SERVING . .. SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
t eanc 0 VOL. 24, NO. 22
MSGR. GENDREAU
FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY; MAY 29; 1980
FATHER BOULE
FATHER UNSWORTH
FATHER CAREY
20c, $6 Per Year
FATHER McMAHON
Retirement of five pastors is announced The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, has announced the retirements, effective Wednesday, June 18, of five veteran pastors. They are Rev. Roland B. Boule, Rev. Daniel S. Carey, Rev. Msgr. Alfred J. Gendreau, STD, Rev. William J. McMahon and Rev. Bernard H. Unsworth. Father Boule, Father Carey and Father Unsworth will reside at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, and Father Carey will assume chaplaincy of the institution. Msgr. Gendreau will assume the co-chaplaincy of Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, and Father McMahon will reside on Cape Cod in his retirement.
Father Boule Father Boule, a Fall River native, was born April 7, 1910, the son of the late Honore and Anna Boule. He prepared for the priesthood at the Seminary of Philosophy and the Foreign Misaions of Quebec Seminary and was ordained at the Cathedral of St. James in Montreal on June 24, 1934. As a young priest he served at missions in Manchuria and Japan and was also treasurer at his community's seminar in PontViau, Quebec. In 1950 Father Boule returned to the Fall River diocese and served as associate pastor at Notre Dame parish, Fall River, until 1955, when he was trans-
Directory details diocesan growth By the numbers, the Fall River diocese is in a growth pattern. Figures released by the 1980 Official Catholic Directory for the United States show an increase of over 6,000 Catholics in the diocese in a total population of 530,000. In 1979 the directory reported 332,000 Catholics; in 1980 there are 338,322. Nationwide the directory reports nearly 50 million Catholics in 170 dioceses and archdioceses. Chicago is the largest archdiocese, with 2,406,728 Catholics, followed, by Los Angesles and Boston, each with over two million members. Reflecting the national trend towards an increase of lay
teachers in Catholic schools, 376 of the 617 diocesan teachers are lay persons. Nationally, 70.2 percent of teachers are drawn from the laity. The number of presidents in diocesan homes for the aged remains at 818. Nationally, infant baptisms intreased by nearly 15,000 but in the diocese the figure decreased, from 6,222 in 1979 to 5,591 for the current report. Marriages are up, from 2,289 to 2,333, while deaths decreased, from 3,469 to 3,430. And diocesan priests have increased from 225 to 229, religious priests from 196 to 206. Religious brothers and sisters, however, Tum to Page Six
ferred in the same capacity to Blessed Sacrament parish, also Fall River. . In 1966 he was named administrator of St. Hyacinth Church, New Bedford, and in 1970 to his present post as pastor of St. Anne Parish, also New Bedford. Father Carey Father Carey, who has been pastor of St. 'Dominic's parish; Swansea, since 1970, is also a native of Fall River, where he was born Feb. 2, 1909, the son of the late Andrew and Margaret Carey. . After graduating from BMC Durfee High School, Fall River, he attended St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md. and St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester,
N.Y. Father Carey was ordained May 26, 1934 by the late Bishop James E. Cassidy and served as an associate pastor at St. Mary's parish, North Attleboro; Our Lady of the Assumption, Osterville, Corpus Christi, Sandwich; and St. Peter's 路Provincetown. He then went to Sa~red Heart, Taunton; St. James, New Bedford; and Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket, where he was an associate for seven years, then becoming administrator of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Seekonk. In 1960 he returned to Nantucket as pastor, where he served until assuming his preseent position. Father Carey's pastoral minis-
try has also included service as an Army chaplain during World War II. Msgr. Gendreau Msgr. Gendreau was born in Fall River Jan. 9, 1911, the son of the late' Napoleon and Marguerite Gendreau. He attended St. Anne's School, Fall River, and Montreal College, and St. Mary's Seminary. He was ordained June 15, 1935 by the late Bishop Cassidy. From 1935 to 1954 he taught in seminaries in Baltimore, Seattle, and Detroit as a Sulpician Father, also serving three years as an Army Chaplain in the European theatre. Tum to page thirteen
Catholic Charities Appeal reaches all-time high The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, announced today that the 1980 Catholic Charities Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River has attained the unprecedented, record-shattering amount of $1,210, 087.65. In making the announcement, Bishop Cronin expressed his profound gratitude to all who contributed to the extraordinary success of the annual fund-raising venture. "Through the wonderful generosity of so many friends of Catholic Charities, we have the assurance of continuing to serve our people throughout the diocese," the iBshop stated.' The 1980 Appeal surpassed the 1979 total by more than $90,000.
Bishop Cronin noted with particular satisfaction the fact that 105 of the 113 parishes in the diocese attained "honor roll" status in the 1980 Appeal. This, he explained, is the largest number of parishes to exceed prior amounts ever recorded. For the first time in the 40year history of the diocesan fund-raising drive, contributions made directly to headquarters from parish units exceeded $1 million. The remainder of the total amount was derived from "special gifts" from benefactors in business and industry in southeastern Massachusetts. Never before in the history of the Appeal have four parishes contributed more than $30,000 each. However, in the record-
setting campaign just completed this unusual milestone was achieved. St. Francis Xavier parish in Hyannis led all diocesan units with contributions of $33,341.00. Closely following was Mount Carmel parish in New Bedford, with returns of $32,160.08. St. Pius X parish of South Yarmouth recorded gifts of $31, 844.87, and Holy Name parish of Fall River reported a total of $30,.184. Bishop Cronin expressed special gratitude to Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan, director of the Appeal, and aCknowledged with profound thanks the army of nearly 20,000 volunteer workers who collaborated with this year's chairman, Mr. Joseph B. Tum to Page Six