DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11, 16 March 1905, Page 6

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From aur own correspondent.) March 9. His Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan left town last) Saturday morning, and next day blessed and opened a new church at Waipipi. It may prove interesting to learn that the ring wor n by his Grace Archiishop Kelly was formerly owned and worn by the late deeply lamented Pope Leo XIII. His Grace Archbishop Kelly left for Sydney last Monday evening. During his short stay here he made quite a large circle of friends, who were won by his genial manner. The Rev. Father King, whose demise was reported in the Tab-let,' was born in the parish of Dunboyne, Oounty Meath, and educated in Paris. He was stationed m the Dublin archdiocese for some time, and from there came to the colonies, and labored in Rockhamr/ton and Wilcannia, and subsequently came to New Zealand,. He was for somie years at Ahaura, on the West Soast Be came to Auckland about twe years ago. For a short while he was at St. Patrick's, whence he was aitv pointod to the Pu'kekohe parish, in which he worked until dejath Suddenly overtook him. He was buried at Pukekohe,, where the Bishdp and a large number of the clergy took part in the obsequies of the departed priest. His Grace Archbishop Kelly, of Sydney, arrived from Rotorua last Saturday afternoon, and owing to the absence of the Bishop at Waipipi, where he was blessing and otpening a new church, his Grace stayed a l St. Patricks presbytery. He celebrated the early Mass at the Cathedral on Sunday, and attended in the sanctuary at 11 o'clock Mass, which was celebrated by the Rev. Fattier Power, of Fitzroy, Melbourne. At Vespers the church was thronged to overflowing, when his Grace preached a very fine discourse. He exhorted the Congregation to love and honor their Church. He urged them to join the sofclalities and societies. The young men should join tihe Hiiberniattv Society, and the young women tie Chiltiren of Mary. To Catholic parents and guardians his Oraqe eloquentiy and earnestly appealed to send their children to the Catholic schools. A procession of the Blessed Sacrament then followed. The choir urtder Mr. P. F. H'iscocks>, rendered the mu^ic in a manner most satisfactory.