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Bishop DiMarzio's Calendar
July 15-20, Attend tenth international celebration of World Youth Day, Sydney, Australia.
Monday-Thursday, July 28-31, 2008 National Migration Conference, “Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice,” sponsored by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) and U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services, Washington.
CLERGY PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS
(July 5, 2008)
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BISHOP NAMES PASTOR TO CANON LAW POST
(July 8, 2008)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has appointed Father Anthony M. Hernandez to the new position of Vicar for Canonical Affairs in the Diocese of Brooklyn. The appointment became effective June 1 and will have a term of three years.
As vicar, he will function as the chief canonical advisor to the Bishop. He earned a licentiate degree in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2002.
Father Hernandez has served at the diocesan Tribunal as the Associate Judicial Vicar and Associate Promoter of Justice. He is a member of the Canon Law Society of America.
In addition to his new responsibilities, he will continue as pastor of Transfiguration Church in Williamsburg.
NAMED TO DIRECT MIGRATION OFFICE
(June 30, 2008)
Edward Dominguez, an experienced manager of non-profit agencies serving the poor, has been named to succeed Msgr. Ronald T. Marino as director of the Catholic Migration Office of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
The appointment was made by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and will become effective Aug. 4.
Msgr. Marino asked the Bishop to relinquish his duties as director of the agency in February, after 17 years in the post and 27 years in direct migration work. The Bishop accepted the request, effective June 30.
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PETER'S PENCE COLLECTION TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND
(June 24, 2008)
Echoing the theme of the recent Apostolic Journey of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States---“Christ Our Hope,” the annual Peter’s Pence Collection will be taken at the Masses this weekend, June 28-29, in the parishes of Brooklyn and Queens.
The theme reflects the papal invitation, stated in the encyclical “Spe Salvi,” for people to encounter Jesus Christ personally. The collection enables the Holy Father to respond to emergency financial assistance to people in need throughout the world resulting from war, oppression, disease and natural disaster.
With a history that goes back to the 1860s when it was established by Pope Pius IX, the Peter’s Pence Collection is held closest to June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, to support the Holy Father’s charitable mission. It takes place in dioceses nationally and in many countries of the world.
Parishioners in the Diocese contributed $191,972 to the 2007 collection.
PILGRIMAGE TO BLESSING OF ITALIAN CHAPEL
(June 24, 2008)
Plans are underway by the Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn for a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington for the dedication and blessing of an Italian chapel in honor of Our Lady of Pompei.
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GREENPOINT SCHOOL PREPARES TO CLOSE
(June 10)
St. Cecilia’s School in Greenpoint will graduate its last class this month and will not reopen in the fall, citing serious financial deficits and declining enrollment numbers, the parish has announced.
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BISHOP ORDAINS TWO FOR PRIESTHOOD
(June 9, 2008)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio ordained two young men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn at a Mass in St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 7.
The Bishop administered the Sacrament of Holy Orders to Father James Rodriguez (left), 26, born in Jackson Heights, and Father Patrick H. Longalong, 27, a native of the Philippines. They recently completed theological studies in preparation for ordination at the Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, L.I.
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BISHOP WILL ORDAIN TWO FOR PRIESTHOOD
(May 27, 2008)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will ordain two transitional deacons to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn at a Mass in St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 7, at 11 a.m.
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NAMED TO DIRECT HUMAN RESOURCES
(April 29, 2008)
Brendan G. McLoughlin, an experienced employee benefits administrator, has been named director of the Human Resources Office of the Diocese of Brooklyn. The office administers the pension and medical plans of the Diocese and serves as a consultant to pastors and parishes on personnel matters.
Mr. McLoughlin brings to his position a background in employee benefits for Metropolitan Life, the Grumman Corp., GPU Energy Corp. and Price Waterhouse Coopers. He also served as an assistant controller at St. John’s University, from which he has a bachelor’s degree.
Before coming to the Brooklyn Diocese, he was Director of Finance and Plant Operations, including oversight of human resource functions, at Regis High School in Manhattan since l999. He is a graduate of Regis and Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brooklyn.
Mr. McLoughlin will direct a staff of 11.
POPE WILL TAKE REMINDER OF BROOKLYN BACK TO ROME
(April 15, 2008)
When Pope Benedict XVI leaves John F. Kennedy Airport Sunday evening and returns to Rome on “Shepherd One,” he will carry with him a replica of the massive stained glass window of the Immaculate Conception that adorns St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn.
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VICE PRESIDENT WILL JOIN POPE AT DEPARTURE CEREMONY
(April 8, 2008)
Pope Benedict XVI will be joined by Vice President Richard and Mrs. Lynne Cheney for the Farewell Ceremony at JFK Airport when the Holy Father concludes his Apostolic Journey to the United States on Sunday evening, April 20.
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SET ETHNIC THEME FOR PAPAL DEPARTURE
(March 18, 2008)
People from ethnic cultures of other parts of the world, ranging from Asia and the Americas to Africa and Europe, will display their diversity at the farewell ceremony when Pope Benedict XVI concludes his apostolic journey to New York at Kennedy International Airport Sunday evening, April 20.
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MUSIC WILL FILL THE AIR WHEN HOLY FATHER VISITS
(March 12, 2008)
The guests attending the arrival and departure ceremonies at Kennedy Airport for Pope Benedict XVI when he comes to New York in April will witness the musical talents of 250 singers and musicians drawn from parishes and schools throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn.
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TWO PARK SLOPE PARISHES MERGE
(March 10, 2008)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn has issued a canonical decree on the merger of two Park Slope parishes that became effective March 1.
The decree states that Holy Family parish, 205 14th St., and St. Thomas Aquinas parish, 249 Ninth St., have been merged to become Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas parish. The parish office will be at 249 Ninth St.
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EAST NEW YORK HOLLIS SCHOOLS SET TO CLOSE
(March 10, 2008)
Faced with declining enrollment and increased operating costs, St. Fortunata School in East New York and St. Gerard Majella School in Hollis will close in June.
Enrollment statistics indicate that in the current school year, St. Fortunata’s School has 142 students in kindergarten to eighth-grade. It represents a precipitous decline since fours years earlier when 314 students attended the school, which opened in l957.
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BISHOP OUTLINES NORMS
FOR ‘FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP’
(Feb. 11, 2008)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn delivered an address at the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn’s annual dinner that drew on the guidance on political issues contained in the U.S. Bishops’ 2007 document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility.”
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LONGTIME MIGRATION DIRECTOR
ASKS TO YIELD DAY-TO-DAY TASKS
(Feb. 11, 2008)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn has accepted Msgr. Ronald T. Marino’s request to relinquish his duties as director of the Catholic Migration Office, a post he has held for 17 years, effective June 30.
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TWO SCHOOLS SET TO CLOSE IN JUNE
(Feb. 6, 2008)
Our Lady of the Cenacle School in Richmond Hill and St. Finbar’s School in Bath Beach will each graduate its last class in June and will not reopen in the fall after several years of declining enrollment and increasing dependency on diocesan and parish funding to remain operational.
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ADVISORY ON TICKETS FOR PAPAL MASS AT YANKEE STADIUM ON SUNDAY, APRIL 20
(Jan. 15, 2008)
Tickets to attend the Mass to be celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, April 20, are being distributed among all the archdioceses and dioceses in the United States. As a result, only a limited number will be allocated to the Diocese of Brooklyn.
The pastors and administrators of the 202 parishes in Brooklyn and Queens will each have access to three tickets for their parishioners. If more tickets become available to the Diocese, the pastors and administrators will be advised so that they may be able to accommodate the requests of a few more parishioners.
The diocesan cable television Prayer Channel intends to telecast the Mass in its entirety, as well as the other papal events during the Holy Father's apostolic journey. The Prayer Channel is Channel 97 on Time Warner Cable and Channel 30 on Cablevision.
BISHOP ANNOUNCES PARISH MERGERS
(Jan. 8, 2008)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn has issued canonical decrees announcing the mergers of six parishes into three in Brooklyn and Queens. They became effective Jan. 1. In two instances, the reconfigured parishes will be known by a new name.
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