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A photograph of (right) Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. arriving at Mission Santa Inés in California. In the centre is Br. Colmcille Cregan OFM Cap. The friar on the right is Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap.

Photograph of Capuchin friars at the Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.

Photograph of Capuchin friars at the Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.

Leaflet for a parish mission in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Sacramento, California. The mission was held from 25 November to 9 December 1923. It was conducted by Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. and Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap.

Letter from Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, to Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. referring to an application for a third man to help with his missions in America. Father Edwin explains that they can do nothing from Ireland until the end of summer. He mentions that Fr. Raphael Quinn is also looking for a third man. He plans to write to a Fr. Joseph Fenelon to see if he can assist with the matter. He reports that Fr. Laurence Dowling has been unwell for the past couple of months but is now recovering and will go to the Isle of Man for a fortnight of rest. Father Edwin also describes an ‘immense amount of work’ in Ireland, noting they have 50 Missions and Retreats scheduled between March 1st and Easter.

Letter from Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, California, to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, on preparation for the annual fair. He also mentions that the debt on the church and residence in Burlingame has been reduced to $59,000. He adds ‘I am getting everything in as good order as I can before I finally bid adieu for ever to U.S.A. I am counting the days until I reach the old land wherein to lay my old bones. Frs. Joseph, Adrian and I have arranged to sail from New York on “Georgic” on July 10th’.

Letter from Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, to Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap. regarding a dispute with Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. and forwarding an obedience for Fr. Luke to travel to Indiana for the Eucharistic Congress.

A clipping of an article reporting on the opening of a religious mission at St. Gertrude’s Church in Stockton, California, led by two Capuchin friars, Father Joseph Fenelon and Father Clement Connolly. The mission began with a High Mass sung by Father Clement. The opening sermon was delivered by Father Joseph, using the text: ‘Blessed are they who hear the word of God and who keep it’. The article notes that Sunday services were ‘largely attended’ by both Catholics and non-Catholics. The clipping is taken from the ‘Stockton Daily Evening Record’ (23 April 1923).

Clippings from ‘The Monitor’ and the ‘Watts Review’ (dated January and February 1924 and 1926) documenting the expanding influence of the Irish Capuchin Franciscans from Watts to San Francisco. The primary focus of the articles is Archbishop Hanna’s decision to place the Visitation Parish in San Francisco under the care of the Irish Capuchins.

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.