Arthur Leo Kinsella, O.P., Death, 2008-04-06
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly limited to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files are placed within a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 2008-04-06
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
On April 6, 2008, the Rev. Arthur Leo Kinsella, O.P. died at the Resurrection Life Center in Chicago, Illinois from complications due to advanced age. Father Kinsella was born on June 21, 1919 in Merna, Illinois. He was the son of the late Arthur Michael Kinsella and Lucy Frawley Kinsella. He is survived by his sister, Mary Powers and many nephews and nieces. Father was preceded in death by his brothers Paul
A. Kinsella, Kenneth J. Kinsella, Donald Kinsella, Martin w. Kinsella, and Thomas J. Kinsella and his sister Helen D. Killian.
He made his religious profession as a Dominican friar on August 16, 1940 and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 18, 1946. During his Dominican life he served as a teacher, preacher and pastor in Louisiana, Minnesota, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Missouri and Wisconsin. Father was one of the first three friars to establish a Dominican foreign mission in Nigeria. He was elected by his religious brothers as a superior on many
occasions.
Father Kinsella embraced the renewal mandated by the Second Vatican Council with enthusiasm. He promoted preaching within the Dominican Family by being a member of a preaching team with his Dominican sisters until his health required that he give up this love of his life. At his request, his body was given to the study of science. The Office of the Dead and a Memorial Mass was celebrated at Saint Pius V Church, in Chicago, IL on April 10, 2008. His ashes were later interred in the Dominican Plot at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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