POPE JOHN HONORS DIOCESAN WOMAN AND SEVEN LAYMEN
DR. JOHN C. CORRIGAN
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Fall River, Meiss., Thursday, Nov. 9, 1961
Vol. 5, No. 46 Š 1961
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For the third time in the history of the Fall River Diocese, the Holy See has honored laymen with papal honors, making seven members of the Diocese Knights of St. Gregory. The Order of the Knights of St. Gregory is a Pontifical Order of Knighthood founded by Pope Gregory XVI on Sept. 1, 1831, under the patronage of Pope st. Gregory the Great. The Order was reformed by Pope St. Pius X in 1905. The Order was 'established to reward meritorrolltS serv,iee . to the Church and religion. Knighthood was first granted to members of, the Diocese when the late James H. Mahoney, Sr. and the late John Duff Sr., both of New Bedford, received the hooor from Pope Pius XI in 1934. The second granting of the honor was two years ago whee Pope John honored nine members of the Diocese with the distinction. The Papal Medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice is awarded ~ the Holy See for outstanding service to the Church. It has been granted twice before to lay women of the Diocese, by Pope Pius XII to Mrs. Carolyn B. Manning of New Bedford, former national head of the Daughters of Isabella and by Pope John to the late Miss Isabel H. Dearden of Fall River, for over 30 years Secretary at the Chancery Office. Mills Burns is thus the third lay woman of the Diocese to receive this Papal reeo,gnition.
NORMAN F.' HOCHU
JOSEPH E. FERNANDES
PHILIP M. HEMINGWAYp Sit.
Bi,shop Connolly Announces Papal Awards In Recognition~"of L~bor for Church Pope John today honored seven prominent laymen of the diocese by appointing them as members of the Knights of St. Gregory the Great, and the Holy Father, at the same time, honored a woman who has devoted her life.to Catholic social work by bestowing upon her the medal of Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. Announcement of the, Supreme Pontiff's appointment was made by the Most The diocesan social worker is She was born in Fall River and Rev. James L. Connolly, the daughter of the late William is a communicant of St. Mary'. Bishop of Fall River. and Louisa (Gerrard) Burns. Cathedral parish. The designations bring to Dr. Corrigan 18 the number of men who, over the course of the years, have been awarded the Knighthood of St. Gregory the Great in the Diocese and it increases to three the number of women who have received the Papal award for significant church work. Those honored are: Miss Helen F. Burns of 61 Brow Street, Fall River. Dr. John C? Corrigan ()f 659 Pearce Street, Fall River. Joseph E. Fernandes of 26 West Main Street, Norton. Philip M. Hemingway of 1'2 Ash Street, New Bedford.. , Norman F. Hochu of'120 Ea~ ern Avenue, Fall River. Dr. Clement C. Maxweli of 1~ State Street, Taunton. George M. Montle of Read Street, Somerset. Eugene F. Phelan of Oakland Terrace, Mattapoisett. Miss Burns Miss Burns, official social worker in the Fall River Catholic Welfare Office, has been connected with this Bureau for the past 32 years. Miss Burns, who started during the episcopate of the Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan, second Bishop of Fall River, has done outstanding work as a marriage counsellor for the diocese. She is also in charge of child adoptions. Miss Burns' field of activity extends from Fall River to Taunton to Attleboro.
DR. CLEMENT C. MAXWELL
Dr. Corrigan, one of FaD ,1 River's most eminent physicians I specializing in internal medicine, .I is the son of the la te Dominu: and Helen (Cosgrove) Corrigan. 'Fhe Fall River physician, who is a member of the executive body which directs the operation of the Massachusetts Blue Shield, was born Dec. 12, 1904 in Fall River. Dr. Corrigan, a communicant of Holy Name Church in Fall River, is married to the former " Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) of Providence. They are the parents of two sons, John Jr., a Jesuit • novice at Shadowbrook, Mass., and Dominic, a Junior at Holy Cr()ss College. Mr. Fernandes MI'. Fernandes, who is president of Fernandes S,upermarketa, is the son of the late Jose and Rosa (Teixeira) Fernandes. Ho was born in Arco Da Calhepa, Medeiro, in the Azores, on March 12, 1923. . He is married to the former Anabelle Watson. They are tho parents of three children, Joseph DECORATION: .This is W., Marcia and Donna M. the medal of the Papa,!. MI'. Fernandefl served as lay Knights 'of St. Gregory. chairman of the 1961 Catholia Charities Appeal and he also diUpper left is medal in minia- reeted the 1960 campaign for tho ture for evening dress, upper . raising of funds f()r the building right is lapel button. Ribbon of Bishop Feehan High School in is red and orange. 'llurn to Page Fourt~
GEORGE M. MONTLE
EUGENE F. PHELAN