Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/3/23/16
Title
Grand opening of Old Mission Santa Inés
Date(s)
- 28 Nov. 1924 (Creation)
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Part
Extent and medium
1 p.; clipping
Context area
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Clipping from the ‘Watts Review’ detailing the formal ‘Grand Opening’ and installation ceremony of the Irish Capuchin Fathers at Old Mission Santa Inés in Santa Barbara County. The article emphasizes the emotional significance of the event, noting that ‘brown-robed and sandaled’ friars had not been seen at the mission for over seventy-four years. The new mission staff included Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. (Rector), Father Reginald O’Hanlon OFM Cap. (Assistant), and Brother Columcille Cregan OFM Cap. They were accompanied by Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., the Mission Superior in America.