DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1, 4 January 1900, Page 20

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

His Lordship Bishop Grimes, accompanied by the Very Rev. Dean Mackay, reached Dunedin on Tuesday. During their stay here Bishop Grimes and Dean Mackay will be the guests of the clergy at the Bishop's palace.

The prayers of the congregation were asked at St. Joseph's Cathedral on New Year's Day for the repose of the soul of the Very Rev Monsignor McDonald, of Panmure, Auckland, who died on Sunday afternoon. Sincere regret was felt in Dunedin on receipt of the sad news of the death of the venerable and popular priest. The Dunedin papers — the Otago Daily Times and Evening Star — had lengthy and eulogistic obituary notices with reference to the demise of Monsignor McDonald.

The music at High Mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday was Haydn's No. 2 — the same as that on Christmas Day. The choir waß assisted by Mr. Walter Kirby.

The Rev. Father Moloney, of St. Patricks' College leaves Dunedin this week on his return journey to Wellington.

There were large congregations at all the Masses at St Joseph's Cathedral on New Year's Day. Numbers began the New Year well by receiving Holy Communion at the early Masses.