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Mgr. Rafferty Appointed By Rome As Auxiliary Bishop To His Grace informed by the Apostolic His Grace the Archbishop has been the Holy See has acthat Carboni, R. Delegate, the Most Rev. of appointment an Auxiliary Bishop. ceeded to his request for the annually at Aquinas
In the following year he sion heavy reThe administrator of St. the additional ap- College and hadduring the Mary's Cathedral and chan- received of Chancellor of sponsibilitics of celebrations cellor of the Archdiocese, pointments centennial Dean and Archdiocese the J. the Rt. Rev. Mgr. John 1946. Mary's Cathedral. St. of appointbeen has Rafferty, Despite the erection of During his long experHis titular See is ed. fence of curial administra- Bunbury as a separate DioPharan. has -elect cese in 1954, the Archtion the Bishop Bishop-elect Rafferty was in served in almost every capa- diocese of Perth continues born on August 20, 1912, the open to a priest in to expand, particularly in Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland. city the city and suburbs. He was educated at St. Archdiocese. He has been a diocesan Flannan's College and read consultor, It was in view of this exama Synodal his ecclesiastical course at member of the Dio- growth and of the prospects St. Kieran's College, Kil- iner, a Tribunal and master of even greater development cesan the kenny. the Cathe- in the near futureanthat AuxilHere he was ordained to of ceremonies at appointment of dral. In necesthe priesthood in 1936. became Bishop iary In addition he has organthe same year he came out proces- sary. to serve in the Archdiocese ised the Eucharistic of Perth.
The Bishop -elect was appointed an assistant priest on the Cathedral staff, and three years later became secretary to the Archbishop until 1947. During the same period he was diocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Aid societies, 1939-45. Upon his return from fur-i lough in Ireland in 1948,1 Rafferty was Monsignor named administrator of St. Mary's Cathedral.
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Rev. Brian Pitman
Vincentians Offer Prizes For Essay On Their Founder The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is conducting an essay competition on the life and works of Frederic Ozanam, principal founder of the society
To Be Ordained
Carmelite Priest
A first prize of £15/15/ Girl will be awarded and a second prize of £5/5/. The competition is open Receives Habit In to all students of the sub -
Kellerberrin
Leaving and Leaving class-
es of Catholic schools and E. Stales Order The Rev. Brian Hil- will close on August 31, At ceremonies of religious and profession Orion Pitman, O.D.C., 1955. The winning essay, which reception on July and 2 will be ordained to is limited to 1,500 words, performed Rev. F. Henin these by the Most printed be will on Wagga of Bishop priesthood schke, the columns. N.S.W., Miss DorSunday, July 17, at As a guide to entrants Wagga, othy Portner of Kellerberbooks listed has AylesSociety among the postuthe Friars," rin, was "The which will be helpful in lants who received the ford, England. essay. the compiling Habit in the congregation 1
The son of the late FranOur Entry forms have been of the Daughters ofHeart, cis Alexander Pitman and all Catholic Lady of the Sacred Mrs. A. Pitman of Stirling- distributed to N.S.W. Burradoo,
hwy., Nedlands, the Rev. schools. Brian Pitman was born in
Most Rev. J. J. Rafferty, Auxiliary Bishop -elect. Price: 6d.
Perth.
He studied at St. Joseph's School, Subiaco, with the Sisters of Mercy, Toodyay, and at Aquinas College. After leaving school he entered St. Charles' Seminary and left there to become a
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Carmelite. He left the State about eight years ago and studied first at "Whitefriars," Mitcham, Victoria and then at Alberto, Sant' Collegio Rome. He will be ordainCarmelite famed the ed at Friary associated with the giving of the scapular to St. Simon Stock by the Blessed Virgin.
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National Chaplain Of YCW In Ceylon Visits Perth With Urgent Message
Priests Coming
Two Irish priests who will work in the Archdiocese of Perth were among the 30 students of All Hallows', recently ordained. Ordaining prelate was the Most Rev. John Scanlon. D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Honolulu. Among those ordained were: Rev. D. McCartan (Sale), Rev. J. O'Hara
(Perth), Rev. L. Doyle (Auckland), Rev. P. Bell,
Perth, Thursday, July* 14, 1955
Rev. M. O'Byrne, Rev. D. Cremin (Sydney), Rev. P. Walsh (Sale), Rev. M. White (Sale) and Rev. J. O'Shea
(Perth).
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What Lies Behind Moola Bulla Fuss? Kimberley pastoralists and some Native Welfare Department officials fear that the current Moola Bulla native uproar is only the beginning of further trouble throughout the district-and behind it seems to be the leader of a group of Pilbara natives, the former acknowledged Communist miner, Donald William McLeod.
Mr. the
It is known that a Native Information believed to officer be in the hands of the Com- Welfare Department the two natives missioner of Native Affairs, intercepted 1 June on Creek at Hall's Mr. S. G. Middleton, shows and tried to talk them out that in May, McLeod left of carrying on with their two natives named Punch mission. and Jackson to await transWhere the two natives, port to Hall's Creek. Punch and Jackson, are The purpose of their visit now is not known to ''The according to the documents, Record." McLeod to himself be in was to cause trouble and is still believed he recentdissension among the Kim- Melbourne where of lectures series a gave ly berley natives. They were to visit Moola for an Eastern States body the Council for Brian Low, Archdiocesan president of instructed Bulla station and there to known as Rights. of a Aboriginal nucleus H. Rev. "the form the welcomes (left) Y.C.W. Further comment on striking team to spread O.M.I., to Catholic Action head- throughout the Kimberleys." Page 4.
Schram, quarters.
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Interview with Fr. Schram, P.3.)
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Bishop-elect Rafferty pictured with Cardinal
Agagianian at the National Eucharistic Congress in Sydney in 1953. VATICAN CITY, July 4 draw up a code of canon law (Radio, NC).-His Eminence fur Eastern Rites. The Cardinal, at present Gregory Peter XV Cardinal Agagianian, Patriarch of in Rome, will soon depart the 36th International for Armenians, the Cilicia of
Congress in has been named by Pope Eucharistic three AustraPius XII to be president of Brazil, whichwill also attend. a Pontifical Commission to lian prelates