Desmond, Fridolin, 1922-1978, Capuchin priest

Religious name: Fr. Fridolin Desmond OFM Cap.
Baptismal name: David Desmond
Date of birth: 25 Feb. 1922
Place of birth: Midleton, County Cork
Name of father: Edmond Desmond
Name of mother: Margaret Desmond (née Tobin)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1941
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1942
Date of final (solemn) profession: 4 Oct. 1945
Date of ordination (as priest): 16 June 1949
Educational attainments: BA (1945)
Missionary activities: Travelled to Cape Town, South Africa, on 13 June 1957. He returned to Ireland on 22 Apr. 1959.
Date of death: 28 Dec. 1978
Place of death: Church Street, Dublin
Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin