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Baptismal name: Patrick King
Religious name: Fr. Philip King OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 16 Mar. 1885
Place of birth: Glin, County Limerick
Name of father: Thomas King
Name of mother: Johanna King (née Ahern)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 17 Mar. 1903
Date of first profession: 17 Sept. 1904
Date of final profession: 31 July 1908
Date of ordination (as priest): 24 Sept. 1921
Educational attainments: BA (RUI)
Date of death: 22 Aug. 1952
Place of burial: Cemetery, Capuchin Friary, Rochestown, County Cork

Patrick Morrisroe the son of Mary Brennan and John Morrisroe (the baker) was born in Charlestown, County Mayo 19th February 1867. His sponsors were Luke Brennan and Frances Kelly. He joined several siblings. As seemed to follow family suit, he was educated at the local N.S. Seminary, then on to Ballaghadereen and Maynooth College. Following his ordination at the Cathedral at Ballaghadereen he served in the diocese of Achonry. In 1896 Patrick returned to Maynooth to become Junior Dean in the College.

CathedralPatrick was consecrated a Bishop at the age of 44 in the Cathedral, Ballaghadereen along with his cousin Most Rev. Bishop Michael J. O'Doherty, later to become Bishop of Zamboagna, in the Philippines. Most Rev. Dr. Healy, Archbishop of Tuam was the concecrating prelate, and was assisted by Rev. Dr. Clancy, the Bishop of Elphin. The congregation which filled the Cathedral included Messrs. John Dillon M.P., J. McVeagh M.P., and John O'Dowd M.P. The sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Beechler, Maynooth College.

A man of deep learning Patrick was an authority on theological and liturgical matters. His Lenten Pastoral of 1941, one of great controversy was censored by the government. There are two versions of the Pastoral, one before censorship and one after. In it he directs his final comments to a world in crisis. "As we pen these pages, beloved Brethren, we are face to face with a spectacle probably more appaling than any recorded in the annals of history. Long ago it was predicted that nation would rise agains nation and Kingdom against Kingdom."

At the age of 79 Patrick died at the Palace, Edmondstown House, Ballaghadereen. Priests and people from all parts of the Diocese of Achonry and from around the world attended the removal of the remains to St. Nathy's Cathedral. The Archbishop of Tuam, Most Rev. Dr. Walsh officiated at the house. The funeral procession was headed by the members of the Diocesan Chapter and a large number of surpliced clergy of the diocese who chanted the Miserere. Members of the St. Vincent de Paul and Gardai acted as pall-bearers and marshals, and gardai, under the direction of Supt. J. Lyons provided a guard of honour. Members off all the Catholic organizations marched in the procession. His crypt is located within the sanctuary.

Taken from - https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~morrisroe/genealogy/notjustacouple.html

See also https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmorr.html

John Anthony "Jack" Kyne (4 November 1904 - 23 December 1966) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, Ireland from 1947 to his death in 1966.

Kyne was born in Longwood, County Meath on the 4 November 1904. He won a scholarship to St Finian's College in Mullingar and later became a member of staff there. Kyne studied for the priesthood at the Irish College in Rome and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Meath on 31 July 1927. From 1930, including during World War II, he served as a vice-rector of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome. In 1939 Pope Pius XII named him a Monsignor and further appointed him as Papal Chamberlain in 1940.
Episcopal ministry

Following his predecessors elevation to Archdiocese of Armagh in 1946, he was appointed Bishop of Meath on 29 June 1947,[1] a position he held until his sudden death in Mullingar on 23 December 1966.

James J. Ryan (1851 – May 9, 1939) was an Irish Catholic priest in the diocese of Cashel, who served as president of St. Patrick's College, Thurles (1903–1914). Ryan also funded the establishment of Glenstal Abbey, inviting the Pallotine order to establish a presence in Thurles, and funded the re-establishment of the Irish College in Louvain. Born in Thurles, Co. Tipperary in 1851, he went to Louvain to train for the priesthood from 1873, ordained in 1876 he was awarded the degree of J.C.B. (Lovan.) before continuing his studies in Rome.

Returning to Ireland in 1879, Ryan took up a position as a professor of church history, in St. Patrick's College, Thurles, the Cashel Diocesan Seminary, before becoming vice-president and in 1903 president of the college, a position he held until 1914. In 1909 with the support of Archbishop of Cashel, Rev. Dr. Fennelly, he invited the pallottine order to set up in Thurles with their students studying in St. Patrick's College when he died in 1939 he left his residence to the order.
Glenstal Abbey

Reportedly a wealthy man, Ryan purchased Glenstal Castle for £2000, in 1927, from Sir Charles Barrington, where he resided for some time, promising it to the Benedictine order if they set up a monastery there, which they eventually availed of. Initially, there was some discussions between the order and Ryan who wanted to maintain room and hunting a fishing rights on the property, as well as the order considering other locations such as Kylemore.

Re-establishment of the Irish College, Louvain

Ryan was involved in the re-establishment of the Franciscan Irish College, in Louvain, St Anthony's College, Leuven, which had no longer been in the Irish, or orders possession, since the French Revolution. With his friend from their University days in Louvain, Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier, and helped by funding from Irish-born American philanthropist Marquis Martin Maloney. He purchased the property on behalf of the Irish Franciscans, in 1923 (for legal reasons it was nominally under the ownership of the Catholic University of Louvain), worked to have the property repaired after damage from the Great war, and restored the memorial stones of the Irish buried there.

Ryan died at his residence The Hermitage, Cabra, Thurles, on May 9, 1939.

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John Joseph Carroll was born near Nenagh in County Tipperary on 15 February 1903. He joined the Capuchin Franciscans in September 1921 and took Finnian as his religious name. Having completed his philosophical and theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1929. Shortly afterwards, he volunteered for missionary work in the United States. His first assignment was in the Parish of St. Mary of the Angels in Ukiah, California. He remained assistant pastor in Ukiah until 1933 when he was assigned to Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame, California. In August 1939 he was appointed pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Elk, California. In the following years he had many assignments, moving between California and Oregon and ministering in various Capuchin foundations. From July 1939 to July 1943, he was pastor at Mission Santa Inés, Solvang, California. He then moved to St. Joseph’s Parish in Roseburg, Oregon (1943-4). From 1944 to 1950, he was assistant pastor in Ukiah California. He then served as custodian at the Capuchin Friary in McKenzie Ridge, Oregon (1950-2). In 1952 he was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fort Bragg, California. Here he was successful in building a new church and rectory and relocating the parish hall to the new property. In 1956 he moved to the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Los Angeles and was appointed pastor. He immediately began raising funds for the construction of a new church. By the time he retired from the parish in 1964, the new church was completed and was open for services. In 1969 he was transferred to Mission Santa Inés in California. This was to be his last appointment as his health had begun to decline. In September 1971, he returned to Ireland to celebrate his Golden Jubilee as Capuchin Franciscan friar. He suffered a heart attack on 16 September 1971 in Nenagh, County Tipperary. He was buried in the Capuchin plot in Foulkstown Cemetery in County Kilkenny.

Baptismal name: John Joseph Carroll
Religious name: Fr. Finnian Carroll OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 15 Feb. 1903
Place of birth: Belleen, Nenagh, County Tipperary (Diocese of Killaloe)
Name of father: Hugh Carroll
Name of mother: Julia Carroll (née Slattery)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 18 Sept. 1921
Date of first profession: 15 Oct. 1922
Date of final profession: 29 Dec. 1925
Educational attainments: BA (NUI), 1925
Date of ordination (as priest): 29 June 1929
Missionary activities: Travelled to the American mission custody in 1929
Date of death: 17 Sept. 1971
Place of death: Nenagh, County Tipperary
Place of burial: Foulkstown Cemetery, County Kilkenny

Early Life and Early Ministry
Leo Sheehan was born Denis Sheehan on 10 December 1889 in Macroom in County Cork. He entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order and, following his ordination to the priesthood, was transferred to the United States to serve the American missions. By 1922, Father Sheehan was assigned to St. Mary’s Parish in Ukiah, California, ministering alongside the Father Urban Riordan. In early 1924, he was stationed at St. Anthony’s in Mendocino, California, while concurrently providing pastoral assistance to the coastal parish in Greenwood.

Educational Leadership at Mendocino City
In 1924, following the Capuchin friars’ acquisition of a large estate built in 1902 in Mendocino City, Father Sheehan proposed converting the property into a preparatory seminary for aspirants to the Order.

• Authorization: Approved by the Provincial Definitory in Ireland on October 7, 1924.
• Rectorship: Following remodelling, the facility accommodated 40 students, with Father Sheehan appointed as the first and only Rector of St. Anthony’s School.
• Decline and Destruction: Student enrolment declined sharply in 1929 at the onset of the Great Depression. In 1930, an electrical wiring short caused a catastrophic fire that destroyed the building; the school was never rebuilt.

Subsequent Pastoral Assignments
Following the closure of the school, Father Sheehan returned to full-time parochial ministry across the United States:

• 1932: Stationed at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fort Bragg, California, alongside the Reverend Finbarr O’Callaghan.
• Pre-1935: Assigned to St. Francis Parish in Bend, Oregon.
• 1935: Transferred to St. Joseph’s Parish in Roseburg, Oregon, following a formal canonical visitation of the American houses conducted by the Reverend James O’Mahoney on behalf of the Irish Provincial Definitory.
• Later Years: Transferred to St. Patrick’s Friary in Wilmington, Delaware, where he spent the remainder of his active ministry.

Father Leo Sheehan passed away on 2 October 1959. He is buried in Wilmington, Delaware.

Early Life and Religious Formation
Daniel O’Reilly was born on 11 September 1894, on Walkin (now Friary) Street, Kilkenny, Ireland, to Patrick O’Reilly and Kate O’Reilly (née Cross). He entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order, receiving the religious name Aidan upon his investiture on 17 September 1911. He pronounced his simple vows on 17 September 1912, and made his solemn, perpetual profession on 8 July 1916. Parallel to his religious formation, he pursued higher education and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1915. He was ordained to the priesthood on 3 May 1918.

Missionary Assignment and Ministry in the United States
Following his ordination, Father O’Reilly spent his initial years in Ireland before emigrating to the United States in 1921 to join the American mission field. His subsequent ministry was centred across several notable Pacific Coast foundations:

• Los Angeles, California: Dedicated most of his provincial career to parochial ministry at St. Francis of Assisi Parish near Sunset Boulevard.
• Solvang, California: Appointed Pastor of Old Mission Santa Inés in 1936, directing the historic parish for a multi-year tenure.
• Burlingame, California: Assigned in 1959 to assist the community of friars at Our Lady of Angels Parish during his final year of life.

Throughout most of his life, Father O’Reilly suffered from a succession of chronic illnesses. On 7 December 1959 (the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception) he was noted by his community to be in excellent spirits. He retired early to his room in preparation to celebrate the 8:00 a.m. scheduled public Mass the following morning. Sometime during the early morning hours of 8 December 1959, he passed away quietly in his sleep at the age of sixty-five. He was buried in Burlingame near San Francisco in California.

Religious name: Fr. Aidan O’Reilly OFM Cap.
Baptismal name: Daniel O’Reilly
Date of birth: 11 Sept. 1894
Place of birth: Walkin (now Friary) Street, Kilkenny
Name of father: Patrick O’Reilly
Name of mother: Kate O’Reilly (née Cross)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 17 Sept. 1911
Date of first profession: 17 Sept. 1912
Date of final (solemn) profession: 8 July 1916
Date of ordination (as priest): 3 May 1918
Educational attainments: BA (1915)
Missionary activities: Travelled to the United States in 1921
Date of death: 8 Dec. 1959
Place of burial: Burlingame, California

Early Life and Domestic Ministry
Enda Delaney was born on 8 July 1899 in Castleknock, County Dublin. Following his admission into the Capuchin Franciscan Order and subsequent ordination to the priesthood, he spent his foundational years of clerical ministry serving the Irish Province.

Missionary Transfer and Southern California Foundation
In 1926, Father Delaney travelled from Ireland to join the Capuchin mission field in the United States. He initially ministered in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania. In 1930, his assignment shifted to Southern California when the Archdiocese of Los Angeles entrusted St. Francis of Assisi Parish to the Order. Father Delaney was appointed to the parish’s inaugural Capuchin community near Sunset Boulevard, working alongside the newly appointed pastor, Father Joseph Fenelon, and fellow assistant, Father Ambrose Brunton. Concurrently, he became a prominent regional missioner, traveling extensively to conduct parish missions and public novena devotions.

Parochial Administration in Northern California
In 1937, Father Delaney was transferred north to assume administrative leadership within the Archdiocese of San Francisco:

• Appointment: Commissioned as Pastor of Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame, California.
• Tenure: Directed parish operations and pastoral care for a two-year period, concluding his administration in 1939.

Final Years and Decease
Following his pastorate in Burlingame, Father Delaney eventually returned to the regional houses in Southern California. He died on 7 August 1946. He was buried in Los Angeles, California.

Early Life and Religious Formation
Leopold O’Riordan was born Robert O’Riordan on 7 November 1912, in Cork. He completed his secondary education at the Capuchin Franciscan College in Rochestown, County Cork. On 3 October 1930, he entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order, receiving the religious name Leopold upon his admission into the novitiate at Rochestown. He pursued his philosophical curriculum at University College Cork, followed by theological studies at Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary in County Donegal. He was ordained to the priesthood on 19 June 1938, at St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny, County Donegal.

Missionary Transfer and Early West Coast Ministry
Following his ordination, Father O’Riordan was transferred to the United States to support the Western American missions. His early ministerial path across the Pacific Coast included:

• Los Angeles, California: Stationed from 1938 until 1949, engaging in parochial ministry alongside the local community of friars.
• Roseburg, Oregon: Transferred to the Pacific Northwest in 1949, serving as an Associate Pastor at St. Joseph Parish.
• Hermiston, Oregon: Reassigned locally in 1950 to serve as an Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Angels Parish.

Pastorate and Parochial Expansion in Hermiston
On 12 January 1952, Father O’Riordan was elevated to Pastor of Our Lady of Angels Parish in Hermiston, initiating a significant fifteen-year tenure defined by extensive infrastructural growth. Driven by a commitment to religious instruction, he oversaw a major capital campaign that successfully funded and developed the parish complex, constructing:

• The permanent Parish Church
• The Parish Hall
• The Parochial Rectory
• Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) classrooms

On 23 April 1963, he celebrated his silver jubilee in the priesthood. The milestone was marked by a Solemn High Mass presided over by Bishop Francis P. Leipzig of the Diocese of Baker, featuring a sermon delivered by the Reverend William Stone. The subsequent civic banquet held in the new parish hall was attended by diocesan clergy, religious sisters, 300 parishioners, and prominent civic figures, including members of the Hermiston Ministerial Association, the local mayor, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce.

Later Pastorates and Chaplaincy
In October 1965, concluding fifteen years of service in Hermiston, Father O’Riordan returned to California upon his appointment as Pastor of Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame. He was subsequently reassigned to Oregon as Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Bend, where he replicated his earlier building success by erecting a new parish hall. His final assignment was as Chaplain to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Roseburg, Oregon, where he provided pastoral care to hospitalized military personnel. Following a protracted illness, Father O’Riordan passed away in Roseburg on 28 February 1991.