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1930-1973 (Creation)
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- Foran, Msgr. Canice Joseph
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15cm. of textual records.
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Msgr. Canice Joseph Foran was born in Ottawa on October 2, 1902. He completed his theological studies St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto between 1924-1927 and in Edmonton at St. Joseph’s Seminary between 1927-1928. He was ordained in Edmonton, on June 24, 1928.
Over his career as a priest he served in many parishes including Sacred Heart Church, Edmonton in 1928; assistant at Sacred Heart Parish in Edmonton between 1934-1940; Assistant at St. Anthony’s, Edmonton between 1940-1943, and as Pastor at St. Anthony’s in Edmonton between 1943-1973.
Msgr. Foran also studied at the Angelicum in Rome between 1928-1930. He was also a Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Church History, Catechetics and Homiletics at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton between 1930-1933. He died on May 15, 1973.
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Fonds consists of writings by Msgr. Foran including many of his homilies dating from 1931-1948, text prepared for the Catholic Truth and Broadcast (1936-1944), articles written for the Western Catholic Reporter focusing mostly on the papacy and the church (1942-1949) and on world dynamics (1943-1945), as well as text written for a variety of other sources between 1930 and 1970. The fonds also includes his book and his thesis "De Natura et Efficacia Extremae Unctionis” (1930) composed while he was at seminary.
All the texts are arranged in alphabetical order. Index to sermons is available upon request.
In addition the fonds includes copies of Rev. Foran's three diplomas in Theology stored in oversize storage in the vault.
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Source for the majority of records is unknown, however it is likely that records were donated from Msgr. Foran’s estate. On November 15, 2005, Father Felix Otterson donated a typewritten copy of Msgr. Foran’s thesis to the archives.
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See also his personnel file in the Archdiocese Archives.
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No further accruals are expected