Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

IOCESE OF SA - DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, FRIDA , JAN. 31, 1941

ssists At Cathedra Dedication

Congregation

Beautiful New Edifice Opened With Processi n, Solellln Rites, Pontifi al lligh Mass Surrounded by more than 50 priests nd before a congregation well over 2,000 the Most Reverend Bishop, dad in the vestme ts of his office, performed the age-old cere~ony •of dedication when he solemnly blessed t e new St. Joseph's Cathedral last Sunday. Preceding the dedication ceremo~y, a ro ces_sion was held from the Cathedral rectory headed by a colc:,r guard. Uniform units of Marine, Navy, and Army personnel were followed by firemen and policemen in dress uniform, nurses Degree of Columbus. I from Mercy Hospital wearing red- During the r ocession music was I lined blue capes and white caps, played by the Bonham Brothers I Junior Police Patrol members in band. red sweaters and white trousers, PONTIFICA HIGH MASS a large number of Nuns from all Having blessed the exterior of the Orders of Sisters in the Dio- U!e building, the Bishop's entry cese of San Diego, priests of dif- into the Ca edral was heralded ferent Orders in their various by trumpete . Solemn Pontifical habits, Diocesan priests in cas- High Mass llowed. Officer; of the Mass ere the Very Rev. sock and surplice, and a guard of Owen Hann , V.F., assistant the honor of plurp.e-helmetcd Fourth Rev. Daniel O 'Donoghue, deacon; the Rev. Charles Johnson, sub- deacon; the Very Rev. W.R. Kirk, O.S.A., and the Rev. Edmund Aus- tin, O.F.M., deacons of honor to His Excellency, and the Rev. Ken- neth G. Stack, master of cere- monies. Present in the sanctuary were the Rt. Rev. Monsignori John :r.r. Hegarty, V.G., Laurence Forris- tal, John B. Cotter, Frederick A. Wekenman, Arnold Estevelt, and the Very Rev. Thomas J. McNa- mara, Chancellor.

Diocese Acquires 32 Priests The announcement of cler- ical changes this week serves to recall the growth in the clergy personnel in the Dio- cese during the past year. This addition to the number of priests was made necessary by the great number of people who have re- cently come to live in the territory of the Diocese. The increasing population is caused by the importance of the city of San Diego and surround- ing territory in the program of national defense. The large air- factories and subsidiary have attracted a very ,.. 111 ""'-_..,,__.ber of workers. The suitability of the climate has made this section desirable for Navy, Marine and Military training camps. Military Delegate Assists I The Most Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., Military Bishop, has been most generous in fulfilling the re- quirements of the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, Bishop of San Diego, for chaplains at the var- ious Military and Naval bases. Bishop O'Hara has supplied the following chaplains during the past year: Rev. Mathias M. Hoffman, U. S.A., Fort Rosecrans; Rev. Fran- cis Burke, U.S.N., Naval Training Station; Rev. Ozaias B. Cook, U. S.N., Naval Training Station; Rev. Edward A. Taylor, U.S.A., March Field; Rev. Burchard V. Murray, U.S.M.C., Marine Base; Rev. Thomas J. Odium, U.S.N., Naval Training Station; Rev. Wil- liam Leo Howley, U.S.A., Camp Haan, Riverside. Including the chaplains 32 new priests were added to the San (Continued on Page 3) meet seismic or earthquake fore The walls and tower have b1 heavily reinforced so that · Cathedral will be safe place the possible event of a sev earthquake. SPANISH RENAISSANCE The general design might called Spanish Renalssance w some beautiful elaboration. Ho ever, the sturdy timber trusi and much. of the exterior and terior carry the straightforwf simplicity of the old Califon missions. At the ntirth of 1 front entrance on the porti which will connect by a miss cloister with the school, is a lief of the first Mission-San J ego de Alcala. COATS OF AR!\IS the Ar1

INTERIOR VIEW OF NEW CATHEDRAL

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Music of the Mass was sung by the vested Cathedral choir under the direction of the Rev. Patrick H. Linneman. The sermon of the day was preached by the Rev. Franklin F. Hurd, rector of the Cathedral the text o{ which is printed on Pa~e 3. WORKERS PRAISED Speaking after the Mass His Excellency gave thanks to God for the completion of the new Cathe- dral and expressed his gratitude to the architects, contractors and subcontractors who had cooper- ated so willingly and wholeheart- edly in the work of construction.

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Picture taken from choir loft ahowing the chaste and simple beauty of the new Mi&1ion Renaissance Cathedral.

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!!• 1 «· Assisting Bishop Buddy at the Dedication Mass is the Very Rev. W. R. Kirk, O.S.A., the Very Rev. Owen Hannon, V.F., and the Rev. Edmund Austin, O.F.M. (Cut courtesy of Los Angeles Times). f: .. ..· l n '$

1 ture much needed and to be much I feasts.