A Brief History of the Diocese of Baker City

A copy of Fr. Dominic O’Connor, ‘A Brief History of the Diocese of Baker City’ (Baker: Diocesan Chancery, 1930). This copy is signed by Father Dominic with a dedication to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Irish Capuchin Provincial Minister. The book features an introductory preface written by Fr. Edward J. Kelly. In the foreword, Father Dominic explains that Bishop Joseph McGrath commissioned him in July 1928 to write the history of the Diocese of Baker City for its silver jubilee. Although delaye

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Level of description: Item
Date: 1930
Reference: 9
Extent and medium: 203 pp; printed
Scope and content: A copy of Fr. Dominic O’Connor, ‘A Brief History of the Diocese of Baker City’ (Baker: Diocesan Chancery, 1930). This copy is signed by Father Dominic with a dedication to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Irish Capuchin Provincial Minister. The book features an introductory preface written by Fr. Edward J. Kelly. In the foreword, Father Dominic explains that Bishop Joseph McGrath commissioned him in July 1928 to write the history of the Diocese of Baker City for its silver jubilee. Although delayed by his appointment as pastor of the Cathedral Parish, O’Connor produced this definitive history of the regional diocese, focusing on the years from 1903 to 1928.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Irish Capuchin Foundations in the United States > Hermiston, Oregon

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DIOCESE OF BAKER CITY

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF BAKER CITY