13 - Correspondence of Fr. Emilian Meade

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Correspondence of Fr. Emilian Meade

38 items; manuscript and typescript

The subseries comprises the correspondence of Fr. Emilian Meade OFM Cap. who served as a prominent leader, teacher, and pastor for over five decades in California and the American West. As Custos Provincial from 1956 to 1962, Fr. Emilian expanded the Irish Capuchin missions, advanced local religious vocations, and oversaw the historic 1958 repatriation of the priests Fr. Albert Bibby and Fr. Dominic O’Connor to Ireland. His lengthy ministry also included teaching at St. Francis and Mater Dei High Schools, guiding novices at San Lorenzo Seminary, and serving as a hospital chaplain until his death in Burlingame, California, on 4 August 2001.

This correspondence contains personal information and is subject to access restrictions.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition