FIRST - Pastor of Carmel Mission - Carmel, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 36° 32.563 W 121° 55.215
10S E 596645 N 4044688
Located in the courtyard of Mission Carmel.
Waymark Code: WMRMZ9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
Views: 2

This painted and glazed tile has a depiction of the Mission and reads:

"In Memory of
Right Reverend Monsignor
Michael D. O'Connell
First Pastor of Carmel Mission
1933 - 1958
Development of the Mission Parish
Restoration of the Mission
Establishing the Junipero Serra School
are some of the legacies
his Irash vision and love
bequeath to his parish.
Slairte"

This website (visit link) has a short passage about O'Connell-

"The mission became a parish church in 1933 and since that time the property has been undergoing a series of restorations. Today it is one of the outstanding historical landmarks on the California coast. The work is largely the result of two men, Father Michael D. O'Connell, pastor of the church after 1933, and Harry W. Downie, one of the leading authorities on mission architecture and reconstruction."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1933

More Information - Web URL: [Web Link]

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