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Three Priests in New Pastorates
The Most Reverend Bish op ann 0 u n c e d today the transfers of two pastors, the appointment of an adminis
Bishop Connolly Announces Assignments
REV. DAVID A. O'BRIEN
REV. LESTER L. HULL
REV. JOHN J. MURPHY
Fall River
Buzzards BaT
Sflekonk
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C U rate Chan9es .
Diocesan Ordinary Transfers Three To New Parish Posts
Fall Riyer, Mass., Thursday, March 21, 1963
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Says American Bishops Vatican Council Heroes STEUBENVILLE (NC)-In one sense the real heroes ef the first session of the Second Vatican Council were the U.S. Bishops, Father Gustave Weigel, S.J., said here. Father Weigel, a professor of ecclesiology at Woodstock (Md.) Col lege who served as an inter w<lrld. The latter says that any preter for non-Catholic ob and all change would be trea servers at the Council, said sonable."
In an interview that the He said the vast majority of American Bishop "grew to a the U.S. Bishops went to the formidable stature" as the Coun Turn to Page Fourteen Cil progressed. , He attributed to the U.S. Hierarchy "the lion's share of the credit for havIng swung the balance of power to the 'open cloor' tendency" manifested at Clergy of the Diocese at a the Council's first session. Spring Conference On Tues Father Weigel, one of the na day heard Rev. Frederick R. tion's best known Catholic spe cialists on ecumenical matters, McManus, J.C.D., renowned was hel'e in Ohio to address the liturgist and editor of The semi-annual clergy conference Jurist, speak on some of the principles that have come out of of the Steubenville diocese. He urged the clergymen to the Vatican Council. Father Mc pray for Pope John, saying that Manus is a "peritus" or expert if the Pope lives to the end of and consultant on liturgical mat the Council, "results far beyond ters at the Council. . Father McManus brought out our hopes may develop." that the success of the Council In a question-and-answer dis cussion, he disputed the use of so far lies in the pastoral and ecumenical spirit that prevailed the terms "liberal" and "con servative" to describe tend throughout the discussions of the encies among the Fathers of the first session. Following the ini tiative of the Pope, who saw the Vatican Council. Council as a means of presenting "I prefer the terms 'open door' and 'closed door,'" he said. "The to the world a clearer and more former believes that the Church attractive picture of the Church, must modify its practices to the Bishops at the Council spoke ke~ »ace with the ch. Turn to Pa/:e Sixteen
trator, and the transfers of three assistants. Rev. David A. O'Brien, pastor of St. Margaret's Parish, Buz zards Bay, since 1954, becomes pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Fall River', vacant since the death of the late Rt. Rev. John J. Kelly on Feb. 9. Succeeding Father O'Brien as pastor of St. Margaret's Parish in Buzzards Bay is Rev. Lester L. Hull, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Seekonk, for the last three years. Rev. John J. Murphy, assistant at S1. Lawrence Parish, New Bedford, becomes administrator of the Seekonk Parish. The appointments are effec tive Thursday, March 28th. Father. O'Brien Father O'Brien, born in Fall River on Jan. 3, 1898, is the son of the late Edward R. and Julia L. Shea O'Brien; Educated in Fall River schools, he attended Holy Cross College and St. Ber nard's Seminary in Rochester, . New York. He was ordained by the late Bishop Feehan in St. Mary's' Cathedral, Fall River, on June 6, 1925, and became an assistant at Sacred Heart Church, Taun ton, where he served until 1934. Father O'Brien then served as
FR. O'CONNELL
FR. ANDREWS
Most Rev. James L. Con nolly, Bishop of Fall River, today announced the trans fer of three curates to new assignments in the diocese. The transfers are:
Expert Discusses Council Attitude
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Rev. William F. O'Connell, as sistant at SS. Peter and Paul parish, Fall River, to assistant at St. Lawrence parish in New Bedford. Rev. John F. Andrews, as sistant at St. Joseph's parish, Fall River to S8 Peter and Paul, Fall River as assistant. Rev. Martin L. Buote, assistant at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception parish, North Easton, to assistant at St. Joseph parish, Fall River. Rev. William F. O'Connell, the new assistant at 81. Lawrence Church, New Bedford, is the son of Mrs. Leona G. Sherry O'Con nell and the late William H. O'Connell. Born in Taunton on Oct. 4, 1922, he lived in North Dighton and was the first mem ber of St. Joseph's parish, North Turn to Page Two
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he became admlmstrator of St. Mary's Church, So. Dartmouth,
on May 1, 1947. He remained at
the So. Dartmouth Parish until
his appointment as pastor of St.
Margaret's Parish, Buzzards Bay, on Oct. 29, 1954. As pastor of the Cape Parish he also directed Our Lady of the Sea Mission Church in Onset; and was active in promoting the catechetical instruction of the children of the Buzzards Bay Onset area. Father Hull A native of Nantucket, Father Hull is the son of the late Lester V. and Helen J. Ayers Hull. He was born on the Island on Oct. 2, 1907. After attending Nan tucket schools he studied at Holy Cross College and prepared for the priesthood at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester. Father Hull was ordained by the late Bishop Cassidy in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, on May 26, 1934. He was assigned as an assistant at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, where he served until 1954. He then served as an assistant at St. James Church, New Bedford, for a short while and then was as sistant at St. William's Church, Fall River, until he was named as administrator of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Seekonk on Feb. 10, 1960.
To''l.ther Murphy The new administrator of the
Seekonk Parish, Father John J. Mui'phy, is the son of the late Michael J. and Mary A. Sarsfield Murphy. Born in Fall River on Aug. 26, 1913, he graduated from Durfee High School and then attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Md. He studied at St. Mary's Seminary in Balti more and was ordained by the late Bishop Cassidy on June 3, 1939, in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Father Murphy served as as Turn to Page Two
Bishops' Relief Sunday
VISITOR: Cardinal Bel\, head of Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, wil11p-cture next week at Harvarli and Boston Col . lege. .
"Your charity and the bounty given to you by P1'ovidence remind Us of the wO'rds of the Gospel, 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all else will be given to you.' You have taken care of continents by your charity and your substance has remained
and increased. Also, We have given more jobs to you as your charity increased until now We have almost given you the whole world to look after.' POPE JOHN XXllII
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