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r ■<’ y The D enver C atholic R egister ^ < WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1980 VOL. LV. NO. 42 Colorado's Largest Weekly 20 PAG ES 25 CENTS PER COPY Bishop George R. Evans raises a shovel and gets between 43rd and 44th Avenues. According to Father private bath, closet and storage space and protected, a chuckle from the crowd at Holy Family Church Lawrence St. Peter, pastor, the plaza will fulfill a recessed balconies. Construction should be completed during ground breaking ceremonies July 24 for the need among the elderly, and its location will keep the in about 16 months. (Photo by Ed Sadowski) Holy Family Plaza. The five-story, 79-unit plaza will elderly in the neighborhood instead of isolating them. be constructed on the east side of Vrain Street The one-bedroom units will include kitchen space. Put Priests Where They’re Needed Vatican Wants Better Distribution of Ciergy in the Worid By Jerry Filteau • The 45 percent of the world’s Catholics who live in Distribution of the Clergy in the World.” VATICAN CITY (NC) — The Vatican wants a major North America and Europe are served by 77.2 percent of It was signed by Cardinal Silvio Oddi, prefect of the redistribution of the world’s clergy. the world’s priests. Another 45 percent of the world’s clergy congregation, and Archbishop Maximino Romero In a document released July 22 by the Congregation Catholics live in Latin America and the Philippines, but De Lema, congregation secretary. for the Clergy it ordered all bishops’ conferences to set up only 12.62 percent of the world’s priests serve those Its publication was ordered by Pope John Paul II, two commissions; “one for the better distribution of the areas. The document grew out of a commission within the clergy and another for the missions. ’ ’ • In terms of Catholic and non-Catholic population, clergy congregation that Pope Paul VI instituted in 1967 To highlight the problem of priest-rich vs. priest-poor there are two priests per 100,000 people in Asia, while to study the problem of the poor distribution of priests and countries the document gave some current statistics. there are 29 per 100,000 in North America and 37 per to formulate norms to correct the situation. Among these were: 100,000 in Europe. • There are 16 priests per 100,000 Catholics in Latin The title of the new Vatican document is “ Directive More Missionaries America, while North America (the United States and Norms for the Collaboration of the Particular Churches One of the major past efforts to distribute priests Canada) has 120 per 100,000. Among Themselves and Especially for a Better (Continued on Page 14) ml D ignity Persecution R u naw ay ALSO O f W o m e n O f C h u rch Yo u n g ste rs Collection * " I*'’* INSIDE: For Youth J. Vatican delegate to conference Two American priests traveling Youngsters involved in prostitu Page 3 I ■ on women calls for in (Central America were shocked tion and pornography are the real ,1 1 • improvements in their health and by the persecution of the Catholic victims of so-called victimless Father Urban educational opportunitites. Church. crimes. ■ On Migrants P a g e s P a g e s P a g e 4 Page 9 Page 2 — The Denver Catholic Register, Wed., July 30,1980 c \K ( limSHOI* S OKKK K -Mill .Josephine Street Staff Changes Announce^ D e n ie r. CO S()2(I6 Various duties of Msgr. William Jones, archdiocesan • Named Father Lawrence St. Peter, pastor of Hv!' ^ Ir O f f i c i a l Vicar General who recently became a parish pastor, have Family Church and director of continuing education fe been assigned to other members of Archbishop James V. priests, also to be director of deans and deane^ -<j, APPOINTMENTS Casey's top staff, programs. (I Most Rev, George R. Evans. Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar Msgr. Jones recently was appointed pastor of Church • Made Father Donald F. Dunn, Vicar for FanSil < of General, also to be Director oi the Permanent Diaconate Life and Youth, also to be chairman of the Lay Ministr Cal I^rogram and a member of the Archdiocesan Priestly Personnel of the Risen Christ, 3060 S. Monaco Pkwy.. replacing Father Joseph M. O'Malley, who moved to the Catholic Committee and evangelization programs. -' *' of Board • Added the position as director of the Propagation o ree Most Rev Richard C, Hanifen, Vicar lor the Southern Area, Pastoral Center at 200 Josephine St. as Vicar for Catholic to ( also to be Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Denver. the Faith office to duties of Chancellor held by Fath* Education. An Rev Joseph M O'Malley. Vicar for Catholic Education, also Father O'Malley figures in the re-shuffling moves an Edward .M. Hoffmann. to be Chairman of the f^riests Retirement Committee. nounced by Archbishop Casey. In addition to his education oth Rev. Edward T Madden. Director of Priestly Personnel for post, he will be chairri;an of the Priests' Retirement Com NC the Archdiocese of I.)envcr. also to be Chairman ol the Airport mittee. % 1 Ministry Committee Also included are the archdiocese's two auxiliary bee Very Rev Lawrence St. Peter. Pastor, Holy Family Church Are You Moving oft and Director of (Jonlinuing Education for Priests, also to be bishops — Bishop George R. Evans and Bishop Richard C. Hanifen. 1 Director of the Deans ol the Archdiocese ol Denver and ol the IF YOU ARE, SEND THIS NOTICE TODAY TO THb .. Deanery Programs. Bishop Evans, who also is a Vicar General, will be Ma Itev. Donald F. Dunn. Vicar for Family IJfe and Youth, also director of the Permanent Diaconate Program and a REGISTER, 200 JOSEPHINE ST., DENVER, CO. 8020ii.. ^ of to be Chairman of the Lay .Ministry (.’ommittee and the member of the Priestly Personnel Board. OLD sin Evangelization programs for the Archdiocese ol Denver. Bishop Hanifen, Vicar for the Southern area in ih c Itev. Edward .M Hoffmann. Chancellor ol the Archdiocese of Colorado Springs, also becomes Vicar General for the Paste here old address label from copy of publlcatlor Sa Denver, also to be Director ol the Propagation ol the Faith Of- Archdiocese of Denver, replacing .Msgr. Jones. Omit Items 1, 2 and 3 when address label is furnished ► the SCHKDL'LES In other moves, the archbishop: 1. .NO. AND STREET AI^T. NO.. PO. BOX NO- O. BI.SHOP GEORGE R. EVA.NS • Added chairman of the Airport .Ministry Committee Pe Saturday. Aug 2. 10 a m . Denver. Catholic Pastoral Center. to the duties of Father Edward T. Madden, director of R.F D. NO. (Jffice ol Chicane Affairs. Board ol Directors .Meeting, Priestlv Personnel. Sa Monday. Aug. 4. 7 p m., Denver, Loretto Heights College. 2. CITY. ZONE NO.. AND STATE rei Tekakwitha ('onference. Opening Remarks. th< Wednesday. Aug, 6. 9 a m,. Denver. Catholic Pastoral 3. Show all additional dates and numbers included Gi Center. Meeting with Legislature and Continental Breakfast. Peripatetic Pope address label (necessary for identification) Wednesday. Aug. 6, 5;30 p.m.. Denver. Catholic Pastoral Center. Archdiocesan Housing Hoard. Inc,. Meeting. NEW ne 'riiursday. Aug. 7. 9 a.m,. Denver. Executive Tovyer Inn. CO Inlernational Brotherhood Electrical Workers Annual Progress Staying on Move 4. NO. AND STREET. APT. NO.. P O. BOX NO. OR th' Meeting. Invocation. R E D. NO. BISHOP RICHARD C. HANIFEN ROME (NC) — Pope John Castellano announced that tri Sunday. Aug. 3.12 noon, Colorado Springs. Dorchester Park. Paul II will probably make Pope John Paul would visit 5. CITY. ZONE NO.. AND STATE ar Fiesta Guadalupana._______________________________ at least two trips within Ita on Sept. 14. lis ly and two international Italian newspapers have 6. Nam e o f subscriber i Print or type i Correction journeys before the end of also speculated in recent su 1980. months that Pope John Paul 7. DATE OF ADDRESS CHANGE ar In the Register's feature in Colorado Springs. The bishops of Aquila and w ill v isit V erona, in on Glenwood Springs (July Father Leberer was the Siena, Italy, announced up northeastern Italy, on Aug. 7, 9), it was incorrectly stated founding pastor of Holy coming papal visits to their and Velletri, 20 miles that Father Joseph Leberer, Family Parish in Colorado cities at separate press con south of Rome, on Aug. 26. who is pastor of St. Springs and served there for ferences July 23. The Vatican has refused to Stephen's in Glenwood, 13 years. Although the Vatican confirm the trips. served at St. Mary's Parish would not confirm or deny Similarly, Vatican the reports, speculation per spokesmen maintained an sists that the traveling pope official silence about the site The Denver Catholic Register would go to West Germany of Pope John Paul's next in and the Philippines this fall. (USPS 557-030) ternational trip. The Most Reverend James V Casey. C D Publisher And a trip to Spain next year But Vatican sources said Rev C B W oodnch Editor is possible. July 23 that the pope is likely James Fiedler Associate Editor The visit to Aquila, a sum- Linus Riordan Contributing Editor to visit several cities in West Jim Pierson Business Manager mer resort 54 miles Germany Nov. 14-17. Frank Vecchiarelli Advertising Director northwest of Rome, is set A papal trip to the Philip Richard Tucker. Julie Asher Editorial Staff for Aug. 30, Archbishop Ed Sadowski Staff Photographer pines was confirmed by the Lorna Kreger Circulation Carlo Martini said.