Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/1/6/38
Title
Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh
Date(s)
- 9 Nov. 1949 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
2 pp; manuscript
Context area
Name of creator
(16 March 1894-4 March 1980)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, reporting that the Archbishop of Los Angeles (James Francis McIntyre) has refused to allow religious orders to recruit for vocations within the schools of the archdiocese. At the time, the friary had only six boarding students and one day student. The letter details a meeting with the Archbishop regarding the Santa Inés Mission. Father Stephen expresses doubt that the order will be able to hold onto it, noting the Archbishop’s ‘abhorrence’ toward religious orders having foundations that might be exempt from his direct authority.