Union of Sisters of Mercy of Diocese of Waterford/Lismore - MJ Sheehy
First Mercy Global Presence Regional Gatherings were held 28-30 July 2020
Swanbourne Road Convent, Sheffield founded - Sr Pauline O'Leary
Foundation to Sandy Point, West Newfoundland from Providence, Rhode Island - M Antonio Egan
Death of M Patricia Waldron, Foundress of Merion community
Death of Sr Bernard Garden - Foundress of Pontypool, Elgin and Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire.
The combined convent, boarding school and Notre Dame Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa were destroyed by fire originating from a neighboring house
St Philomena's School opened in Te Aro, Wellington
First reception at Tullamore - M Catherine Locke, M Clare Delamere
Death of M Cecilia Cunningham, Adelaide, South Australia
Foundation to Rockhampton from Brisbane - M Vincent Whitty/M de Sales Gorry
St Mary's Chapel opens on St Mary's Convent site in Ponsonby Auckland.
Death of M Bernard Dickson, Crimean nurse, Foundress of Wellington
Foundation to Sandgate from Brisbane, Queensland - M Borgia Byrne
Death of M de Sale Vigne, Foundress of Dundalk, 1847 from Baggot St
Foundation to Bangor, Maine from New Hampshire - M Gonzaga O'Brien
Death of M Baptist Russell, Foundress of San Francisco from Kinsale, Co Cork
Death of M Rose Lynch, (Baggot St./ Birr/ Newfoundland/ Dundalk/ Geelong Australia/ Baggot St.)
Foundation to Ballybunion from Tralee
Foundation to Council Bluffs, Iowa from Minneapolis - M Vincent McDermott
Swadlincote Convent opened as abranch house of Bridge Gate, Derby
Mother Cecilia Maher and her seven companions left St Leo’s Convent in Carlow, Ireland on 8 August 1849 in the early morning before the rest of the community were awake.
Read MoreHouse opened at Wynnum, Queensland - M Wilfred Trotman
Opening of Mercy Hospital, Clinton