Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (3)

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Cat Priests And Laymen Wait For Enthronement Of Rev. Charles Francis Buddy As 8ishop Of San Diego -ath li • f10m communitie all OY r , outl1 rn California were tre mini? ii to thi city in great number todar to attend the ee1 mon) in ~t. ,J eph athedral at which the fo t Rev. harl Pranci Budd,, D. D , "a to be in ·tailed a· fh t bi ·hop of the newl, e ·tabli heel D10ce e of San Diego. The vis1to;s included hundreds •-------------

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of devout laymen as well a.s vir-1 tually all the priests of the South-

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land whose rel lgious duties per- mitted th em to absent them se 1 ves \..l.l=~~ from their p a r Is hes. Among those who were to make their

obedience be- fore the new bishop were ~;:.:::.=,.;:.:.=::;;it..i the Catholic clergy of San Diego, Imperial, Riv- erside and San Bernardino coun- ties, which constitute the domain which Pope Pius XI has designat- ed Bishop Buddy as spiritual leader. Tickets admitting their bearers to the cathedral at Third and Beech-sts were eagerly sought. There will be room for only 900 or 1000 eye witnesses to the im- pressive enthronement ceremony. For the benefit of those unable to find places inside the cathedral a system of loud speakers has been installed so that they may follow the audible portion of the cere- mony in the streets outside All who go to the cathedral will be able to catch a glimpse of the participan in the ceremony dur- in~ he tn ~ion I ·om theo rec- tor , where \•estments will be donned, into the front entrance to the building. Thi., procession will pass along Beach-st from Fourth to Third-st. --- - - -.

St. Joseph' urch, 346 Beech-st, was made a cathedral and t~e ceremon · enthroning- Bishop Buddy was to be held there this morning.

This picture shows the new bishop of San Diego as he appeared when an altar boy.