45 - Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon

45

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon

2 pp; typescript

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, describing his attendance at the installation of Archbishop John Gregory Murray in St. Paul, an event attended by 38 bishops and over 600 priests. Father Fenelon notes that he had a private interview with the new Archbishop. He brought up a previous ‘invitation’ from the late Archbishop (Austin Dowling) for the Capuchins to establish a residence in St. Paul. He describes Murray as ‘a very small man in stature, but an eight cylinder in energy’, noting his intellect and self-possession. The Archbishop was gracious and invited Fr. Joseph to dine with him on his next visit.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition