Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/14/3
Title
Address of the Minister General on the Foundation of the Western American Province
Date(s)
- 19 Apr. 1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
12 pp; typescript
Context area
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A copy of the official address delivered by the Capuchin Minister General (Fr. Paschal Rywalski OFM Cap.) to the friars of the newly established Western American Province on 19 April 1979. The text specifically highlights an act of thanksgiving for the growth of the Order in North America and explicitly acknowledges the ‘generous and providential role’ of the Irish Province in fostering this expansion.