DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 5, 4 February 1904, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The Dunedin Catholic schools picnic took place at Evansdale yesterday (Wednesday). The retreat of the clergy closed at Holy Cross College on last Friday morning The annual Diocesan Synod was held afterwards. A mission for the women of St Joseph's Cathedral congregation is being conducted this week by fathers Roney and Morrogh, S.J. The mission for the men opens on Sunday evening. At St. Anne's Church, Waikouaiti, on Wednesday of last week, a presentation of a watch, etc., was made to Miss E. Pickup by the congregation in testimony of their grateful sense of the valuable services which she had rendered for several years in the care and decoration of the church. The presentation was made by Mrs. P. Toomey on behali of the congregation. The following clerical changes ha\e taken place m the diocese of Dunedin : Rev. J. O'Malley goes from Oamaru to St Joseph's Cathedral ; Rev. P. O'Neill from Holy Cross College to Oamaru , Rev. D Buckley from St. Joseph's Cathedral to Holy Cross , College Rev. J. Liston, who was ordained on last Sunday, goes to Holy Cross College. The Cromwell mission has been divided. The Rev. John Ryan has been' placud in charge of Cromwell, and the Rev. George Hunt has taken over Alexandra, where he now resides. The Rev. James Liston was raised to the priesthood on last Sunday by his Lordship the Bishop at the eleven o'clock Mass in St. Joseph's Cathedral Tho cathedral was densely packed The occasional sermon was preached by the Very Rev. J. Ryan, S J The following clergy were also present at the solemn ceremony Very Rev J. O'Neill (Milton), Rev. J. Roney, S.J. (Sydney), Rev P. Murphy, Adm , Rev. J Cofley, Rev. P O'Neill, Rev. D. Buckley, and Rev H. W Cleary The newiy-ordamed priest was the recipient of many congratulations from lay and clerical friends in various paits ot New Zealand Another meeting of the committee in charge of the movement to raise funds to repair and ultimately rebuild the Christian Brothers' School was held on 31st January, when it appeared that matters were well in hand, and that the actual canvassing both in Dunedin and out of it should begin this week Already a number of the ex-pupils have associated themselves with the movement either by attendance at the meetings or by subscriptions or promises Among them aie the following gentlemen —The Rev. Fathers P O'Neill, Buckley, Liston, Messrs P. and J Hally, A J Sullivan, J J Connor, Junr, T J Hussey, Jas Hill, W. Fit/patrick, 0. Columb, Junr, F. Heley, J. J. Dunne, W. 11. Haydon, Junr. A pin ate letter written by the Right Rev Mgi Mackay on December 20 1o a clerical friend in Dunedin conveys the information that the Consignor had at that time been two months in Rome He was the guest of his old triend and class-fellow, Monsignor Fiaser, Rec tor ol the Scots College, and gieatly enjoy* cl his stay in the Eternal Cil\, visiting day by day every place of interest He also visited Lourdes, Monte Cassino, and Naples At the last mentioned place he met Bishops Rev rile (Bendiyo), ILiggans (Roekhampt on), and Gallagher (Goulburn), a,nd Dean Slattery (Newtown, Sydney) He called upon the New Zealand students at Propaganda College, and reports them in exee'lent health On the week after Christmas, Monsignor Mackay was to set out fin .Scotland by Florence, \cnue, Milan, Lyons-, Pans, and London, and then (said he) 'on board lor dear old New Zealand ' He expeds to be back in Oamaru about Kaster