Item 5 - Copy Decree for the establishment of the Vice-Province of Southern Africa

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IE CA AMI/1/2/5

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Copy Decree for the establishment of the Vice-Province of Southern Africa

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  • 1 May 1986 (Creation)

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6 pp; Typescript

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Irish Capuchin Franciscans
(1615-2023)

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Irish Capuchin Archives

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Copy decree of Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro OFM Cap., General Minister, for the establishment of the Capuchin Vice-Province of Southern Africa. The decree reads: ‘In response to the missionary call of Pope Pius XI and the invitation of the Apostolic Vicar of Cape Town, the Irish Capuchin Province of Saint Francis and Patrick extended its Capuchin Franciscan witness to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on 20 October 1929. After overcoming many initial difficulties and having established a clear understanding of the commitment required of the Province in this missionary endeavour, the new plant began to take root and to grow’. The Vice-Provincial Minister was named as Fr. Sylvius McCarthy OFM Cap. (1931-2011).

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  • Latin

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