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FALL RIVER DIOCESAN ~WSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE-ISLANDS
t eanc 0 VOL. 29, NO. 24
REV. MR. CALNAN,
FALL RIVER, MASS., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1985
REV. MR. COSTA
REV. MR. DUFAULT
REV. MR. HAMEL
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REV. MR. McMANUS
REV. MR. SOUSA
Six to be ordained at· Cathedral
Six young men will be ordain ed for the Fall River diocese by Bishop Daniel A'. Cronin in cere monies at 11 a.m. June 22 in St. Mary's Cathedral. They are Rev. Mr. James A. Calnan, Rev. Mr. David A. Costa, Rev. Mr. Michael R. Dufault, Rev. Mr. Philip N. Hamel, Rev. Mr. Micheel K. McManus and Rev. Mr. Jose M. Sousa. All pre
pared at St. John's seminary, Brighton. Rev. Mr. Calnan A native of St. 'Lawrence par ish, New Dedford, Rev. Mr. Cal nan is the son of Theodore J. nnd Ellen L. (Curry) Calnan. He has one brother and two sisters. 'Born June 17, 1958, in New Bedford, he is a graduate of Holy
Family grammar school. A gradu John F. Hogan, John J. Perry, ate of Holy Family High School Ronald J. Osborne, Thomas M. and Bridgewater State College, Angelo and Perard C. Mones he began his priestly studies in time., 1980. The Holy Family school hall Rev. Mr. Calnan served his will be the site of a reception diaconal year at St. Patrick par following the Mass. ish, Wareham, and has been in Rev. Mr. Costa , the hospital chaplain's program Rev. Mr. Costa' is a native of at 5t. Anne's Hospital, FaU River, Sacred Heart parish, Taunton, and a counselor at Cathedral and the son of Horace J. and Camp, East Freetown, and St. Barbara (Ewald) Costa. He has Vincent's Camp, Westport.' two sisters. ,Born in Taunton Nov, 5, 1959, His first Mass will be offered at 5 p.m. June 23 at, St. Law ,he graduated from Taunton Mid rence parish. Msgr. Thomas J. dle School in 1973 and Coyle Harrington, {a cousin), will be. and Cassidy High School in 1977. homilist, and music will be by He began his studies for the the parish choir directed by Ron priesthood the same year. ald Allison. Concelebrants will Asa seminarian he served as be Msgr. Harrington and Fathers a St: Vincent's Camp counselor, John P. Driscoll, James F. Lyons, and at parishes in Chelsea, North
Quincy, Winthrop, Dorchester and Roxbury. He was assigned to St.' Thomas More parish in Somerset as a transitional. dea con. Rev. Mr. Costa's first Mass will take place at 5:30 p.m. June 23 at Sacred Heart parish with Father Richard W. Beaulieu as homilist. Music under ·direction of Mrs. Joanna Alden and Mrs, J.oan Cuttle will feature the com bined choirs from Sacred Heart and St. Thomas More parishes. Concelebrants will be Msgr. John J. Regan and Fathers Walter A. Sullivan, Cornelius O'Neill, Richard Roy, Father James M. Fitzpatrick, and Beaulieu. Other concelebrants will be class mates, friends, and seminary professors.
A reception after the Mass will be in the Sacred Heart Parish Center. Rev. Mr. Dufault Rev. Mr. Dufault hails from Holy 'Rosary parish, Fall River. He is one of three sons of Arthur Dufault and Lorraine Paulhus Berube. Born in Fall River, Jan. 12. 1959, he attended Fall River Mid dle School and was a 1977 gradu
ate of Bishop Connolly High School. He entered St. John's seminary that year. During his preparation for the priesthood, Rev. Mr. Dufault has served as' a St. Vincent de Paul Camp counselor. His diaconal year was spent at 5t: John the Evangelist parish, Attleboro. Turn to Page Fifteen
R·etirement, nine c~anges are
A retirement, three transfers of pastors, two appointments of new pastors, two assignments to advanced study and assignments to parochial vicar and to the Military Archdiocese have been announced by Bishop Da!liel A. Cronin. Rev. Manuel M. Resendes, pas tor of Our Lady of Lourdes par ish, Taunton, will enter retire ment. Rev. Bento R. Fraga, pastor of Holy Ghost parish, Attleboro, will become pastor of St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford, and director of St. John the Bap tist cemetery. Rev. Joseph Oliveira, pastor of St. Michael's parish, Fall River, will become pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Taun ton.
Rev. Luciano J. Pereira, pas tor of St. John the Baptist par ish, New Bedford, will become pastor of St. Michael's parish, Fall River. Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, chap lain at Cape Cod Hospital, Hy annis, will become pastor of Holy Ghost parish, Attleboro. Rev. William W. Norton, now parochial vicar at St. Patrick's parish, Fall River, will become pastor of the parish. All the above changes are effective July 3. Graduate Studies Effective in mid-August is the assignment of Rev. Jon-'Paul Gal lant to graduate studies in lit urgy at the 'Pontifical Athen aeum of 5t. Anselm in Rome. He is presently parochial vicar at St. Mary's Cathedral.
This month Rev. Gerard A. Hebert, now parochial vicar at St. Thomas More parish, Somer set, will begin graduate studies in canon 'law at Catholic Uni versity of America, Washington, D.C. , Returning from graduate stud ies in theology aLCatIlolic Uni versity is Rev. Robert Oliveira, who will begin duties as paro chial vicar at St. Patrick's par ish, Fall River, on June 19. Navy Chaplain Rev. H~ Stanley Barney, paro chial vicar at St. Mary's parish, Mansfield, has been releaed to ,the Military Archdiocese for chaplaincy service in the U.S. Navy. Father Resendes Father Resendes, the son of the late Leonel M. Resendes and
the late Mrs. Mariana de Jesus Cabral Resendes was born Dec. 20, 1909 in Rabo de Peixe, Sao Miguel, Azores. He was ordained June 20, 1937 at Angra Terceira, Azores by D. Guilherme August de Cunha Guimaraes. Following priestly service at Pico de ,Pedra and Rabo de Peixe, both in St. Michael, Azores, Father Resendes was as signed to St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford, on April 17, 1947. He served there until Dec" 12, 1959, when he was transferred to Immaculate Con ception, New Bedford. 'On May 12, 1964" he was named pastor of Our Lady of Health parish, FaB River, where he remained until June '4, 1970, when he received his present assignment.
In retirement Father Resendes will reside in Fairhaven, where he expects to enjoy his hobbies of gardening and fishin'g. Father Fraga _EatheJ: Fr.aga, a native_ of Taun ton, was parochial vicar '8t St. John of God parish, Somerset, for 13 years following. his or dination in 1956. He then served at St. Joseph's, Taunton, for three years before being appoint ed to Holy Ghost parish, Attle· boro, where 'he was parochial vicar for two years before being named pastor in 1974. He has been Somerset area eyO director, Taunton area di rector of Catholic cemeteries, director of the Spanish aposto .late, Taunton area director of the Catholic Charities Appeal Turn to Page Three