The Irish

Through an amazing series of events the Bishop of Cork, Ireland came to be in Trujillo, a coastal city in Northern Peru. The Bishop saw the multitude of poor that lived on the outskirts and he was moved to commit considerable resources – priest, sisters, brothers, lay people, and financial support – to serve the poor. Thus was the Cork Diocesan Mission established in Trujillo. The Irish worked collaboratively with native Peruvian priests and sisters. The Mission bore tremendous fruits in churches, schools, clinics and more.

When Sister Immaculata served as Superior General of the Sisters of Mercy, she visited the Mercy community in Trujillo and felt called to return there as a missionary when her duties as an administrator came to an end.