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- 22 Oct. 1907 (Creation)
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2 pp; manuscript
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Baptismal name: Edward Bowe
Religious name: Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 19 Sept. 1856
Place of birth: Tullaroan, County Kilkenny
Name of father: Thomas Bowe (b. 3 Nov. 1816)
Name of mother: Ellen Bowe (née Maher) (b. 1815)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 8 Apr. 1877
Date of first profession: 21 Apr. 1878
Date of final profession: 8 Sept. 1881
Date of ordination (as priest): 27 Aug. 1882
Leadership positions: Provincial Minister: 1901-4, 1907-10, 1916-9, 1922-5; Provincial Definitor (Councillor): 1887-90, 1890-3, 1893-6, 1895-8, 1898-1901, 1913-6; Custos: 1904, 1910, 1919, 1925
Date of death: 25 Nov. 1926
Place of death: Church Street Friary, Dublin
Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
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Copy letter from Fr. Peter Bowe, Provincial Minister, to James J. Ryan praising Ryan’s swift and skillful negotiations on behalf of the Capuchins, remarking that a member of Holy Orders could not have handled the matter better. Father Peter advises that they must now patiently await the archbishop’s formal manifestation and decision regarding their request. He concludes by expressing a deep debt of gratitude to Ryan that will grow alongside their Irish-American work, offering a prayer that God and St. Francis bless Ryan and grant him a special blessing.