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Holy Cross Retreat, Ardoyne, Belfast; Dispute with Bishop McAllister: Letter to Provincial from the Consultor General, Thomas, Rome. Not such good news. Pope unwilling to force bishop. Msgr, Jacobini says nothig can be done. Has Arthur (Devine?) any suggestions? Should Thomas come to Ireland? The letter breaks off here. (Other pages not to hand?) .

Anglo-Hibernian (St. Joseph's) Province 2nd (1860) Provincial Chapter Acta Official Record of procedings

Holy Cross Retreat, Ardoyne, Belfast; Dispute with Bishop McAllister: Copy of Bishop McAllister's letter to Fr. Vincent Groogan, Provincial. (See item located under serial number 1967)

Holy Cross Retreat, Ardoyne, Belfast; Dispute with Bishop McAllister: letter from the Superior of Ardoyne, Fr. Anthony O'Carroll, to the Provincial, Highgate, explaining why no Passionist was at the conference of the clergy (held in the Diocese?). All were occupied and he had informed the Bishop - Bishop's reply enclosed. (NB. This reply is not attached). Anthony thinks we could not agree to the Bishop's ideas and explains why. Suggests that Provincial brings a canonist with him when he meets the Bishop. Best be prepared with facts as to what our priveileges are. If any men are presented for faculties exams, they had better be good. Anthony thinks we should act now.

Holy Cross Retreat: Ardoyne; Belfast: Dispute with Bishop McAllister: Letter from Consultor General, Thomas, Rome,to Arthur Devine:He writes about Fr. Edmund's faculties and enquires if Arthur knows anything abour Fr. Bede, a Canon Regular, who has requested faculties to bless Passionist Chaplet and Scapulars. Refers to Tablet review of Arthurt;s "Convent Life". Suggests that Arthur prepare a 2nd edition for the USA and also arrange for the publication of some of Blessed Dominic's writings..
Concerning Ardoyne, Thomas has seen (keep this under your hat) the Bishop's letter to Propaganda. He wants to build a church on the C.P. site. Cardinal, after some explanation, said that according to the new Bull, Romani Pontifices, the church would be our property, if built with the money of our Congregation, but, if built with the oblations of the faithful, it would belong to the Diocese, unless Bishop gives title to us. The letter contains some conditions, which if conceeded by the BIshop, would secure for us all we wanted.

Holy Cross Retreat, Ardoyne, Belfast; Dispute with Bishop McAllister: Copy letter from the Provincial to Bishop McAllister in reply to his letter of 13 September re Passionists attending conferences of clergy and to building of new church. Provincial mentions that Fr. Anthony's reference, at the conference dinner, to the bazaar would not have been made had Anthony been aware that such reference would have been disagreeable to the Bishop. The Provincial goes on to point out that he can't maintain a proper religious community in Ardoyne if priests are refused faculties. Regrets Bishop refers to a case where now the offender has been punished.

Holy Cross Retreat, Ardoyne, Belfast; Dispute with Bishop McAllister: Copy(?) letter rrom Bishop McAllister to the Provincial, Fr. Vincent Grogan, in reply to his of 09.03.1888 (see item under serial number 1968). He was not going to answer that letter. Says he asked for a catalogue of the privileges of the Passionists so that he could compare it with the agreement reached between them and his predecessor. Complains that unsigned letters in the press and a complaint made privately to Rome were hostile acts towards him. Repeats that Vincent bagan the row. Justifies his refusal to allow increase in the number of priest with faculties. Insists on maintaining the original agreement between the Passionists and his predecessor.

Birth certificate of Fr. Casimir (Edward) Birkett, obtained in 1945

Belfast: Ardoyne: Holy Cross Retreat.Gorga, C.P., Raphael: Extract, typed on a card, from document dated 21.10.1879, giving the agreement made between Dr. Dorrian, Bishop of Down and Connor, and Fr. Raphael Gorga, C.P., Superior of Holy Cross Retreat, Ardoyne - items: finances, giving of Benediction. [N.B. This extract was, according to note on it, taken from a letter dated 21.10.1879. That letter has, since computerisation , now come to hand and is, for convenience sake, attached to above item.]

1851003 Sabastian Keens: 30th ordination eulogy ; handwritten copy of eulogy (called panegyric) given to Sebastian by his students. This did not go down well with our chronicler, Salvian Nardocci. The document only came to hand on above entry date and so is not in chronological order. The Student was Conf. Ambrose Gorman 1884024