News Scrapbook 1969-1971

Maher cceed Furey

The Southern Cross $4 Yearty Most .Rev-.Leo T. Maher Named s· hop of Sall Diego Dioc~se . , .. ,.,, Bi hopOuinn Take Third New Ordinary Will Succeed P~bli,hed Weekly By The Diocese of San Diego, California THURSDAY AUGUST 28 1969 Entered A, Second Clou Motter ot the Po,t Office of San Diego under the- Act of Morch 3. I 8 1 79

Archbishop Furey Most Rev. Leo T. Maher, Bishop of Santa Rosa, Calif., has been named Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego by Pope Paul VI. The appointment was announced yesterday by Most Rev. Luigi Raimondi, Apostolic Delegate in the United States. Bishop Maher succeeds Most Rev. Francis J. Furey who was installed Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, in that city's San Fernando Cathedral on August 6. Bishop Issues Statement Auxiliary Bishop John R. Quinn, who is serving as adminis- trator for the San piego diocese, issued the following statement on the appointment of the new Bishop: The priests and people of the diocese share with me a deep- felt sense of joy and gratitude over the appointment of Bishop Leo T. Maher as Bishop of San Diego. Under Bishop Maher's vigorous and enterprising leadership the young Diocese of Santa Rosa has become ir the space of a few years a flourishing center of religious life. We Pledge Cooperation As we eagerly look forward to his arrival in San Diego, we pledge to Bishop Maher our willing and wholehearted co- operation. _ _ , I can assure him that in the Diocese of San Diego he will find priests and people united in a spirit of lrue dedication, gen- erous and self-sacrificing in the service of the Church. All of us in the four counties of this great diocese join in pray- ing that Bishop Maher may have many happy, fruitful years as Shepherd of the Church in San Diego. 1 Appointed First Ordinary Bishop Maher is the first Ordinary of the Santa Rosa diocese. He was appointed bishop on February 21, 1962 and consecrated April 5 in St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco, by Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, al that time Apostolic Delegate m the Umted States. Born July l, 1915 ii). Mount Union, Iowa, Bishop Maher was educated at St. Joseph's Coll e in Mountain View, Calif., and St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park. He was ordained to the priesthood December 18, 1943 for the Archdiocese of San Fran- cisco and served first as secretary to the late Archbishop John J. Mitty and later as l!hancellor of the archdiocese. The Santa Rosa diocese was established February 21, 1962. It was carved from the San Francisco archdiocese. It comprises 11,711 square miles and six California counties - Del

Most Rev. John R. Quinn will be inducted as a Third Degree member of the Knights of Columbus at ceremonies sta hng 8 p.m. omorrow, Friday, in Cabrillo Council Hall, H25 Home Avenue, San Diego Bishop Quinn, recently named administrator for the Diocese of Sa D1 the fraternal lay organization from various councils also will become Third Degree Knights at the same ceremony with Bishop Quinn. These will in- clude Very Rev Roger A. Lechner, diocesan vice chan- cellor who belongs to the r'ather Thomas B. Austin Council. The group of members in- ducted at the rites will become known as tlie Bishop Quinn Class bls honor. It is expected th:a t by the end of the ear Bishop Quinn will becom a Fourth Degree Knight - highest degree in the orga µzatiQn - and will belong to th lboa General Assembly which covers the San Diego area. member of the K or Loma Council. The conducted First and Degree initiation rite,; Bishop last May m its own Other members of r the 11.

•hr ;L,r 6/

U,,.

1 Santa Rosa's Bishop Maher

.

INMRELh/GJoFN

a er am1 y

,,~.~-~,?.,..! J~ t' where !us moved when h was 12. lie also Die o . an famtl} I.co T. t

r,:x.. "'"

Has History Of S • ervIce

as

h~F~

la her

of an coadjutor with ri~ht of succ.es-

·

,he

s1on.

became bishop

on

attended St \lountain Vic11.

Jo eph's CoUegc,

•·t:ndcr Bi,hop :\laher·s vigor- death of Bishop Buddy in 1966.

and

St

Pa- ou

and cnterpriS111" leadership

The Santa Rosa diocese. al- smaller geographicaliy

lnc:k"s S mmar}. ).Jerlo Park. the young diocese of Santa Rosa though

the spuce of a.than this d1oc a flourL hing center northern California counties of ·e. covers the six

wher narian

• an Diego diocese 11011 complete th tr th

cmi- has become 111

f 11

)Car

,r rc1 giou:; life

olog1eal . tudi ·

Del

:'lorle. Humboldt.

Lak,•,

OIW \I\FD I'.\' 191:J

.\~ we

look forward

lo his Mendocino. Napa and Sonoma.

arrival in San Diego, ~e- pledge

A tf'r receiving his dor·t r O

Bbhop

).!aher's appuintment

ct 1111 t 1 de m at St. Palrn k s o 81,hop :\laner our willing and as h ad of thQ an Diego dwr- Hi hop ~,ater 11 a ordained a wholehearted cooperation .. I can ese was one of five such Umted prie t ror the San Francisco a s~rc h,m that m the dioce~e States change.; announced ye3- Archdio c~e Dt•c. JS. 1913 . by of San Diego he will fmd priesb terday by the \i at1can. the late \rchb1 hop J~hn J. \1lt- and people umtcd 111 a spmt of :'.'famed bishop at Fresno 11as ty m St ).!ary's Cathedral true ded1cat,on. generous_ and the Most Rev. Hugh A. Do- lhcrc .elf-sacriftc~?g m the service of nohoe, who has been bishop at The San Diego b1shop-desig- th e _Ctiurch. . . Stockton: He succeeds _the l\tosl nate erved as assistant pastor Bishop Qumn said the new Rev. Timothy Mannmg, ap- t the cathedral and Holy :--fame San Die~o bishop-designate pointed coadjutor of the Los An- Roman Catholic Church in San probably will arrive here the af- geles archdiocese. Francisco, then as chancellor of !ernoon ,of Oct. 3 to _prepare for Pope Paul also accepted the tht! arrhdmcese and seC'relary lo 111stall~tt1Jn ce~ei:noni~s m which :\fost Rev. Thomas Gorman's \rchb1shop ~litty Archbishop Lu1g1 Ra1mond1. the rnsignation as bishop of the It 11as le s than 19 \ear, afkr present Apostolic Delegate to Dallas-fort Worth area and 111 ordination a· a prie;t that the United States. will be prin- named the Most Rev. Thomas Bishop :\faher o ganized and be- cipal participant. A. Tschoepe. bishop of San An- came fir t b1 hop of the Santa Bishop ).1aher was a delegatr gelo, Texas. as his successor. Ho, dioce.e: He w~s con- to the Ecumenical Co~ncil 111 AuxiliarJ Bishop John J. Cas-

BISHOP MAHER

c•cratcd at St

.\Jar}

Cath- Hn

m 1962 through 196~.

sata of Da!Ja.-Fort Worth was

Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Men- docino, Napa and Sonoma, with some 75,800 Catholics in a total population of 463,000. Bishop Maher comes to a di- ocese that was formed July 11, 1936 with 35,879 square miles in the four counties of San Diego, Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino. It has more than 400,000 Catholics. The first Bishop of San Di- ego was the late Most Rev_ Charles Francis Buddy, a na- tive of St. Joseph, Mo., who died in 1966. Archbishop Furey, born in Philadelphia, was appointed Coadjutor of San Diego with. the right of succession in • l963 and succeeded to the See on the death of'lhshop Bud(fy. Installation Set Bishop Maher' will be for- mally instailed in his new dio- cese at ceremonies in St. Jo- seph's Cathedral on Saturday, October 4. Archbishop Rai- mondi will conduct the instal- lation ceremonies. Archbishop Furey plans to participate in the rites. All U.S. bishops will be invited to the installalio11. Pope Paul also made other changes and appointments in , the U.S. hierarchy and !fivided an existing diocese into two separate Sees. Bishop Retires The Pope accepted the resig- nation of Bis~op Thomas K. Gorman of Dallas-Fort Worth and named him Titular Bishop of Pinhel. At the same time he divided the See to form the Di- ocese _of Da ll as and the Dio- ces~ of Fort Worth. Bishop Thomas Tschoepe of San Angelo, Texas, was named Bishop of Dallas, and Auxil- iary Bishop John Joseph Cas- sata of the former Dallas-Fort Worth diocese becomes Bish- op of Fort Worth. Bishop Hugh A. Donohue of Stockton, Calif. was trans- ferred to the Diocese of Fres- no, succeeding Most R~v. Tim- othy Manning, who has become Coadjutor Archbishop with the right of succession to James Francis Cardinal Mc- Intyre, Archbishop of Los An- geles. Msgr. Leo J. Brust, chancel- lor of the Milwaukee arch- diocese, has been appointed Titular Bishop of Suelli and Auxiliary to Archbishop Wil- liam E. Cousins ofMilwuakee. Bishop Maher received the news of his new assignment witil appreciation for the (Continued on Page 3)

Bishop Maher Heads Di'ocese

e~ral in ~an _Francisco by .\rc:h- FO , ·oED I

to Bishop

elevated

of

For!f

1 9 36

C h Worth a ne1v diocese the Pope at o- created under the San Antonio

b1,hop

F,g1d10 Va nozzt

then

Th S

D

R

0 .man

apostoH delegate to the United .

e. an

iego

State • April 5_ 1962.

lie Diocese

-

which encom- ArchdJO<:ese.

At a pre s conference yester- passes San Diego, Riverside.

The Rt. Rev. :\lsgr. Leo J.

John R. San Bernardino and

dar

the

:\1?st Rev

the Mil-

Imperial Brust. chancellor of

Q~111n. auxihar~ ~ishop of San Counties - was founded in 1936 waukee, Wis., wa' D1e"o and. a.dmmistrator of t_he by the late Most Rev. Charles named auxiliary to Archbi~· d1oc:c e 111 <;:e Archbishop F.u- F. Buddy. its first bishop. Arch- William E·. Cousins there rcy s elevation at San Antonio, .-~--------'----'- diocese,

/Contmuedfrom Page 1) confidence the Holy See has thereby placed on him and with an awareness of the "vibrant Catholic life oJ the priests sisters and laity of San Die go ..." follows: I am profoundly grateful to our Holy Father for the high honor which he has conferred upon me. I deeply appreciate the confidence which he has placed in me by this ap- pointment and I take the op- portunity to renew my pledge of loyalty to him. I view my appointment to San Diego as a signal tribute to the The Bishop's statement

robust character, zeal and generous cooperation of the clergy, rehgious and faithful of the Diocese of Santa Rosa who have responded so wholeheartedly to our efforts in every spll'itual and material endeavor. It will not be easy to leave them. As a matter of fact, I shall never leave them en- tirely for some of my heart will remain here forever. The regret I feel 111 leaving somewhat assuaged by the fact that I am Santa Rosa is

not leaving Califorrl'la and especially that my future apostola te will find me in the Diocese of San Diego. The vibrant Catholic life of the priests, sisters and laity of San Diego is well-known. I am indeed fortunate to have been chosen as the successor to so eminent a pastoral shepherd as Archbishop Furey. His leadership, priestliness, example, teaching and guidance, his ecumenical spirit have been an example for all and I sh;lll do my utmost to continue this service. I knew the la'te Bishop Buddy rather well. Founding a Diocese is not a new experience for me so I can apprecia le the truly outstanding work Bishop Buddy accomplished in building the Diocese on so firm a foundation that the present notable spirit of umty and solidarity is almost a casual assumption.

At this moment of change I am again reminded of the in- junction of Vatican Council II : "In exercising his office of father and pastor, a Bishop should stand in the midst of his people as one who serves. Let him be a Good Shepherd who knows his sheep and whose sheep know him. Let him be a true father who excels in the spirit oflove and solicitude for all , .. Let him so gather and mold the whole family of his flock, that everyone, conscious of his own duties, may live and work in the communion of love." May I beg the earnest and continuing prayers of all that I may faithfully discharge the obligations of my new office. I, in turn, renew and confirm my _pledge to give my best efforts in working for the good of the Church and the entire com- munity.

described Bishop "open to new progressive.'' ECUME. 'ICAL WORK "He ha been very acllve in ecumenical work in the diocese of Santa Rosa," Bishop Quinn· said of Bishop Maher, whom the San Diego churchman has known many years. Bishop Qumn added that the Santa Rosa diocese formed two, years ago both a Diocesan Pas- i toral Council and a Priests' 1 Senate, organizations suggested i by the Secood Va ti can Council to allow priest. greater partici- pation 1t1 dwcesan affairs. Such organizations are being estab- l1 heel here Bishop Quinn pointed out that ". wi ter accomplishment of such programs·• was pos ible in the mallcr Santa Rosa diocese ).laher as ideas and very

Col. Salo

To Join USD Faculty So~ g:,,.,., 9 Col Irving Salomon has been appointed visiting professor of political science at the University of San Diego. In making the announcement, Father John E. Baer said Col. Salomon will teach the course "International Crises" this fall. Father Baer is coordinator for the__ S_D_c_o_l_le_,ge...e_s_.______

Y.., ,b" r, 9 Law School rants Given :ren students from minority groups will receive full-tuition s iilarships to the l,;aiversity o n Diego Law School. Day students, who will re- c ve 1,300 each. are William A. Davlla, 5228 Alcorn PlJice a history student at USDi Harold T. Hamilton of River- side, a biology student at La Sierra College, and Sergio L. L z. 3168 :'Jandan Way, a political s c i en c e student at San Diego StatE! College. students receiving $1,000 each are Mrs. Geraldine Rickman, 5164 Col- le Avenue, student at the USD College for Women; Her- man M. Hagan, 7614 Parkway . Drive. La Mesa, a student at San Diego State: Victor E. Ramirez, Escondido, a sociol- ogy s tu d e n t at Pepperdine College: John W. Torres, 4235 Ari. ta St., an elementary edu- tion student at San Diego Slate; G e r a rd A. Williams, 7610 Teebird Lane. a social science student at San Diego State; James A. Wilson, a speech art~ student at San Diego State. The tenth winner has not yet been named. Evening Division

Col. Salomon, former U. S delegate to the United Nations, is an author, TV commentator, buiness executive, as well as an exix•rt in foreign affairs. •·col. Salomon will bring to the classroom years of ex- perience in international pohtics,'' noted Dr. A Paul Theil, chairman of the depart- ment of politica I science at the USU College for Men. While associated with the U. N, Col. Salomon was U. S. delegate to its 13th General Assembly. In 1953 he was chairman of the U. S. delega lion to the UNESCO conference in Paris and American delegate to the ECOSOC conference in Geneva. lie has been a consultant to the federal government, in- cluding the War Department in l 7, and the Munitions Board m 194!1 He has also been a con- sultant for the Fund for Adult Educahon, 1-'und for the Ad- vancement of Education and the Ford Foundation. Honorary president of the San O1ego U J\. Association, Col Salomon 1s also a member of the board of the Foreign Policy Association. He is president of

the World Affairs Council and a columnist on world affairs for a local newspaper He is vice president of the American Jewish Committee and a board member of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF and Institute for International Education. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War I and was a lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army during World War II. A resident of San Diego, he also maintains a home at Rancho Lilac, Escondido.

Universit~ of San Diego

Summer Session EFFICIENT READINGCOURSES JUNE 23 -AUGUST 1 DAILY: 10:20-11:200.m. MW.Th: 6:30 - 8 p.m. For registration information phone 291-0331, extension 21 READING EFFICIENCY LABORATORY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTE~ ALCALA PARK, SAN DIEGO

ill SD