File 7 - Letters from Archbishop John Colburn Garner

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IE CA AMI/1/6/7

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Letters from Archbishop John Colburn Garner

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  • 5 Nov. 1948-1 Aug. 1955 (Creation)

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7 items; Typescript

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Letters from the Most Rev. John Colburn Garner (1907-1993), Archbishop of Pretoria, to Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. and Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Provincial Ministers, offering missionary work to the Irish Capuchins in the Archdiocese. The Archbishop offers the district of Rustenburg (5 Nov. 1948); Zeerust, near the boundary with Bechuanaland. He encloses a copy of an agreement between the Archdiocese and the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptortists) re work in the township of Rustenburg (5 Apr. 1953); the district of Groblersdal (1 Aug. 1955).

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      The letter dated 5 Nov. 1948 has been torn into two pieces.

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      For biographical information on John Colburn Garner (1907-1993), Archbishop of Pretoria, see http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgarnerj.html

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