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M « Hospital Chaplain, Eight Assistants Are Included in Appointments NEW PARISH ESTABLISHED IN COLORADO SPRINOS Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc., 1950— Permisaion to Reproduce, Except on Articles. Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue. Rev. Duane Theobald Named Pastor Coprriffhtcd, 1960. No nawipaper or radio reprodudtion before noon Fridapr without apecifio permiision. + A new parish under the title of the Divine Redeemer has been established in Colorado Springs hy + + Archbishop Urban J. Vehr of Denver with the Rev. Duane Theobald as pastor. Father Theobald, at present first assistant at the Cathedral parish in Denver, will take over his new assignment July 6. Prop O ffic ia l DENVERCATHaiC erty for the new parish, in the Nob Hill district of Colorado ,Springs, was purchased in 1947. + -b + Other appointments announced by Archbishop Vehr name one hospital chaplain and eight assistant pastors, and assign one prie^ and a seminarian to studies in Rome. The Rev. John C. Walsh, assistant in Annunciation parish, Leadville, since June, 1944, is named chaplain of REG ISTER St. Anthony’s hospital, Denver. Appointments of assistant ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER pastors includei the following: The Rev. Owen McHugh, Chancery Office Price per copy, three cents newly ordained, !is assigned to the Cathedral parish; the Rev. 1536 Logan Street ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER Charles Salmon', at present assistant in Sacred Heart par Denver 5, Colorado DENVER, COLORADO VOL. XLV. No. 44. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1950 Chancery Office ish, Cheyenne Wells, is named assistant in Our Lady of 1536 Logan Street Lourdes parish; the Rev. James Ahern, newly ordained, as Appointments Denver 5, Colorado sistant in Presentation parish, Denver; the Rev. Joseph The following appointments’ are Denver Maryknoller in Red China O’Malley, newly ordained, assistant in St. Philomena’s par made by the Most Resjdrcnd Arch ish, Denver; the Rev. .George Weibel, who has been on theIjqsoFbishop, effective Thursday, July 6, Official Decree staff of the Pontifical College Josephinum, Worthington,^ Pastor The Parish of the Divine Redeemer, Colorado Springs, 0., for the past two years, assistant in St. Vincent de Paul’s Newly formed Parish of the Di parish, Denver; the Rev. Peter Wildhaber, M.S.B., assistant vine Redeemer, (xtlorado Springs, Colorado, is hereby canonically erected os o removable par Colo., Rev. Duane Theobald. ish with the following territorial boundaries: ki Presentation parish since March of this year, is named assistant in Sacred Heart parish, Cheyenne Wells; the Rev. Chaplain North Boundary: An extension of the Columbio street St. Anthony’s hospital, Denver, Thomas McMahon, newly ordained, assistant in St. Joseph’s Rev. John C. Walsh. line to the east limit of Potty Jewett golf course; Austin parish. Fort Collins; and the Rev. Ramon Blach, newly or bluffs from the east limit of Potty Jewett golf course to the Assistant Pastors dained, assistant in Annunciation parish, Leadville. All ap Cathedral, Denver — Rev. Owen eost limit of Peterson field. pointments are effective Thursday, July 6. McHugh East Boundary: An extension of the east limit of Peter The Rev. George Evans, assistant in St. Philomena’s Our Lady of Lourdes, Denver— son field. parish, Denver, will study canon law at the Appollinare Rev. Charles Salmon Presentation, Denver — Rev, South Boundary: The Santo Fe Railroad tracks from institute, Rome; and John Cotter, seminarian of the arch James Ahern the east side of Hancock street to east, limit of Peterson diocese, will begin his theological studies at the North St. Philomena’s, Denver — Rev. field. American college in Rome. Joseph O’Malley St. Vincent de Paul’s, Denver— West Boundary: The east side of Hancock street from Parish Site Purchased in 1947 Rev. George Weibel the Santo Fe Railroad tracks to Columbia street. Purchase of 14 lots as a site for the new parish in Colorado Cheyenne Wells — Rev. Peter In witness whereof, etc. Springs was announced Nov. 6, 1947. The property, in a new resi Wildhaber, M.S.B. dential section of; the city, is in the northeastern part of Colorado Fort (Collins, St. Joseph’s church — Rev. Thomas McMahon Springs. It comprises a whole block, with,the exception of two build Leadville, Annunciation — Rev, ing sites occupied by homes, bounded on the west by Logan, the east Ramon Blach. by Farragut, the riorth by Yampa, and the south by Cache la Poudre. The Rev. (George Evans will study It is situated thre< blocks from the Memorial City hospital. The resi canon law at the Appollinare uni versity, Rome. dences are at one- side of the block and ^ill not interfere with the Mr. John Cotter will begin his parish development. • theological studies at. the North knollers there conduct 10 elementary schools with a Archbishop of Denver; “ NEE HOW M O?” , Ah Wu asks Father The church, the sixth in Colorado Springs, is the second to be American college, Rome. ti^tal enrollment of 1,000 boys and 350 girls. Re [SEAL] By order of the Most Reverend Richard D. Mershon, Maryknoll Missioner established in the city in the past two years. On July 15, 1948, from Denver. “ Fine,” replies Father, “ and how do cS^tly,. upon completion of his language studies, DAVID MALONEY Archbishop. purchase of a former Congregational church at 405-0'7 S. Tejon was you do?” Father Mershon, the son of Mr. and Fatjier Mershon took his perpetual oath as a Mary- Assistant Chancellor DAVID MALONEY Mrs. Dean Mershon of 4205 Irving street, Denver, knolisMissioner. A graduate of Cathedral high school, announced by Archbishop Vehr. This shrine, intended for the service Given at Denver, Colorodo Assistant Chancellor has been assigned to the Diocese'of Wuchow in South he afv^nded St. Thomas’ seminary before entering of the Spanish-speaking, was placed under the care of the Theatine China since 1947, the year of his ordination. Mary- Maryksttll in 1945. June 20, 1950 Fathers and opened in 1948 with the Rev. Anthony Barcelo, C.R.; in charge. Older Colorado Springs parishes include St. Mary’s on West Ki Colorado Springs owa, of which the Rt. Rev. Monsignor William Kipp is pastor; Sacred Christ the King Parish to Build Rectory Heart parish on West Colorado avenue, with the Bfcv. John Nelson, O.M.I., as pastor; Corpus Christi parish on North Cascade avenue, with Catechist Nuns to Msffr. McCormick of the Rev. Anthony Elzi as pastor; and St. Paul's chapel, Broadmoor, with the Rev. Michael Harrington as pastor. Catholic U. Made Bishop iPro/ecf W ill Cost More Than $30,W O Also indicative of the rapidly growing Catholic population of Arrive in August Colorado Springs is the expansion being carried on by already existing Two Missionary Sisters of The Rev, 'John W. Scannell, pastor of Christ the King parish, Denver, announced parishes. Corpus Christi parish has just completed a spacious new Our Lady of Victory will ar plans this week for the construction of a rectory on the parish property, with building Archbishop of Cincinnati school and work is going forward on a rectory. St. Mary’s parish rive in Colorado Springs the expected to get under way by July 1. It is expected that the large, one-story residence, dedicated a beautiful new grade school building last month, and is costing slightly more than $30,000, latter part of August to open will be ready for occupancy in The house is designed for prac tage of the natural slope of the constructing a gymnasium, as well as remodeling the old school build-., the order’s fourth catechetical Is Bishop Alter of Toledo November. tical service and convenience as land for the construction of the ing for exclusive high school use. center in the Archdiocese of garage.. The new rectory will be erected a rectory. Two offices are placed The patronal feast of the new parish is the Feast of the Transfig Denver. Washington. — Archbishop Ai%- 29, and as teacher of sociology in at 855 Fairfax street, about 270 on either side of the front en Father Scannell, first pastor The Rev. IVilliam Kelly, assist uration, Aug. 6. leto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic St. John’s U. He was director of feet north of E. Eighth avenue. trance hall. A large third office of Chrisfthe King parish, has lived ant o f St. Mary’s parish, is direct Delegate, has announced the ap the National School of Social Serv Its location will thus leave ample can .be obtained by closing off the for the past year in quarters Census figures for 1950 reveal that Colorado Springs, the state’s ing the work of preparing the pointment by the Pope of Bishop ice, Washington, 1929 to 1931, room for the future construction living room from the.dining room. adapted in the school building. He third largest city, gained 8,480 persons in the past decade, for a pop opening of the center. The Day Karl J. Alter, Toledo, as Arch has had no regTilar housekeeper. homestead, at 14 W. Costilla, is when he was made Bishop of To of a permanent church on Eighth All living quarters will be on ulation of 45,269. ' bishop of Cincinnati, and of Mon ledo. His predecessor as' Arch For 14 months prior to this time being readied for the arrival of avenue, east of the present school the first floor level. .They include Established in the Denver district within fhe past three signor Patrick J. McCormick, rec bishop of Cincinnati, the Most building and temporary church. the pastor’s quarters with study, he lived in what is now the present the nuns and will serve as their tor of.the Catholic University of Rev.