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A record of the administrative appointments and personnel changes decreed during a meeting of the Custos Provincial and Assistants held on 15 September 1949, at St. Francis of Assisi in Los Angeles. Signed officially by Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap., Custos Provincial, the roster assigns Capuchin Franciscan friars, fathers, and brothers to specific leadership and supportive roles across fourteen distinct regional sites.

A copy of the official decree issued from the Capuchin Curia Generalizia in Rome, formally establishing the new Western American Province. The text details that after reviewing the visitor general’s report from 11 December 1978, the general definitory decreed the elevation of the Vice Province of California to a full province, delaying its official execution until 18 April 1979. It designates the territory across six states (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, and Nevada) under the patronage of ‘Our Lady of the Angels’. The final page names the first provincial administration of the newly formed province, consisting of several Irish friars: Fr. Enda Heffernan as Minister Provincial, Fr. Evangelist Kelly as Vicar Provincial, alongside Fr. James Cleary, Fr. Gerald Barron, and Fr. Fintan Whelan as definitors.

Commemorative supplement honouring the Irish Capuchin friars for their dedicated service and ministry in Oregon. The text traces the history of their involvement in Oregon through baptisms, marriages, funerals, and daily guidance, specifically highlighting their service to Native American and Mexican American communities. Special reference is made to the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Bend, Oregon.