ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 116, 8 February 1908, Page 5

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

. CHANGES OF PRIESTS :large;i'number^of,; transfers .of,'Eoman, Catholic priests: were .determined yesterday. It is many years since.so large a: number of changes -was made at one time. :. The fol-:i lowing .is the list of i new. appointments :— •. : ...•> Archdeacon Devoy, of St. Mary's parish, has,been; appointed'to - NewtownV- -i' ; - Father Herring (Buckle Street) to New-, town :• ■Father Hickson, formerly of' .Christ---'chufch'i'is 'to.'be administrator of..ThorndoA yi ;. parish/. ... • 'Father Moloney, acting-administrator at.'. Thorndon, is appointed to Boulcott Street. | •.. .' Father, Venning, (Buckle Street) to Bonl- | cott. Street. . ' . oV::;-;;,

• Father; S. Mahoncy (Leeston) to BuckleStreet i ; Father Fmnerty, (Tiraaru) to Buckle Street. -. '•'< V:-'--. ■ - Father • Hills ''(St.. Patrick's Collego) to ■ Leeston., .* Father Ainsworth (Newtown) to Hokitika. ■ Father James,Goggan (Temuka)toJVapier. : Fathef A. H'Donald (Boulcott Street), to Timaru , Father Cahill (Carterton) to Dannevirke. . Father Bowe:(Palmerston North)'to Carterton Father D. O'Shea (Dannevirke) to Hawera. •Father Kimbell is leaving St. Mary's to .take up 'special work in the .diocese.''

;Fathcr who-is ; coming from.Leeston. (Canterbury) .to Buckle Street, was at St Mary's, Wellington, somo years ago. fie was also for a. time'at St.-Patrick's Collego; • Father: Fmnertv, who is transferred from: .Timaru; to Buckle■; Street, .is', a young .man, who ■this; not previously been in Wellington! He; : has 'been thred-years at :Timaru. ' : " • . ■ Regret will be, felt for; tho departure, of Father' Hills: "who. has been'for eight or nine years at' St. Patrick's College. ■ \Father Ainsworth,. wlio is leaving Newtown' after'a connection of: five or six years, will also bo greatly missed. ; Father.'A. - M'l)onald, who .is transferred to Timaru, has■ been.for about 18 months■ at St. Mary's. '" ; ' ■ . , The ' appointments of those priesfs who do' not belong to, the Marist' Order are made by His Grace the Archbishop direct, - The Marist Fathers are appointed by their."Order,/'subject ,to tho approval of Archbishop Eedwood. ' ■ ■The;appointments take effect no?t week. •:.!•