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Friday, May 31, 1996
FATHER EDWARD J. BURNS
FALL RIVER, MASS.
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FATHER JAMES W. CLARK
Five retirements announced Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the retirement offive pastors of the dioce~e. They are Rev. Edward J. Burns, p,astor of St. Mark parish, Attleboro Falls, effective June 19; Rev. James W. Clark, pastor of St. Joan of Arc parish, Orl,eans, effective April hood at St. Meinrad Seminary, St. 15; Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, Meinrad, IN, and St. Peter's Colpastor of St. John of God par- lege of Western University in Lon• h S t f~ t' J don, Ont., Canada, and in 1951, IS, omerse, ~ lee Ive u.ne 1952 and 1953 took graduate 26; Rev. Cornelius J. 0 'N elll, courses in semantics and liturgy at pastor of Sacred Heart par- the University of Notre Dame, IN, ish, Taunton, effective June studying under Rev. Jean Danie26; and R.ev. Luciano J. Pe- lo~, SJ; ~ev..Balthasar Fisher of . t f St M' h el Trier UmversIty, Germany; Rev. relr~, pas or o. . Ie ~ Louis Boyer, C.O.; Rev. J.B. parish, Fall River,· effective O'Connell arid Rabbi Eugenio June 26. Zolli, former Chief Rabbi of.Rome. 11ather
.FATHER DANIEL L. FREITAS
FATHER CORNELIUS J. O'NEILL
Burns
Father Burns, a native of Fall River, is the son of the late Edward J.and the. late Ann L. (Reilly) Burns. He prepared for the priest-
In 1964 and 1965, Father Burns was awarded study grants to Trier University. Ordained May 2~, 1954, by the late Bishop James L. Connolly, he was thereafter parochial vicar at
FATHER LUCIANO J. PEREIRA
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St. Joseph, St. Louis and St. William parishes, all in Fall River. In 1972 he was named administrator of Our Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea; and in 1977 pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Fall River. In 1978, Father Burns went to St. Peter and Apostle parish in Provincetown as pastor and in 1987 to St. Mark's parish, Attleboro Falls. His diocesan posts have included service at the Diocesan Tribunal as a notary from 1955 to 1958 and later as an advocate.ln the 1960s he wasa member of the former Diocesan Commission for Sacred Liturgy, Music and Art; and he has served as .diocesan director of ecumenism. He is fluent in Portuguese, French and German. Father Burns was the brother of the late M. Dolores Burns, who was for many years chair of the English department of BMC Durfee High School, Fall River. Another sister, Dr. Ann B. Hoverson, resides in Bloomington, MN.
Father Clark Father Clark, a New Bedford native and the son of the late James W. Clark Sr., and Catherine McHugh Clark, was ordained Feb. 2, 1956, by the late Bishop James L. Connolly, served as parochial vicar at St. Patrick's parish, Wareham; St. Joseph's, Fall River; and St. Mary's, Taunton. He was administrator of Sacred Heart parish, Oak Bluffs, before being named pastor at St. John the Evangelist in Pocasset in 1977. In 1991 he was assigned to his present parish in Orleans. Father Clark has also served in many diocesan posts: from 1963 to 1967 as assistant director of Papal Turn to Page 13
In Appeal donations:
St. Pius X parish tops! The 1996 diocesan Catholic Charities Appeal. has topped the $2 million mark. Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, dioc.esan director of the Appeal, noted that there are encouraging signs in some of the parishes and geographic areas of the diocese, but said however that significant additional returns are needed to reach the amount needed to support diocesan institutions, agencies and ministries for the coming fiscal year. "Certainly one community of faith which has shown remarkable generosity is that of St. Pius X parish in South Yarmouth," the director said. During last year's Appeal. the parish was the first in the diocese to achieve the $100,000 level; and this year, indications are that it will register a 10 percent increase over last year's recordshattering figure. Msgr. John J. Smith, pastor of Turn to Page 10