Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 24 July 1913, Page 49

Intercolonial

On Saturday last, June 14, his. Lordship Bishop Gibney celebrated the golden jubilee of his ordination (says the W.A. Record)'. By the;, express command iof the venerable jubilarian the^^yentr was; kept very quiet. A number of friends; who were aware of the? jubilee visited ' Lourdes,' Vincent street, Highgate, to offer their congratulations, and a large number of messages arrived from former college companions and other well-wishers who were unable to be personally present. It is fifty years ago since Bishop Gibney was ordained at the great foreign missionary College of All Hallows, Dublin, for the diocese of Perth, which then. comprised the whole of West Australia—or; the Swan River Settlement, as the colony was at the time styled. After a half-century of devoted missionary and pioneering work, his Lordship now enjoys a well-deserved, Respite from the worries and anxieties :of the,; world. '-'■

When the South Australian Corps of Veterans waited on the Archbishop at Glen Osmond on May 1, and presented him with an address of congratulation on the celebration of his silver episcopal jubilee, his Grace promised that he would, as he had kindly done on previous occasions, entertain them at luncheon .at an early date. This promise was fulfilled on Saturday afternoon, June 21 (says the Southern Cross), at the Aurora Hotel. The day chosen was a most appropriate oue, as it was the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vittoria, won by the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War. The luncheon was given to celebrate the 48th birthday of his Majesty the King, as well as the centenary of Vittoria. Rev. Father Carr, who, with Rev. Father O'Meehan, has been for some time in Australia collecting funds for the new Cathedral, Galway, informed the representative of a Brisbane paper that he was delighted with the result of his appeal, both in Victoria and in Queensland. His expectations had been more than realised. Before leaving Ireland on his mission to Australia he heard nothing but praise of the generosity of the Australian people. As a result of his appeal, the Bishop of Galway will have the satisfaction of receiving a gift of £7OOO towards the great work he has undertaken in the erection of the new Cathedral. Father Carr said that, he and Father O'Meehan intended to leave for New Zealand early in August, and would from there proceed to America, where he desired to visit some friends.

The Town Hall, North Melbourne, was filled with a representative assemblage on Tuesday evening, July 8, when Rev. Father John Norris was entertained at a conversazione in honor of the silver jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood. The Most Rev. Dr. Mannix (Coadjutor-Archbishop of Melbourne) presided, and amongst those present was his Lordship the Bishop of Sale. Presentations were made by the clergy and laity. In the address presented by the laity it was stated that owing to Father Norris's efforts during the past ten years £15,000 had been expended in the parish (St. Michael's, North Melbourne). Father Norris's early studies were made at Mount Melleray. He afterwards studied at St. John's College, Waterford, and then proceeded to Maynooth, where he was ordained on June 24, 1888. Father Norris came to Melbourne in that year. He was attached to the following parishes:—St. Kilda, Woodend, Williamstown, Elsternwick, West Melbourne, and Geelong. On his return from a visit to Europe he was appointed assistant priest at St. Kilda East, whence he was appointed pastor of the new parish of St. Michael's, North Melbourne.