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- 23 Sept. 1938 (Creation)
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1 p.; typescript
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Copy of the decrees and resolutions of the Custos Provincial (Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap.) and Consultors. The document outlines the critical administrative, financial, and personnel changes for the Capuchin Franciscan friars in California and Oregon.
Administrative & Financial Decisions:
New Friary at Burlingame: Plans are to be drawn for a new friary. A petition will be sent to Archbishop Mitty requesting that the parish cover the cost of its erection.
Roseburg School Project: Father Berchmans is tasked with investigating the financial viability of building a school at the Roseburg parish.
Establishment of a Custos Provincial Fund: A new fund is created to cover local expenses, assist friars traveling from Ireland, and save for a future ‘Seraphic School’.
Banking Protocols: All money must now be banked in the name of the Order (not individuals), ideally requiring two friars’ names for registration.
The document lists several reassignments of friars across various the California and Oregon missions:
Fr. Alban: Appointed Superior of Old Mission Santa Inez and Pastor of the Parish.
Fr. Anthony: Moved from Fort Bragg to Burlingame.
Fr. Fergus: Moved from Burlingame to St. Lawrence, Los Angeles.
Fr. Victor: Moved from St. Lawrence to the Novitiate at Wilmington.
Fr. Richard: Moved from St. Lawrence to Ukiah.
Fr. Irenaeus: Moved from Ukiah to Wilmington.
Fr. Leopold: Appointed to St. Lawrence, Los Angeles.
Fr. Roger: Appointed to Fort Bragg.