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Two Archbishops, four Bishops, two Abbots, fourteen Monsignors, over one hundred and twenty priests, diocesan and religious, representatives of many religious orders off men and women and a large congregation of the laity witnessed the Episcopal Consecration of the Most Reverend Myles McKeon, Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos and Auxiliary Bishop to His Grace the Archbishop in St. Mary's Cathedral.
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Many Good Wishes To New Bishop When the ceremony of Consecration had been ompleted, the new Bishop led the procession out of the Cathed-
Then he was crowded raund lay many friends the laity who were eager to offer eongratulatIona and to kiss the ring of the newly consecrated Bist,p. His Lordship was still in the Cathedral grounds long after the ceremony was over. smatag
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Just outside the main doors he received the congratulations of His Grace and his brother Bishops and numbers of the clergy,
After the prayers at the foot of the altar, the BishopElect -was vested for Mass. At this point, the Litany of the Saints was chanted and the Imposition of Hands and the Preface of Consecration took place. The new. Bishop was anointed with Oil of Chrism and had the symbols of office conferred upon him. At the conclusion of the
The ceremony commenced with a procession from the Archbishop's Pala-re to the Cathedral at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. The procession was headed by His Grace the Archbishop, who presided, the Most Reverend L. J. Goody, D.D., Ph.D., Bishop of Bun bury, who ,was the Consecrating Bishop, then the Bishop - Elect accompanied by the two co -consecrating Bishops, the Most Reverend SA,C., Vicar Jobst, J. Apostolic of the Kimberleys, and the Most Reverend F. X. Thomas, B.A., Dip.Ed., the Bishop of Geraldton, the Most Reverend M. Beovich, D.D., Ph. D., Archbishop of Adelaide, the Most Reverend J. Gleeson, Auxiliary to Archbishop Beovich, who preached the occasional sermon (text on Page Three), the Right Reverend Celestine Gusi, O.S.B., Abbot General of the Benedictine the Right and Order, Reverend Gregory Gomez, O.S.B., Lord Abbot of New
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The ceremony of Consecration commenced with the interrogation of the Bishop Elect by the Consecrating Prelate. Mass way then begun with the Bishop -Elect the with concelebrating Consecrator.
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BOTTOM LEFT: Auxil-
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Many Are Required For Ceremonial Ministers and their as- assisted by Rt. Rev. Monsistants at the Consecra- signors, E. Kennedy Subition ceremony were: Pre- aco) and E. Sullivan (West siding, His Grace the Ptrth). Archbishop, whose assisThe co -consecrating Bishtants at the throne were ops, His Lordship Bishop Right Rev. Monsignors E. Jobst and His Lordship Moss (Nedlands) and J. Bishop Thomas were assistLarkins (Albury, N.S.W.). ed by Rev. Fathers W. Monsignor A. Thomas Browne (Bassendean) and J. (Sydney, N.S.W.), the Dowling (Cloverdale) and J. National Director of the McGillicuddy (Palmyra) and Pontifical Missions, was W. Foley (Missions). I
assistant priest.
His Bishop Lordship Goody, the consecrator was
The new Bishop had as his chaplains, the Right Rev. Monsignors J. T. McMahon
Coal Of Arms Recalls Land Of Birth,
Of Adoption, Work And Family 4. THE COAT OF ARMS of the Most Reverend Myles McKeon, Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos and Auxiliary to His Grace the Archbishop. The heraldic symbolism chosen by His Lordship represent his birthplace, his work, part of the family coat of arms and his motto. On the top left, the Arms of Connaught indicate Bishop McKeon's place of birth (Westport, Ireland); the Black Swan on the right, the country of his labours; the wavy lines, blue and silver, represent the ocean between them; the four (purple) eight -pointed stars on a silver field and the salmon in the river are part of the McKeon family coat of arms; the cross (gold) and the letter M (blue) represent the Bishop's work for the Propagation of the Faith and the Legion of Mary. A cross is formed above and below the crest and the motto is -Per Mariam ad Jesum" (To Jesus
through Mary).
The Connaught Coat of Arms depicts a phoenix (brown and black) on a silver field; and on a blue field is a flesh -coloured forearm holding a torch with a blueish -green flame.
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Langmead (Leederville). The masters of ceremonies were Rev. E. J. Clancy C.M., (St Charles' Seminary) and Rev. F. Walsh (Cathedral). Altar servers were students from St. Charles' Seminary, Guildford, and the commen-
tary was given by Rev. P. Quinn D.C.L.
secretary
to
His Grace. Present in the Sanctuary were the Most Rev. M. Beovich Archbishop of Adelaide, Most Rev. J. Gleeson, Auxil-'
iary Bishop ;o Archbishop Bcovich, the Right Rev. Abbot General Celestine Gust
O.S.. (Rome), the
Right Rev.
Abbot Gomez O.S.B., (New Norcia
-Rt. Rev. Monsignors C. Cunningham V.G. (Albany), F. O'Connor East Vie. Park) T. Ahern V.F. (Northam) 0. O'Connor (Geraldton) J. Bourke (Education Office) E. Collins (Shenton Park) E. Bryan B.D. (Morawa) and the V. Rev. W. Dziecol (Pol(
ish chaplain).