Monsignor Coffey Memorial Fund

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 21, 31 May 1923, Page 17

Monsignor Coffey Memorial Fund

Contributions to the Alonsignor Coffey Alemorial Fund have been received from the following:Air. Nicholas O’Neill, £2 2s; Air. James O’Neill, Airs. James O’Neill, Air. Roland O’Neill, Air. John O’Connell, and Airs. F. Carter each £1 Is; Air. W. Easton, Airs. H. Keenan, and Aliss Al. Drumm each £1; Air. Colin AlcKenzie, Mrs. Culling, Airs. AlcKenzie, Aliss A. Hartstonge, Aliss E. Ryan, and Airs. AValshe each 10s; Aliss O’Reilly, Air. D. AVhelan, Airs. Whelan, Aliss H. Whelan, Air. P. O’Farrell, Mrs, Hannigan, Air. J. Robertson, Airs. Cameron, and Airs. Elliott each ss. <xX> The Occupied German Territory The Archdiocese of Cologne, which includes most of the Rhineland and the occupied Ruhr district, is normally one of the most flourishing ecclesiastical jurisdictions in Germany. In the territory comprised in the Archbishopric; there are 3,870,000 Catholics and 1,650,000 Protestants, according to figures just made public by tho archdiocesan authorities. There are 1,006 parishes, of which three were established during 1922, and 2382 priests. Of the latter 2000 are engaged in parish work, while the remainder are occupied in the administration of the .diocese, teaching in theological institutions, assigned to work in other dioceses, or retired because of old age or sickness. There are 450 members of the regular clergy in the archdiocese.