- Date
- 1959-07
- Kind
- Appointment
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunitymigration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1959 Beaver Beacon introduces Father Louis as the new pastor of Holy Cross Church. It says he came from Lorain, Ohio, had served in Franciscan parishes across the Midwest and Southwest, and enjoyed fishing, boating, and hunting.
Evidence limits
The notice is a local pastoral biography, not an appointment letter, parish register, personnel file, or complete biography.
Sources
- Introduces Fr. Louis as Holy Cross Church's new pastor, says he came from Lorain, Ohio, and describes his prior Franciscan parish service and interest in fishing, boating, and hunting. It does not provide appointment papers, parish registers, or a complete personnel biography. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the new-pastor notice; the masthead reads "July 1952."data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Father Louis becomes pastor of Holy Cross Church, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-pastor-louis-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1959 (printed masthead "July 1952"), "NEW PASTOR." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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