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- 1970 (Creation)
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2 copies; 2 pp; Copy manuscript
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Biographical history
Baptismal name: Timothy Fitzgerald
Religious name: Fr. Giles Fitzgerald OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 5 Oct. 1927
Place of birth: Spa, County Kerry
Name of father: Timothy Fitzgerald
Name of mother: Johanna Fitzgerlad (née Murphy)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1945
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1946
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1949
Date of ordination (as priest): 24 May 1954
Educational attainments: Bachelor of Science, 1st class hons. (1949); Master of Arts (1950); Higher Diploma in Education (1956)
Missionary activities: Travelled to Livingstone, Zambia, on 29 Aug. 1976. He returned to Ireland on 19 February 1979.
Leadership positions: Provincial Definitor (Councillor), 1967-70; Secretary of the Irish Capuchin Province, 1980-2; Provincial Bursar, 1985-2001.
Date of death: 6 Apr. 2006
Place of death: Raheny, Dublin
Place of burial: Dardistown Cemetery, County Dublin
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A record of travelling expenses incurred by Irish Capuchin missionaries in Africa. The list was compiled by Fr. Giles Fitzgerald OFM Cap., Provincial Bursar, Church Street, Dublin.