Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- July 1933 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 p.; typescript
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Visitation report from St. Mary of the Angels in Ukiah, California, outlining the administrative, financial, and demographic landscape of an expansive ‘foundation Parish’. The parish network encompasses three parish churches (Ukiah, Hopland, and Calpella), three Indian reservation churches (St. Dominic’s, St. Patrick’s, and St. Francis), the Albertinum Convent, and the State Hospital, serving an estimated Catholic population of 1,365. Financially, the parish successfully managed its October 1932 debt of $8,625 by reducing it to $7,000, with the Archbishop's Office assuming $5,000 of the liability at a lower interest rate, leaving a $2,000 balance with the Bank of America. While regular Sunday revenue averages a modest $27.00 against quarterly interest costs of $100, the parish successfully funded the installation of $2,200 in new pews through individual and Ladies League donations. Led by Superior Father Berchmans Cantillon OFM Cap., along with two assistants and a lay brother, the community strictly observes its regular spiritual horarium. Notably, a handwritten note by Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap. adds that the nearby outposts Willits and Elk each have one priest and carry no financial debt.