Copy decree of Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro OFM Cap., General Minister, for the establishment of the Capuchin Vice-Province of Southern Africa. The decree reads: ‘In response to the missionary call of Pope Pius XI and the invitation of the Apostolic Vicar of Cape Town, the Irish Capuchin Province of Saint Francis and Patrick extended its Capuchin Franciscan witness to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on 20 October 1929. After overcoming many initial difficulties and having established a clear understanding of the commitment required of the Province in this missionary endeavour, the new plant began to take root and to grow’. The Vice-Provincial Minister was named as Fr. Sylvius McCarthy OFM Cap. (1931-2011).
Photostat copy of a report by Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, on the Livingstone (Northern Rhodesia) and Cape Town (South Africa) missions ‘as was revealed to me in the course of the Canonical Visitation’. The report was published in 'Analecta Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Capuccinorum', 73, no. 12 (Dec. 1957), pp 274-84.
Photographic print of the congregation of Holy Trinity Church, Elsies River, Cape Town, South Africa. The print is extant on card with a printed annotation giving the names of the congregation. The group includes Fr. Jerome McQuillan OFM Cap.
Two external views of the Church of St. Mary of the Angels, Athlone, Cape Town. Manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Our first Capuchin Church in Cape Town / St. Mary of the Angels’.
An external view of St. Anthony’s Church, Langa, Cape Town. Manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘St. Anthony’s, Langa, Table Mountain in background’.
An external view of St. Theresa’s Parish Church, Welcome Estate, Cape Town, South Africa. The image appears to have been taken from a printed Christmas card.
Fr. Didacus McGrath OFM Cap. (1929-2018) at Regina Coeli Catholic Church in Cape Town, South Africa. An annotation on the reverse reads ‘Regina Coeli Church, Belgravia, Athlone, Cape Town. Fr. Didacus with a member of the Third Order – Mr. Richardson’.
Missionary bulletin of the Capuchin friars of Cape Province, South Africa (May, 1977, No. 3). Includes a brief history of the Irish Capuchin mission in South Africa, a report on the first chapter meeting of the Capuchins working in the Cape Flats, and a list of personnel and houses.
