Report on St. Patrick’s Custody in the United States

The report provides the following statistics in respect of the Irish Capuchin custody in the United States: Hospices: 13 Students: 2 studying Philosophy, 1 studying Theology. Members: 23 Sodalities of the 3rd Order with approximately 800 members. Aspirants: 1 pupil in the College is an aspirant to the Order. Current Novices/Postulants: None at the time of the report. The report also details two specific properties recently added to the Custody, at Flintridge in California and McKenzie Bridge in

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c.1946
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33
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The report provides the following statistics in respect of the Irish Capuchin custody in the United States: Hospices: 13 Students: 2 studying Philosophy, 1 studying Theology. Members: 23 Sodalities of the 3rd Order with approximately 800 members. Aspirants: 1 pupil in the College is an aspirant to the Order. Current Novices/Postulants: None at the time of the report. The report also details two specific properties recently added to the Custody, at Flintridge in California and McKenzie Bridge in Oregon.
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Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Missionary Correspondence > Correspondence of Fr. Stephen Murtagh

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Saint Francis of Axaixi 1541 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. PHONE OLYMPIA 1305 St. Patrick's Custody in the United States of America. 1. Replies to Queries. a) No. of Hospices in the Custody.....13 b) No. of students of philosophy..... 2 " " " " Theology..... 1 c) No. of Novices, cleric and lay.....None d) No. of Postulants (for the Lay Brothers).....None e) No. of Postulants (for the Lay Brothers).....None f) No. of pupils in the College who are aspirants to the Order... 1 g) No. of Soldities of the 3rd Order.....23 h) No. of Third Order members.....800 2. Regarding new places. A. There are two. They are included in the above number 13. a) Name of place.....McKenzie Bridge. b) Diocese.....Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. c) Civil Province.....Archdiocese of Oregon. d) Titular.....St. Benedict. e) Year of foundation.....1946 f) Actual use.....One priest offers foundation.....for people of locality. g) Is there a rescript for the foundation....Yes. Copies of documents enclosed. B. a) Name of place.....Flintridge. b) Diocese.....Archdiocese of Los Angeles. c) Civil Province.....California. d) Titular.....St. Francis of Assisi. e) Year of foundation.....1946 f) Actual use.....Seraphic Seminary and Catholic High School. g) Is there a rescript for the foundation....No. To date the Archbishop of Los Angeles is unwilling that we have a foundation here. This statement is incorrect, see the letter of the lake Archbishop Bantwell, dated Jan. 28. 1947, in this Collection. Fr. Stephen of Abbeylara (Fr. Stanislaus) Signed. Fr. Stephen of Abbeylara. Pm. Sec.