRI
United States
USA
Africa
Circumscription
Abrev.
Algeria *
ALG
Angola
ANG
Africa North-West
ANO
Guinea Bissau
Guinea Conakry
Mauritania
Senegal
Cape Verde *
CAB
Central African Republic
CAF
Cameroon
CAM
Congo Brazzaville
CBR
Congo Kinshasa
CKI
Ethiopia *
ETH
The Gambia *
GAM
Gabon & Equatorial Guinea
GGE
Ghana
GHA
Kenya
KEN
Kenya South Sudan
Malawi *
MAL
Mozambique *
MOZ
Nigeria North-East
NNE
(Makurdi)
Nigeria North-West
NNW
(Abuja)
Nigeria South-East
NSE
(Onitsha)
Nigeria South-West
NSW
(Benin City)
Sierra Leone + Liberia
SLN
Southern Africa *
SOA
Tanzania
TNZ
Uganda *
UGN
Zambia *
ZAM
Zimbabwe *
ZIM
Europe
Circumscription
Abrev.
Britain
BRI
Croatia *
CRO
Spain
ESP
Europe
EUR
Brussels community
Belgium region
Germany region
European Novitiate (Chevilly, France)
France
FRA
Ireland
IRE
Netherlands
NED
Poland
POL
Portugal
POR
Switzerland
SUI
Indian Ocean, Asia & Oceania
Circumscription
Abrev.
Madagascar
MAD
Mauritius *
MAU
Oceania *
OCE
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Pakistan *
PAK
Philippines *
PHL
Reunion *
REU
Seychelles *
SEY
Taiwan-Vietnam + India
TVI
*Groups
Unions of Circumscriptions
Sometimes, Circumscriptions in the same geographical region, or of the same linguistic area, come together to form a Union of Circumscriptions for the purposes of collaborating in carrying out the mission of the Congregation. For example, they can have common formation programmes or a common missionary project.
Unions of Circumscriptions
Union
Abrev.
Comprises
Latin America
UCAL
Alto Juruá, Amazonia, Brazil South West, Paraguay, Brazil-Bolivia.
Anglophone West Africa
UCAWA
The Gambia, Ghana-Benin, Nigeria North-East, Nigeria South-East, Nigeria North-West, Nigeria South-West, Sierra Leone.
Europe
UCE
Britain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Province Europe, Croatia.
East Africa
UCEAF
Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
Asia & Oceania
UCAO
Philippines, Taiwan-Vietnam-India, Oceania.
North America and the Caribbean
UCNAC
Canada, Trans-Canada, Trinidad, USA, Mexico, Haiti, Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic, 1 community of Irish confreres in the US.
Indian Ocean
UCOI
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.
Central Africa
UCSAC
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon-Equatorial Guinea.
South Central Africa
UCSCA
Malawi, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
West Africa
UCWA
The Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone.
Nigeria
USCN
Nigeria North-East, Nigeria South-East, Nigeria North-West and Nigeria South-West.