Assignment of pastors, administrators announced FALL RIVER - Assignment of 16 pastors and two parochial administrators were announced today by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFMCap. . The new assignments include: Father William P. Blottman, pastor oflmmaculate Conception Parish, Taunton. He will become chaplain of the Catholic Memorial Home. Father Edward J. Byington, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis. He will become pastor of St. Thomas More Church, Somerset. Father Raymond Cambra Jr., pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fall River. Father Paul A. Caron, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet. He will become the pastor of St. Mary/Our Lady of the Isle Church, Nantucket. Father Richard L. Chretien, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport. He wil1 become pastor of Notre Dame Church, Fall River. . Father David A. Costa, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of Sacred Heart Church, North Attleboro. Father Philip A. Davignon, pastor of St. Anne Parish, Raynham. He will become pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Osterville. Father Richard E. Degagne, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, North Attleboro. He will become pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton. Father Stephen A. Fernandes, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis. Father Steven R. Furtado, . parochial vicar at Santo Christo
Parish, Fal1 River. He will become. pastor of Holy Ghost Parish, Attleboro. Father Mark R. Hession, parochial vicar, St. Patrick's, Falmouth. He will become pastor of· Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville. Father Thomas C. Lopes, pastor of St. Mary/Our Lady of the Isles Parish, Nantucket.- He will become pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, North Easton. Msgr. John A. Perry, pastor of St. John Neumann Church,. East Freetown. He will become pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth. Father Thomas L. Rita, pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Osterville. He will become pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, West Harwich. Father Stephen B. Salvador, pastor of Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro. He will become pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish, -Fall River. Father Horace J. Travassos, pastor of St. William's Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport. Father Blottman was ordained
a priest on Feb. 13, 1965 by Bishop James L. Connolly. He was a parochial vicar at Holy Family, Tauntqn; St. Mary's, North Attleboro; St. Joseph's, Fall River and St. Mary's, South Dartmouth, bt;fore named pastor of St. Rita Church in Marion in 1983. He became pastor of St. Peter's in Provincetown in 1991 and pastor at Immaculate Conception, Taunton, in 1995. He has also served as assistant director for the CYO in the Attleboro area. Father Byington was ordained a priest Aug. IS, 1970 by Bishop Connolly. He was a parochial vicar at St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; Sacred Heart, Taunton; St. Paul's Taunton; St. Patrick's, Fall River; St. George's, Westport and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Seekonk. He was named pastor of Sacred Heart, Fall River, in 1986, and appointed pastor of St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis, in 1995. He wa's also a former editor of The Anchor and former diocesan director of communications. He was chaplain to the Fall River Police Department from 1990 to 1995. Father Cambra was ordained a Turn to page J3 - Changes
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.grounds, including his dear mother. Jesus had In -regards to the article, "What underlies the. marvelous insight, didn't he? It is truly said that priesthood shortage?" by Father Eugene Hemrick the priesthood has not devoted some of its enorin the May 5 edition; I feel.that a very important mous power and intelligence to giving educated point was missed. Perhaps it is too obvious, es- Catholic women (there are thousands) the opporpecially to those of us who are sensitive to this tunity to enroll in the permanent diaconate - a . problem. Every time women's roles in the Church wonderful ministry where they would shine and today are mentioned, ·the issue appears to be complement the existing ranks. They would inpushed further onto the back burners of the kitchen deed remove a considerable amount of the trestove (indeed a place where women should still mendous burden that our good priests do have at remain from the signals still sent by a number of all parish levels. I also agree that this would certainly compound Father Hemrick's valid concern our 21 st century c1ergy). I agree that what deters men from becoming about the "muddying" of the diaconate versus the priests is the image of a "confused Church." priest's role in the Church community (never mind Women played such a crucial and founding role that deacons can become priests). Father Hemrick closes with ''The faster we can in the early Church. They served as deacons, ministered to the sick, and helped to spread the get our house in order," the more inviting it will be "good word of the Lord."Yes, women have been for young men to enter the priesthood. Well then allotted the last two ministries through the sister- -let's call in the experts! Women just happen to hood, lay pastoral care and other parish minis- . be naturals at cleaning up "muddied" areas and tries to a limited extent. Women are finally altar at getting houses "in order" (even very large ones) - no job is too small. servers in a good number of parishes. Jesus obviously felt very comfortable in sharDiane Pierce ing the important aspects of his ministry with Sandwich women, most of them from poor, humble back-
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