FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER , FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS VOL. 33, NO. 25
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Friday, June 23,1989
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Bishops faced full agenda FATHER MADDOCK
MSGR.HOYE
Sister Bowman - a Francisl=an SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (CNS) ...:..- 'Evangelization and Cat,holic Sister of Perpetual Adoration, minorities were dominant themes teacher, gospel singer, author,ilecas the National Conference of Cath- turer and faculty member of the olic Bishops met June 16-19 at institute for Black Catholic StuSeton Hall University in South dies at Xavier University in New Orange. But the bishops also ap- Orleans - enthralled the bishops proved a politically delicate state- with her half-hour speech. She ment urging improved U.S.-Viet- spoke to them about black sufferFATHER HEBERT nam relations and a document on ings and hopes, contributions lind bishop-theologian relations. A- needs, history and future, and among those attending the bian- bove all, faith, in the U.S. Catholic nual meeting was Bishop Daniel Church. Her talk itself witnessed the richA. Cronin.' The unquestioned highlight of ness of African-American culture. boro, on June 28 and will become the meeting was a brilliant, impas- To describe the feeling of many episcopal vicar of the Attleboro- sioned, loving testimonial of Afri- black Catholics about the church Taunton area on July 1. He earn~d can-American Catholic faith by a she.sang the black spiritual, "Somethe canon law licentiate at Catho- dying black nun whose grandfather . times I Feel Like a MotherDess Child." At times she used the ringlic University, Washington, DC, was a slave. ing cadences of the black Baptist and was vice-officialis of the Fifty-one-year-old Sister Thea diocesan tribunal from 1975 to Bowman, keynote speaker. in a preacher, at times the scolding or cajoling tone of the black wife or 1977. two-hour study session June 17 on Father Hebert, an Attleboro na- evangelization of African-Ameri- mother. tive, is a graduate of Attleboro cans, brought tears to the eyes of Dressed in an elegant AfricanHigh School and Providence Col- many bishops and observers as she American gown, her voice clear lege. He prepared for the priest-, spoke and sang to them and, at the and resonant, eyes sparkling iLDd hood at St. John's Seminary, end, had them all link hands and hands animated, Sister Bowmam's Brighton, and was ordained in join her in singing "We Shall OverTurn to Page 13 1981. He was parochial vicar at St. come." Thomas More parish, Somerset, from 1981 until assigned to graduate studies at Catholic University in 1985. Awarded the canon law licentiate in 1987, he then became parochial vicar at Sacred Heart parish, Taunton, with parttime duties at the chancery office. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has burdensome, Monsignor Reannounced the appointment of gan has carefully overseen the Rosemary Dussault as general financial operations of the manager of The Anchor, effective Anchor. July I. She has been with the paper It is with great pleasur,e as business and advertising manthat I now announce the apager since February 1957, when pointment of Miss Rosemary. Dussault to the position in planning began for the.first issue, dated April II of that year. the Anchor of General ManIn her new position she will tary schools not run by parishes or ager, which would include the responsibilities carried out dioceses increased in 1989 as did assume the responsibilities of fiformerly by the Financial Adthe number of students those pri- nancial administration ofthe paper, ministrator; as well as thos,: vate schools serve, according to succeeding Msgr. John J. Regan, the directory. financial administrator since 1974. of overseeing the circulation, personnel, and advertising Two hundred eighty-one private Msgr. Regan, who has been pastor elementary schools served 74,372 of St. Thomas More parish, Somareas of the Anchor. students in 1989 compared to 272 erset, ana episcopal vicar for the Turn to Page Six schools serving 55,551 students in Fall River and New Bedford areas since 1978, will become pastor of 1988. The number of schools and stu- St. Patrick's parish, Falmouth, on dents in each of the directory's June 28. In appointing Miss Dussault other categories declined. The 822 diocesan and parochial high school~ general manager, the bishop reserving 390,473 students in 1989 leased the following statement: As he undertakes new duties were declines of 18 and 34,256 as pastor of St. Patrick's parrespectively over 1988 figures. ish in Falmouth, Reverend There were nine fewer private Monsignor John J. Regan high schools and 12,649 fewer stucompletes his work as Finandents in private high schools in cial Administrator of the 1989. The directory reported Anchor. I wish to express my 270,811 students at 542 schools. gratitude to him for many The number of diocesan and years of dedicated service in parochial elementary schools dethat capacity. clined by 119 to a 1989 total of In these difficult times when 7,268. The number of students in publishing a diocesan newspaper has become financially Turn to Page Six ROSEMARY DUSSAULT
Fr. IVladdock judicial vicar Rev. Jay T. Maddock, JCL, has Ordained in 1975, he was pabeen appointed judil:ial vicar/ of- rochial vicar at Sacred Heart parficialis of the dioce~an marriage ish, Taunton, before returning to tribunal by Bishop Daniel' A. Rome for studies leading to the Croni'n. He succeeds Msgr. Henry canon law licentiate, which he was T. Munroe, who had held th~ post awarded in 1977. since 1971 and is now diocesan Back in Fall River, he was named vicar general. parochial vicar at Immaculate Named tribunal judges were C9nception parish, Fall River, reMsgr. Daniel F. Hoye, JCL, and maining in residence after his apRev. Gerard A. Hebf:rt, JCL. pointment in 1980 to oversee daily All the appointme:llts are effec- operations of the marriage tributive July I and are for a three-year nal. He was named vice-officialis period. All the appointees are in 1986. licentiates in canon litw. Msgr. Hoye, who has returned Father Maddock, a native of to the diocese after 12 years ofservAttleboro; is a graduate of Msgr. ice as assistant general secretary, Coyle High School, Taunton. He associate general secretary and prepared for the prieBtho'od at St. general secretary of the National Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, .Conference of Catholic Bishops Conn., St. John's Seminary, Brigh- and the U.S. Catholic Conference, ton, and the North American Col- will assume the pastorate of St. lege in Rome. John the Evangelist parish, Attle-
Rosemary Dussault is Anchor manager
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Third highest in nation
Di(J~cese
is 65% C'atholic.
WILMETTE, Ill. (eNS) - With figures in the directory are asalmost 815,000 new Catholics re- sembled from records and annual ported by California dioceses, the reports in each diocese. number of U.S. Catholics increased Increases in the number of perby more than 1.4 million since Jan. manent deacons and decreasing I, 1988, according to the 1989 numbers of priests, brothers, wo~ Official Catholic Directory. In the men religious and seminarians conFall River diocese, 6.5 percent of tinued, according to the directory. the total population of 540,000 is The 1989 figures include: Catholic. - 9,065'permanent deacons, an This figure is exceeded only by increase of 553 from 1988 and an those of the dioceses of Browns- increase of 2,363 from 1984. ville, Tex., 81 percent Catholic, - 52,948 priests, decreases of and of EI Paso, 66 perc,:nt Catholic. 754 from 1988 and 4,943 from Across the nation, 54,918,989 1984. Catholics form 22.4~, percent of - 6,977 brothers, decreasing 92 the population. (rom 1988 and 619 from five years The archdiocese of Los Angeles ago. - 104,419 women religious, a is the largest See in the country with 3.39 million Catholics. Chi- .decrease of 2,493 from 1988 and cago is second with :U5 million 13,608 from 1984. - 3,578 diocesan seminarians, and the archdiocese of New York down 1,403 from 1988 and 3,908 reported 2.2 million. The directory is pllblished an- from 1984. - 2,068 seminarians studying nually in June by P.J. Kenedy and Sons of Wilmette. While Catholic for religious orders, down 463 from population figures in t he directory 1988 and 1,708 from 1984. The number of Catholic elemenrepresent diocesan estimates, other
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