DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 5 December 1918, Page 27

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

His Lordship Bishop Brocjie left Dunedin by last Monday morning’s express on his return to Christchurch. The Very Rev. J. Coffey, Administrator of St. Joseph s Cathedral, has been appointed Administrator of the Diocese of Dunedin. Ihe foundation stone of the new church at Roxburgh, to be dedicated to Our Lady of Peace, will be laid on Sunday next. Father D. O’Neill extends an invitation to all who can possibly attend the ceremony. ~ The Sisters of Mercy, South Dunedin, beg grateully to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations: Iwo Wellwishers,” St. Clair, 30s: and £2 from an anonymous friend, for the sick and needy under their care. J ■ On Monday morning Father M. Spillane celebrated his first Mass in the chapel of St. Dominic’s Priory, rather C Collins was assistant priest, and the servers were Arthur Gregory (a fellow-student at Holy Cross College) and .11. Wilson. We arc pleased to be ab’c to state that all the p | u,.>s . " Dunedin and district who became infected will, the prevailing influenza, are on the fair way to (* rny <* i v I hose f rom among them who fortunately ic ms ted the epidemic have experienced a very strenuous j.'w weeks. A Press Association message from Wellington says the r(mu;/ Star) states that the Military Cross has been conferred on Captain P. A. Ardagh. Dr. i dagh was, prior to going to the Front, where he has done strenuous service for several years, in medical practice in Christchurch. He is a brother of Father Cyril Ardagh, of St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dunedin. Tho solemn opening of St. Patrick’s Basilica, himaiu, which, owing to the influenza epidemic, had to be postponed from the original date fixed, will take place on Sunday next. His Lordship Bishop Brodie is to preach the dedication sermon at the-mornino- ceremonial. On Monday following the celebrations in connection with the golden jubilee of the Right Rev. Mm-. Mack ay will be held at Teschemakers. ° St. Joseph’s Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society contributed £3 3s to the relieving fund in connection with the Knox Auxiliary Hospital at an early stage of the appeal. The society has also donated a case of children’s clothing made up by the members to the St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage, South Dunedin tor the large number of children now being admitted due to the death of parents during the" prevailing epidemic. a Mr. J. Gleeson, president of the Charleville (West Queensland) branch of the Hibernian Society, who presided at a reception to the Most Rev. Archbishop Dulng, on November 19, in referring to the resident clergy said he would like to make a few remarks of appreciation of the visiting priests, Father Falconer and bather Coakley, both of whom had come there tor health reasons. He hoped they would be speedily restored to health— that he wished their departure he felt sure every one would be pleased if they made up their minds to stay there. Father Falconer in replying for himself said he was rather diffident in appearing before them as an invalid. That was due to the curative air of Charleville. He was glad of the opportunity of thanking, in a very special manner, bather Murphy for the many kindnesses he (the speaker) had received at his hands, and also the many friends he had made in Charleville. The influenza epidemic, although apparently not so virulent in Dunedin as in the other chief centres, was 7 eie enough to cause the health authorities serious apprehension. Alive to the importance of rendering all the aid possible, Father Coffey, Adm., at an early stage of the preparations that were being made to cope with the malady, placed the school buildings. of St. Joseph’s at the service of the Health Department as auxiliary hospitals. This was also done in regard to the

schools and orphanage at South Dunedin. As events proved, the school buildings were not needed, but the accommodation of the St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage has been fully taxed to supply the pressing demands. The Dominican Nuns, while assisting in other ways, contributed £25 to the appeal to assist the large number* of sufferers who were found to be in dire need. The Sisters of Mercy, besides coping with the enormous amount of extra work imposed upon them in connection with the orphanage, were out every day visiting and tending people in their own homes. At Port Chalmers similar good work was done by the local community of Sisters of St. Joseph. On Friday last his Lordship Dr. Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Church of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Port Chalmers, to a number of candidates presented by the rector, Rev. J. O’Reilly. On Monday morning Father W.' Monaghan celebrated his first Mass in St. Patrick’s Basilica, South Dunedin, Rev. D. O’Neill, of Roxburgh, being the assistant priest and Masters John and Noel Monaghan, brothers of the celebrant, acting as acolytes. The music of the Mass was dovotionally rendered by a. choir of children from St. Vincent do Paul’s Orphanage. Father Monaghan, with his relatives and friends, was afterwards entertained to breakfast in the convent as guests of the Sisters of Mercy. The annual ordinations of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, took place on November 30 and December I, his Lordship Bishop Brodie being the officiating prelate. Messrs. Marlow (Dunedin). Carmine (Wellington), Andersen (Christchurch), and Buxton (Auckland) received the subdiaconate on Saturday, November 30, in the College Chapel. Revs. W. Monaghan and M. Spillane, both belonging to the Dunedin diocese, were raised to the dignity of the priesthood in St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday, December 1.