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New Zealand Tablet, 26 September 1912, Page 19

The Bishop of Wilcannia has conferred the following honors in connection with, his jubilee:—Very Rev. Father W. H. Connelly, who for many years was administrator of the Broken Hill parish, and is now on the retired list, has been raised to the dignity of an archdeacon; Very Rev. Father Killian, 8.A., present administrator of the Broken Hill parish, has been elevated to the position of Dean of the Diocese and V.F.; Rev. Father Hughes, of Cobar, has also been made Dean of the Diocese and V.F. Archdeacon Connelly is a well-known figure on the Barrier, and his popularity with all classes is unbounded. With the exception of a single year spent in Bourke, he has been with Bishop Dunne at Broken Hill for the past 23 years, and may be said to have been his right hand since he succeeded the Very Rev. T. O'Connell, now of Albury, who was the first administrator. He was born in India some 67 years ago, and was educated by the Jesuits. He saw service in India as a military chaplain after his ordination, and came to Australia to take service with Bishop Dunne in the new diocese of Wilcannia.