The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
fR. M0l!NARI WILL LEAVE
CALUMET FOR new CHARGE
Popular Priest Of the ST. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church is Promoted to Pastor at
VuIea- and Also Will Have Charge
of the Loretto Mission-Leaves Here
Next Week.


c Rev. Father Antonio Molinari, pastor
d of ST. Mary's Italian church on Port
$ land street has been transferred by
| Bishop Els, of Marquette, to another
= charge, that OF the Catholic church al
{ Vulcan and the Catholic mission AT
Loretto on the Menominee iron range
in Dickinson county. He will leave
next "Wednesday for Vulcan, where he
will make his headquarters. tomorrow
being his last Sunday i'm Calumet His
successor in Calumet is Rev. Fr. Ami
ceto Slnvioni of Pittsburg, Francis
can priest, who has already arrived
here.
Father Molinari's transfer is pro-
motion for him as he will administer
to large number of people, of mixed
nationalities, English. French, Italian
and Belgian, and conduct services in
three languages. He is an expert lin
guist, and it is believed this had con-
siderable to do with Bishop Els decis-
ION TO send him there. He will preach |
in English, French and Italian, and in |
the services for the Belgians of his |
congregations will have the assistance
Of another priest whom the bishop
will shortly appoint. This Belgian
priest will make his headquarters at
Norway, where he also will assist Rev.
Father Joiston. The Vulcan pastorate
consists Of about 400 families. while at
Loretto there are about fifty. At both
places there are a large number of
single men.
Rev. Father Molinari has been in
Calumet for twelve years and three
being all of that time in
charge OF st. Mary's church. coming
here five years after his ordination.
He was the first pastor of the present
which was built just before he
'ame here. When he came there was I
IN indebtedness of $1,000 on the edi-
ice. He not only succeeded i'm wiping
his out, but last summer improve
nents amounting to $1,000 were made I
N the property. There is at present a
mall surplus i'm the treasury of the
hurch. 7
Father Molinari's departure from o
'alumet will be regretted by large h
lumber of friends, both i'm and out of Is
he church. with whom he is very pop d
lar. He, too, regrets to leave, but k
ees an opportunity atvulcan and Lor- b,
ito for a larger work. a,
Father Molinari was born in the III
rovince Of Naples, Italy, and is a son h,
natives of that land, being one of NJ
'ur children. His two sisters are both In
arried. and one brother is a dlstin- a
nished captain in the italian army. br
eing graduate of a military college, ST
ather Mollnari received his theologic- @,
education in the Metropolitan sem q,
airy at Naples where he was ordained
1892 by a special 1lspensation, not
wing reached the Legal age prescrib- r,
by the church After his ordination ba
; came TO the United States, first go Of
g to Detroit and then to this diocese. 20
rter serving several charges he was no
signed to the pastorate at Calumet. n,
lring his residence In Calumet he has
zen esteemed as a clergyman and n,
tizen. -,
Besides Rev. FIR. Aniceto Sinvioni,
no succeeds him here. another Fran L.,
scan priest also will arrive here -
ortly to work among the Italians of o.,
e copper country, along both relig-
rs and educational lines.