DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LI, Issue 8, 21 February 1924, Page 26

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) February 14. The funeral of the late Mrs. Brodie, mother of the Bight Rev. Dr. Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch, was one of the largest and most representative seen in Auckland. The interment took place in the Otahuhu Cemetery, the Bishop being assisted by his Lordship Dr. Liston and many of the local clergy. Another party of members of the Australian Hierarchy and clergy arrived by the Makura on Monday last to take part in the celebrations in connection with the diamond jubilee of Archbishop Redwood. The party comprised the Adelaide, Dr. R. Spence; Bishop J. Heavey, Vicar-Apostolic Adelaide, Dr. R. Spence; Bishop J. Heavey, Cicar Apostolic of North Queensland; Dean W. Lee, Brisbane; Rev. Father J. Gatzemeyer, Administrator of Adelaide Cathedral; the Rev. Father J. Power, Brisbane; and the Rev. Father E. Stan away, rector of St. Leo’s University College, Brisbane. The Rev. W. Nicol, of Lismore Diocese, was a--through passenger for Vancouver. Interviewed on arrival at Auckland, his Grace Archbishop Duhig told a Herald reporter, “There could be no better introduction to New Zealand than the Waitcmata harbor on such a morning.” When a member of his party remarked that many people believed that the Auckland harbor was finer than Sydney harbor his Grace chuckled and told a story of a man in Sydney who went to a fancy dress ball with an arm in a sling, a bandage over an eye and generally in a dilapidated condition, a card on his back announcing that he had said he did not like “our arbor. “\ou are just the right distance from Australia for tourists, and your climate offers just the right kind of change, continued the Archbishop. Although we have many different climates in our own country it is a delight to come here and to see scenery that reminds one of European scenery. I admire the background of your city with its fine hills and parks. It is very delightful. We ail hope to see a good deal of the Dominion before we depart.” The Boys Orphanage at Takapuna, which was destroyed by fire about 12 months ago, has been rebuilt and will be ready for occupation in the course of a few days. In connection with the reopening of the home, an interesting function will take place on Sunday afternoon, March 2, when the building will be blessed by his Excellency Archbishop Cattaneo, Apostolic Delegate to Australasia, and formally opened for its renewed life by the GovernorGeneral, Lord Jellicoe. At the Sacred Heart Church, Ponsonby, last Sunday a beautiful statue of the Immaculate Conception, given by the parishioners as a memorial to Father Carran, a former administrator of the parish, was unveiled before a packed congregation, bather Mansfield, the present administrator.

j ; ~ 1' ‘ u imuiimoui aiui ) referred to the great work clone by Father Carran and of his devotion to Our Lady. There was no more fitting way to honor his memory than to spread still more the devotion to Our Lady so dear to his heart. A sermon was then preached on Our Lady, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Saciament, The Children of Alary afterwards-en-tertained the visiting members of the Sodality, Great interest is being shown in the forthcoming jubilee of his Grace Archbishop Redwood. A large party representative of clergy and laity will be leaving next week for Wellington.