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Fenelon, Joseph, 1875-1963, Capuchin priest
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Arrival of the Irish Capuchins at Mission Santa Inés
Arrival of the Irish Capuchins at Mission Santa Inés
IE CA WA/3/23/15 · Part · 16 Dec. 1924
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

Clipping from an article in the ‘Irish Independent’ reporting on the assignment of Irish Capuchin friars to the historic Santa Inés Mission in Solvang, California. Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. was appointed pastor, assisted by Fr. Reginald O’Hanlon OFM Cap. and Br. Columcille Cregan OFM Cap. Father Albert and Brother Columcille came from Church Street, Dublin, and Father Reginald from the Friary at Kilkenny.
Bound Clipping Volume
IE CA WA/3/23 · File · 1923-1929
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

Newspaper clipping relating to the parish ministries run by the Irish Capuchins in California. The clippings relate to foundations and missionary work in Watts, Los Angeles (1923) and to the establishment by Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. and Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. of a school in Watts in 1924. The newspapers include ‘The Watts Review’ and ‘The Tidings’. The file also includes printed leaflets and invitation cards re dedications and blessings of the church and school in Watts. The volume also contains:

Clippings re the foundation of the Church of Our Lady of Angels in Burlingame near San Francisco in 1927. With articles taken from ‘The Monitor’ and ‘The San Francisco Leader’ (1929).

Santa Inés Mission: The clippings relate to the takeover of Old Mission by the Irish Capuchin friars in 1924. Includes pamphlets on the history of the mission building.
Bound Newspaper Cuttings
IE CA CS/5/2/3 · File · Sept. 1913
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

Bound volume containing newspaper clippings providing accounts of the tenement collapse and the subsequent funeral and burial of the seven victims. The clippings also give lists of subscribers to the relief fund established after the disaster. The volume also contains a manuscript list of twenty-seven Capuchin friars at St. Marys of the Angels, Church Street, at Rochestown College, and at Father Mathew’s (Holy Trinity) Church in Cork. The list is headed by Fr. Paul Neary OSFC, ‘the Lord Mayor’s Chaplain’. The list also includes Fr. Joseph Fenelon OSFC, ‘superior of Fr. Mathew’s Church, Cork’, and Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OSFC, President, Rochestown College, Cork. The volume also contains a manuscript list of people with private addresses in the environs of Church Street and North King Street. The list also notes ‘Father Mathew Hall’ for all the signatories. This may be a list of members of a religious sodality or, alternatively, a list of subscribers to the Tenement Disaster fund.
Capuchin Fathers Close Mission at St. Peter’s, San Francisco
Capuchin Fathers Close Mission at St. Peter’s, San Francisco
IE CA WA/3/2 · Item · 17 Dec. 1921
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A clipping of an article describing the conclusion of a two-week religious mission at St. Peter’s Church in San Francisco led by Father Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. It notes that over 6,000 communicants attended and highlights the ‘impressive’ closing sermon urging parishioners to stay true to their faith over material world influences. The clipping is likely taken from ‘The Monitor’, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Capuchin Fathers Open Mission at St. Gertrude’s, Stockton, California
Capuchin Fathers Open Mission at St. Gertrude’s, Stockton, California
IE CA WA/3/4 · Item · 23 Apr. 1923
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

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).
Capuchin Fathers’ splendid work
Capuchin Fathers’ splendid work
IE CA WA/3/16 · Item · 8 Apr. 1922
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A clipping of an article praising the success of a religious mission held at St. Teresa’s Church in San Francisco. The article describes a week-long ‘religious revival’ conducted by the Capuchin Fathers, Sylvester Mulligan and Joseph Fenelon. It notes that large crowds thronged the church from early morning until late evening. The text links the work of these ‘Irish Sons of St. Francis’ to the legacy of the Spanish Franciscan Padres who founded missions from San Diego to Sonoma. It also mentions their ongoing missionary work in ‘difficult and sparsely populated territories’ of Mendocino County and Central Oregon. The clipping is taken from the ‘San Francisco Leader’ (8 April 1922).
Capuchin Friar Group
Capuchin Friar Group
IE CA WA/4/4/13 · Item · c.1936
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

Photograph of a group of Capuchin friars taken on the occasion of a visitation by Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. The group includes (standing) Fr. Fergus Lawless OFM Cap., Fr. Laurence Dowling OFM Cap., Fr. Conleth Killian OFM Cap.; (seated) Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Fr. Joseph O’Mahony OFM Cap., and Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap.