Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/7/3/2
Title
Letter from Archbishop Edward J. Hanna
Date(s)
- 1 Dec. 1926 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 p.; typescript
Context area
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A letter from Archbishop Edward J. Hanna of San Francisco formally welcoming the Capuchin Fathers to their newly assigned parish, Our Lady of the Angels, in Easton (Burlingame), California. He acknowledges their successful missionary track record in Mendocino County, and expresses optimism for the parish’s future amidst regional growth along the Peninsula. He concludes by sharing his deep gratitude for the appointment of the Very Rev. Thomas Dowling as the parish’s very first pastor.