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The ANCHOR An Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul

Fall River, Mass., Thursday, May 27, 1971 PRICE lOll Vol. 15, No. 21 漏 1971 The Anchor '$4.0~ per year

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER Fall River, Massachusetts Bishop's Office

BISHOP CRONIN'S STATEMENT ON TERMINATION OF THE 1971 CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL HI take this occasion to express to all the benefact01's of the Catholic Charities Appeal my hea1'tfelt gmtitude for their outstanding gene1路osity. This expression of appreciation goes in a particula1' way to all the priests, 1'eligious and. laity who cooperateq so ,enthusiastically in making this year's Catholic Charities Appeal such a memoraDlesuccess." ffiDANIEL L. CRONIN Bishop of Fall Rive1'

Rev. Msgr., J. R. Pannoni R~tires from Holy Rosary His Excellency, Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, has accepted the request of Rev. Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni to resign as pastor of the Holy Rosary Parish in Fall River, which parish he has served as pastor for the past 23 years. The son of the late Louis Pannoni and the late Beatrice Zarenga Pannoni, Monsig~or Pannoni was born in Fall River on Feb. 4,1901.

After attending St. Mary's parochial school and BMC Durfee High School in Fall River, he studied for two years at St. "Charles Seminary in Catonsville, Md. The Fall ,River pastor then prepared for the Priesthood at the North American College in Rome, Italy, attending classes at the Propaganda Fidei University. He obtained his Bachelor in Sacred Theology at the university in 1925. After six years at the Vatican seminary, he returned home to be ordained to the Priesthood by the Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sept. 19, 1925, On April 21, 1964, Most Rev. James L. Connolly invested the Fall River pastor with the robes of an Honorary Prelate to which honor he had been named by Pope Paul VI. , In the Diocese of Fall River, Monsignor Pannoni has served as assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Taunton; Corpus Christi Parish, Sandwich, and St. William Parish, Fall River. He has been pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, New Bedford, and Holy Rosary Parish, Fall River. For 46 years, Monsignor Pannoni has exemplified the vocation to the priesthood as a life Turn to Page Six Rev. Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni

CATHOLIC CHARITIES DRIVE HITS ALL TIME HIGH TOTAt The 1971 Catholic Charities Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River has achieved the highest total, $873,569.78, in its 30 year history. It is an increase of $31,477.95 over the 1970 Appeal total which was the previous high total. The final number of parishes surpassing the 1970 totals is

90. Last year, 67 parishes were St. Lawrence, New Bedford, placed on the honor roll. finished first in the Greater New Holy Name Parish, Fall River Bedford area with $22,847.47 St. achieved an all time' high for a 'John the Evangelist, Attleboro, parish in the history of the Ap- was first among the Attleboro peal with a total of $27,742.50 area parishes with $15,060.00. This exceeds by $124.41 the pre- St. Mary led in the Taunton Area vious all" time total $27,618.09, with $11,247.50. St. Francis established by the same parish Xavier, Hyannis, paced the Cape and islands with $15,734.10. last year.

Bishop Names New Pastor, .Transfers The Most Reverend Bishop today announced the appointment of a new pastor and the transfer of four assistant pastor.s. Appointed pastor' of Holy Rosary Parish in Fall River is Rev. Vincent F. Diaf~rio, who has served since his ordination as assistant pastor at the same parish. Assistant pastors who have been transferred are:

Four Priests Rev. John F. Andrews, from assistant pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Fall River, to St. Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay. Rev. Edward F. McIsaac, from assistant pastor of St. Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay, to Corpus Christi Parish, Sandwich. Rev. John R. Foister, from assistant pastor of St. Louis de France Parish, Swansea, to Notre Dame Parish, Fall River.

Bishop Forms! New Bedford Social Concern Committee His E'~celledcy; .the Most Reverend Bishop has named seven priests of Greater New Bedford to a liaison-committee between the Bishop's Office and the community of Greater New Bedford. The priests will be able to advise the Bishop of any and all existing and emerging situations in Greater' New Bedford in

Eastern-Rite Ordination Saturday Rev. Mr. Ronald Beshara, son of Mr. & Mrs. Nasry Beshara of Westport, will be ordained to the Priesthood by His Excellency, Bishop Francis M. Zayek, Apostolic Exarch of the Maronite Rite in the U. S. Turn to Page Six

which the Diocese' of Fall River maintains an interest. Heading the committee which will concern itself with social conditions in Greater New Bedford, is Rev. Thomas E. O'Dea, assistant pastor at St. Lawrence Parish, New Bedford. Members of the committee are: Rev. Manuel P. Ferreira, pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish, New Bedford. Rev. Ambrose Forgit, :SS.CC., pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford. Rev. John F. Hogan, pastor of St. Julie Parish, North Dartmouth, and Director of the New Bedford Catholic Welfare Bureau. Rev. William Petrie, SS.CC., Driector of the Regina Pacis Center for Spanish-speaking Catholics, New Bedford. Rev. William W. Norton, Director of St. Mary's Home, New Bedford. Rev. Bertrand R. ChabOt, pastor of St. Anthony of' Padua Parish, New Bedford.

Rev. Roland Bousquet, from assistant pastor of St. Jacques Parish, Taunton, to St. Louis de France Parish, Swansea. Father DAaferio Born in Boston on April 14, 1930, Rev. Vincent F. Diaferio is the son of Grace Loscocco Diaferio and the late Francesco Diaferio. After attending the Dearborn School and Boston English High School, the new pastor prepared for the Priesthood at Maryknoll Seminary and St. John Seminary in Brighton. He was ordained to the Priesthood by Most Rev. James L. Connolly on Feb. I, 195~ at St. Mary's Cathedral. Upon ordination, Father Diaferio was assigned to Holy RosTurn to Page Two

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Layman Assistant Principal At Feehan High School

Rev. Mr. Ronald Beshara

Rev. Patrick J. O'Neill, Dioce- political science at Providence路 san路 Superintendent of Schools, College. He feels Catholic eduannounced the appointment of cation is important because "To Mr. Paul B. O'Boy as Assistant be educated is to know yourself Principal of Bishop Feehan High and to know yourself is to recogSchool in Attleboro. This marks nize man's dependency on God. the first time in diocesan history Therefore, only' an education that a lay person has held this that recognizes God is a true position. education." A graduate of St. Mary GramMr. O'Boy's decision to conmar School and Msgr. Coyle tinue at Bishop Feehan is based High School in Taunton, Mr. .to some degree on his six years O'Boy earned a B.A. degree in Turn to Page Ninete_en


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