Cullen, Alban, 1898-1970, Capuchin priest

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Cullen, Alban, 1898-1970, Capuchin priest

7 November 1898-29 April 1970

Baptismal name: William Cullen
Religious name: Fr. Alban Cullen OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 7 Nov. 1898
Place of birth: Dublin
Name of father: James Cullen
Name of mother: Mary Ann ‘Margaret’ Cullen (née Ryan)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 12 Nov. 1917
Date of first profession: 17 Nov. 1918
Date of final profession: 17 Nov. 1921
Date of Ordination (as priest): 29 June 1925
Missionary activities:
1925-29 California, United States
1929-38 South Africa
1938-47 California, United States (returned to Ireland on 14 Oct. 1948)
Fr. Alban Cullen OFM Cap. was Pastor of Hermiston Parish, Oregon from 1939-43.
Fr. Alban Cullen OFM Cap. ministered in St. Anthony’s Parish, Willits, California from c.1943-7.
1948-52 South Africa (travelled to South Africa on 12 July 1948)
1956-70 California, United States
Date of death: 29 Apr. 1970
Place of death: Burlingame, California

Fr. Alban Cullen OFM Cap. (Pastor at Ukiah, California) gave testimony for the ‘Survey of Conditions of the Indians in the United States’ in 1929. This testimony was given to a Committee on Indian Affairs in the United States Senate. His testimony can be read (from p. 463) at https://books.google.ie/books?id=bZybkqud2OsC&pg=PA123&vq=%22the+lands+herein+described+for+my+own+use+and+benefit,+and+not,+either+directly+or+indirectly,+for+the+use+or%22&source=gbs_quotes_r&cad=6#v=onepage&q=Alban%20Cullen&f=false