Fort Wayne diocese marked at golden jubilee celebration
Fort Wayne marked fifty years of Catholic growth with a morning pontifical high mass at the Cathedral led by Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding and a grand evening meeting at Library Hall. The program honored leaders like Fathers Benoit Brammer and Brammer, plus speakers H. O. Bruggeman, W. P. Breen, H. C. Berghoff, and Judge Timothy E. Howard.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Herman J. Alerding
Andrew Morrissey
Library Hall
H. O. Bruggeman
W. P. Breen
H. C. Berghoff
Timothy E. Howard
South Bend
S. M. Yenn
Henry Krull
Edward M. Noll
Pinnen
James M. Dinnen
Dinnen
de St. Palais
Vincennes
Find
Dwenger
New Orleans
Defiance
Lagro
Ind
Father Benoit
Father Brammer
J. H. Brammer
Breen
Yonder
Joseph Henry Brammer
Benoit
Brammer
Commonwealth of Indiana
Rademacher
John H. Guendling
Father Guendling
Alerding
Bishop Alerding
Diocese of
Pioneer Days In Fort Wayne Diocese History
Dr H O Bruggeman spoke on Pioneer Days detailing church workers struggles before Fort Wayne diocese. He traces early French Jesuit missions in the Miami and Wabash regions and mentions Sieur de La Salle and French colonization in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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H. O. Bruggeman
Ays
Fort Wayne
Pottowattamies
Goodrich & Tuttle
Wabash
Robert Cavalier
Sieur de LaSalle
Lake Erie
Maumee
France
Canada
Louisiana
Golden Years of Fort Wayne Diocese Commemorated
A Fort Wayne audience heard Hon. William P. Breen celebrate fifty years of episcopal leadership in the diocese. He honored bishops, priests, and laity, recalled Julian Benoit’s pivotal role, and noted the foundational work that built Catholic life in northeastern Indiana over the past half century.
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William P. Breen
Mr. Breen
Fort Wayne
Julian Benoit
J. H. Brammer
Luers
Breen
Bishop Brute
Lyons
France
Indiana
Old Fort
Vincennes
Kansas
Father Benoit
Benoit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Kansas City
God's Vineyard
Christ
Fort Wayne Diocese Marks Jubilee Opening Mass
The Fort Wayne diocese celebrated its golden jubilee with a pontifical high mass at the Cathedral. Bishop Herman J. Alerding presided, with Very Rev. Andrew Morrissey delivering the sermon. Morrissey reflected on fifty years of church growth, unity, and mission, urging steadfast Catholic teaching and continued progress under the new era.
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Father Morrisey
Cathedral
Fort Wayne
Herman J. Alerding
Andrew Morrissey
Notre Dame
Order of the Holy Cross
America
Father Morrissey
David
House of God
Christ
Charity of the Church Marks Fort Wayne Jubilee
Hon. Henry C. Berghoff extols church charity as the good Samaritan, praising the Fort Wayne diocese institutions from Bishop Luers to St. Joseph's hospital. He urges continued zeal, expansion, and durable foundations for future generations, envisioning the diocese's second jubilee marked by lasting charity.
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H. C. Berghoff
Henry C. Berghoff
Earth
Jerusalem
Jericho
Paradise Lost
Paradise Gained
St. John
Church
Berghoff
Fort Wayne
Asylum For
Rensselaer
Luers
Lafayette
Dwenger
Father Koenig
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Diocese of
Good Samaritan
Catholic Jubilee Marks Blessed Giving To Teachers And Clergy
A cathedral jubilee event lauded the generosity of parishioners toward schools teachers and pastors highlighting the belief that giving enriches community life. Local clergy and many visitors from Notre Dame Logansport and beyond attended a library hall gathering with speeches and prayers.
Work of the Schools Judge Howard Praises Fort Wayne Diocese
Judge T E Howard of South Bend lauded the parochial school system in the Fort Wayne diocese. He traced early efforts in education within the diocese and honored priests and teachers for building the schools that educated children before churches were built, praising the aim to fit the child for life.
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T. E. Howard
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Timothy E. Howard
Priests Warn LF High Girls Against Lehigh Students
Allentown Sept 23 Rev Father Walch and Rev Father Gaffney warned parishioners that young women should cease entertaining Lehigh University students or risk having their names announced from the pulpit. The sermons surprised many parishioners and sparked comment.
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Allentown
P. Walch
Father Gaffney
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Lehigh University
Lehigh
American Views on Europe From Fort Wayne Citizen
Hon. James M. Barrett reports back from a three month tour of England Ireland and the continent noting America as the greatest land and Americans as unique He cites manufacturing growth in Germany Dutch thrift and Dutch stability in Holland and charm of Scotland Ireland and Carlsbad praises baths waters and local cooking while admitting travel weather issues and enjoyment of all three nations
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Europe
James M. Barrett
England
Ireland
America
James Murdock
Lafayette
F. I. Brown
Barrett
Murdock
Holland
Hague
Germany
Austria
Carlsbad
France
Scotland
Mr. Barrett
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New France
Kekionga
St. Joseph
St. Mary
Wea Prairie
Mermet
Bruggeman
Peter Gibault
Father Badin
Louis de Seille
Plymouth Rock
Tancy
Indianapolis
Hon. H. ©. Berghoff
DR. H. 0. Brueggeman
Fion
W. P. Breen, Ll.d
A. Morrissey
Charity OF the Church
Howard
Jesus
John Noll
Hartford City
P. J. Crawley
Marion
Theodore Wilken
George Angermeier
Decatur
Andrew Gietl
John Keller
Kendallville
John Dinnen
Robert Pratt
George Thiele
Rockefeller, Il
Max Walz
P. F. Roche
Weber
Hayes
Miller and Hoy
Baron
LF High
J. M. Barrett
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