McKenna, Damascene, 1913-1967, Capuchin priest

Baptismal name: Thomas McKenna
Religious name: Fr. Damascene McKenna OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 20 Mar. 1913
Place of birth: Londonbridge Road, Sandymount, Dublin
Name of father: Patrick McKenna
Name of mother: Sarah McKenna (née Moran)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 15 Nov. 1931
Date of first profession: 16 Nov. 1932
Date of final profession: 16 Nov. 1935
Date of ordination (as priest): 18 June 1939
Educational attainments: BA (1935)
Missionary activities: Travelled to Barotseland, Northern Rhodesia on 12 Sept. 1939. He was later a missionary in Cape Town, South Africa.
Date of death: 17 Sept. 1967
Place of death: Cape Town, South Africa
Place of burial: Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa