Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-17
O'CONNOR
ORDA|NS PRIESTS
Six Deacons Are Elevated
While Ten Seminarians Are
Made Sub-Deacons.

In the presence of hundreds of rel
atives and friends, including many
clergymen, the Right Rev. John ].
O'Connor, bishop of the Roman Cath
Ollie diocese of Newark, today ele-
waited six deacons TO the priesthood
at a mass in ST. Patrick's Cathedral
The order of sub-deacon was con-
ferred on ten other seminarians.
The Right Rev Monsignor James
F. Mooney, president of Seton Hall
College, was arch-priest. The Rev.
William P. Brennan and the Rev
John f. Herman, of the cathedral
assisted the bishop, and the Rev.
Charles A. Smith,. chancellor of the
diocese, acted as master of ceremo-
MES.
The new priests are Rev. Matthew
]. Toohey, of Hoboken; the Rev Cor
nelius A Corcoran. of Jersey City;
the Rev. Timothy ]. Hurley, OF Jer-
sey City; the Rev. Simon j. Reichert,
of New Rochelle; the Rev. John F.
Wetula, of Elizabeth, all graduates
of the Seminary of the Immaculate
Conception, Seton Hall, South Or
ange. and the Rev. James Czagorski,
of Passaic. who studied at the Sem
mary of St. Cyrillus Mettodius, Or
chard Lake, Michigan.
Those who were made sub-deacons
are Thomas j. Heron and Bronis-
laus Socha, of this city; William j.
Caffrey Edward ]. Budrawiz and
Edward j. O'Keefe, of Jersey City;
Christopher A. Lawless, OF MOTIFS
town; Joseph S. Mcdonald, of Pater-
son: Clarence j. Heavey, of Orange;
Francis ]. Doogan, of New York, and
John B. Bennett, of Toronto, Canada,
all of whom are students at the
Seton Hall Seminary.
To Celebrate First Masses.
The Young priests will be celebrants
of their first solemn high masses to-
morrow in the churches of their home
marshes. Father Toohey will offer his
initial mass in the Church of Our
LADY of Grace, Hoboken, at 11;l5
o'clock. The Rev. Nicholas A. Mar
nell. of st. Johns Church, Orange, a
cousin. will be arch-priest; the Rev
William A. Hayes, of st. Joseph
Church. West New York, deacon. and
the Rev. Thomas Heron, of Seton
Hall sub-deacon. The Rev. John
Deylin. of the Church of Our Lady OF
Grace, will deliver the sermon
Father Toohey spent seven years al
Seton Hall. He studied prior to thai
time at the parochial school connected
with the Hoboken church and also
at st. Charles College, Ellicott City
Md. Father Toohey has been prefeci
of the Seton Hall Seminary for tht
last year.
Father Toohey, as well as Father
corcoran and Father Hurley, wen'
through the entire college and sem
mary courses at Seton Hall. Father
corcoran will offer his first mass a.
St. Lucy's Church, Jersey City. Prioi
to going to Seton Hall he ATTENDED
St. Lucy's Parochial School and st
Peters College, Jersey City.
Father Hurley's first mass will b.
said in ST. Michael's Church, Jerse!
CITY. The Rev. Edward Barrett, o
that church. will be the preacher
the Rev. John j. Clark, also of st
Michaers and former vice-presiden
of Seton Hall, will be deacon; tn
Rev. Edward Budrawiz, of Setol
Hall, sub-deacon, and the Rev. Johl
Ratigan, Of st. Michaers, arch-priest
1t was at St Cyrilius Mettodiu
Seminary that Father Wetula studies
prior to entering the South Orang
institution two years ago. He will b
the celebrant of mass tomorrow Il
the Catholic Polish Church, Eliza
beth. Father Reichert has completes
his third year at Seton Hall. He vii
offer mass tomorrow in st. Gabriel
Church, New Rochelle. The Rev. Dl
Driscoll, rector, will be ch-priest
the Rev. Patrick p. Dempsey, deacon
and the Rev. Christopher Lawless. o
| Seton Hall, deacon.
Father Czagorski's home church
| st. Joseph's, Passaic. Father Czagor
ski has just completed his course i
theology at the Orchard Lake sem
| mary.