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FATHER TAVARES
Bishop Sean O'Malley has announced six appointments of pastors, all effective June 28. Rev. Raymond Cambra, parochial vicar at St. Pius X parish, South Yarmouth, will be pastor of St. Elizabeth parish, Fall River. Rev.J ohn C. Martins, pastor of Santo Christo parish, Fall River, will exchange pastorates with Rev. Gastao Oliveira, now pastor of St. Anthony of Padua parish, also Fall River. Rev. John A. Raposo, now parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception parish, New Bedford, will be pastor of St. Peter the Apostle
Father Cambra A native of New Bedford and the son of Raymond Cambra and Mary O. (Corvelo) Cambra, Father Cambra was ordained May 14, 1977. He has served as parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception,
Fall River; Immaculate Conception, Taunton; Santo Christo, Fall River; and since 1991 at St. Pius X. Father Martins Born in S. Sebastiao, Terceira, Azores, the son of Joao Cipriano and Rita Candida (Ferreira) Martins, Father Martins was ordained April 10, 1955. He was parochial vicar at St. Anthony of Padua, Fall River; St. Anthony, East Falmouth; St. Elizabeth's and Santo Christo, Fall River; and St. Anthony's, Taunton. He was pastor at St. Peter's, Provincetown, and Our Lady of Health, Fall River, before being
named pastor at Santo Christo in 1991. Father Oliveira A native of Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores, Father Oliveira is the son of Maria (Louisa) Oliveira and the late Altino C. Oliveira. He was ordained in 1972 for the diocese of Carmona in Angola and served there as parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Carmona and then pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Carmona City. He served on the diocesan tribunal, presbyteral council, and as diocesan diTurn to Page II
Charities Appeal at $1,356,110
Father Salvador chaplain for N.E. Region I Scouts Father Stephen B. Salvador, pastor of Holy Ghost parish, Attleboro, and diocesan chaplain of Catholic Scouting, has been named National Catholic Committee on Scouting(NCCS)chaplain for New England Region I of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, comprising the dioceses and/ or archdioceses of Boston, Bridgeport, Burlington, Fall River, Hartford, Manchester, Norwich, Portland, Providence, Springfield and Worcester. The appointment came at recent NCCS standing committee and executive board meetings in Orlando, FL. In addition to his new appointment, Father Salvador serves on the committee's Chaplain's Committee and its services subcommittee. The NCCS uses the program of the Boy Scouts of America as a form of ministry with Catholic youth, working with the National
parish, Provincetown; and Rev. Daniel O. Reis, now parochial vi~ar at Immaculate Conception, will become pastor there. Rev. Evaristo Tavares, now pastor at Immaculate Conception, New Bedford, will fill the same office at Our Lady of Angels parish, Fall Rivt:r.
The total collected thus far in the diocesan Catholic Charities . Appeal is $1,356,110.37, it has been announced by Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, diocesan director of the Appeal. He expressed gratitude to all contributors and to those who have worked for the success ofthe Appeal in both its Special Gifts and Parish phases.
O.L. of Victory, Centerville St. Elizabeth Seton, N. Falm. Holy Redeemer, Chatham
29,519.00 29,090.00 25,154.00
New Bedford Area O.L. of Mt. Carmel, N.B. $37,640.00 Turn to Page II
LEADING PARISHES
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Attleboro Area O.L. of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk $36,219.00 22,903.00 St. Mary, Seekonk St. John the Evangelist, Altl. 19,272.00 18,906.00 St. Mark, Attleboro Falls 16,726.00 St. Mary, Mansfield Fall River Area St. Thomas More, Somerset $21,725.00 19,400.00 Sa nto Christo, Fall River 17,776.00 Holy Rosary, Fall River 17,634.00 St. Joh n of God, Somerset 17,410.00 Holy Name, Fall River Cape & Islands Area St. Pius X, So. Yarmouth $68,656.00 Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 30,685.00
F ALL RIVER area Catholic Charities Appeal workers pictured with Father Daniel L. Freitas, Appeal and area director; Deacon Thomas Souza, Appeal chairman; and Bishop O'Malley are Doris L. Poisson (second left) and Lorraine Julius, both parishioners of St. Anne Church, in Fall River. (Hickey photo)