- Date
- 1963-12-18
- Kind
- Appointment
- Where
- Manhattan, New York
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncatholicismmigrationcommunity
Summary
Roland J. McCann was installed as pastor of St. Vincent Ferrer’s Church in Manhattan on December 18, 1963, according to the January 1964 Beaver Beacon. The report identifies him as Beaver Island-born and describes his Dominican formation, wartime service, theological education, and prior parish work.
Evidence and limits
The event and biography are preserved as a newspaper report. The source does not supply a civil birth record, complete church personnel file, or independent verification of every educational and service detail.
Sources
- Reports Roland J. McCann’s December 18 installation in Manhattan and identifies him as Beaver Island-born, with a wartime, Dominican, educational, and priestly biography; it does not provide a civil birth record or complete ecclesiastical file.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Installation of Roland J. McCann as St. Vincent Ferrer’s pastor, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/installation-of-roland-mccann-st-vincent-ferrer-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1964, “New Pastor at St. Vincent Ferrer’s.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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