The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-15
REV. FIR. CURRAN
 IS TRANSFERRED
Curate at St. Patrick's Goes to Larger Parish in
 Hartford

Rev. Edward P. Curran, junior cur ate of St. Patrick's church, has re- ceived word from Right Rev. John J. Milan, bishop of Hartford, that he has been transferred to St.. Patrick's, Hart ford, the oldest parish in the diocese, where he will be assistant to Rev William Rogers, one of the oldest priests Of Connecticut. Father Curran left today for his new field of labor. In Hartford he will have entire charge of the parochfaI school which has over 1000 children in attendance. Rev. Charles Kelly, curate at St. Joseph's, New Haven, will succeed Father Cur ran.
 l Father Curran was born in Middle town in 1882. He received his early education in St. Johns parochia1 school, Rev. James P. Donovan, p.D., being the pastor. In the fall of 1895, he matrfculated at St. Charles college under the rule of the Sulpician order and remained at that institution for stitution with honors he, with a mum Der of other candidates, took the ex- animation for admittance into the Hartford diocese at St. Thomas sem mary. Tn the fall of the year he was appointed by the late Bishop Tierney to St. Bernard's seminary. Rochester N. Y., to pursue his philosophical and theological studies. After spending six years at that institution he was or dained to the priesthood by the late Bishop McQuade of Rochester, N. Y He received his assignment to St. Pat rick's where he labored ever since. The parishioners Of St. Patrick's in this city. while regretting Father Curran' 8 going, are glad of his promotion. He has worked unse1fish1y for the vel fare of the people and the building up of the parish.
 Father Curran was a strong advo- cate of temperance. being chaplain of the St. Patrick's Temperance society.
 He was a member of the Case Treat ment Committee of the Charity Or ganizatfon society and was always
 ready to help solve the intricate prob
 lens that came before the commit tee.
 Rev Charles Kelly. curate of St.
 appointed to fill the vacancy left by
 Father Curran, will report for duty tomorroW and will celebrate mass at St. Patrick's on Sunday l Father Kelly was born in New Bri4
 tain, Conn, attended the parochiaI school there, graduated, entered the
 New Britain high school, from which place he went to Holy Cross college, Worcester. Mass, to complete his col
 lege and philosophical studies. I Graduating from that institution
 with distinguished honors, he was adopted by the Hartford diocese and sent to St. Rrieuc, France, to complete his theological studies. He remained in that institution for two years and entered the seminary at Piacenza,
 Italy After spending two years at
 Piacenaz he returned to St. Brieuc, France, where he was ordained, Dec. IT, 1908. For a short time he was assistant at St. Peters, .Danbury, to
 Rev. Walter Shanley.
 He was then transferred to St. Jos eph's, New Haven, where he has la bored ever since. Father Kelly is a fluent French and Italian scholar and Iis county director of the Holy Name society for New Haven and Windham Icounties
 The growth of this organization is a Itr1bute to his zeal and work. He is a very forcefu1 speaker