Murtagh, Stephen, 1894-1980, Capuchin priest

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Murtagh, Stephen, 1894-1980, Capuchin priest

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        16 March 1894-4 March 1980

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        James Murtagh was born in Abbeylara in County Longford on 16 March 1894. He received his early education at the local national school in Abbeylara and later at the Seraphic College in Rochestown in County Cork. He joined the Capuchin Franciscans in October 1910 and took Stephen as his religious name. He took a BA degree in philosophy from University College Cork. He was ordained to the priesthood in Holy Trinity Church in Cork on 3 May 1918. Shortly after his ordination, he was assigned to the United States mission and was appointed associate pastor at Our Lady of Angels Parish in Hermiston in Oregon. In 1937 he succeeded Fr. Joseph Fenlon OFM Cap. as Custos Provincial, a position he held until 1956 when Fr. Emilian Meade OFM Cap. succeeded him. During his nineteen-year term Fr. Stephen served as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish located in the heart of Silver Lake, near Downtown Los Angeles. He was instrumental in establishing Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School which opened on 6 September 1938. He also oversaw the opening of the friary at McKenzie Bridge in Oregon in 1937. This foundation never developed due in part to its isolated location. In 1954 he withdrew the Capuchin friars from there, handing over the staffing of the house to the Dominican Order. In 1947 Fr. Stephen supervised the seminary experiment at Old Mission Santa Inés near Solvang in California. Despite the expectations, it was not a success, and it was closed just a year later in 1948. However, he did have one lasting success – St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California. In 1946 he bought the old Flintridge Golf Club and established a school. It was the beginning of the firm establishment of the Capuchin mission and the eventual growth of what would become the Western American Province of the Order on the Pacific coast. Following the completion of his term as Custos Provincial he served as pastor of St. Francis Parish in Bend, Oregon (1957-66). His last years were spent at St. Francis High School, where he died on 4 March 1980. He is buried in the cemetery adjoining San Lorenzo Seminary at Mission Santa Inés, California.

        Baptismal name: James Murtagh
        Religious name: Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap.
        Date of birth: 16 Mar. 1894
        Place of birth: Ballyboy, Abbeylara, County Longford (Diocese of Ardagh)
        Name of father: James Murtagh (Farmer)
        Name of mother: Mary Murtagh (née Crawford)
        Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 16 Oct. 1910
        Date of first profession: 17 Sept. 1911
        Date of final profession: 8 July 1916
        Date of ordination (as priest): 3 May 1918
        Educational attainments: BA (1915)
        Missionary activities: Travelled to the Western United States mission custody in May 1920.
        Leadership positions: Custos General: 1937; Custos Provincial: 1937-43, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1955.
        Date of death: 4 Mar. 1980
        Place of death: St. Francis High School, La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States
        Place of burial: Cemetery, Mission Santa Inés, California, United States

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        Murtagh, Virgilius, 1896-1972, Capuchin priest (6 November 1896-3 September 1972)

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