Fr. William McInnes writes to the Archdiocese of Louisville and to the Abbey of Gethsemani to request permission for Thomas Merton to travel to Fairfield University in Connecticut for a planned event with Franz Cardinal König, then Archbishop of Vienna.
Fr. William McInnes was a Jesuit priest and, at the time of writing, president of Fairfield University, Connecticut.
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Regarding the visit of Franz Cardinal König, see also the "Rousseau, Richard", "König, Franz", "Maloney, Charles", "Fox, James", and "McDonough, Thomas" files.
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1967/07/06 |
TLS[x] to McDonough, Thomas |
Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, is planning to act as host to Cardinal Konig |
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[letter to Archbishop Thomas McDonough, then Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky - see also "McDonough" file]
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1967/07/14 |
TLS[x] from Maloney, Charles |
In the absence of Archbishop McDonough, I received your letter of July 6, concerning Cardinal |
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[letter from Bishop Charles G. Maloney, then Auxiliary Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky - see also "Maloney" file]
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