The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-20
ARMY CHAPLAINS
ARE ASSIGNED BY
HARTFORD BISHOP
Bishop Milan Names Nine
From This Diocese to
Serve in France.
THREE SELECTED IN
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Sketches of Young Men Who
Will Care for Religious
Welfare of Soldiers.

uioceSe OF Hartford have received
commissions as chaplains in the army,
according to an announcement by
Bishop John ]. Milan. Two Of them,
Rev. William J. O'Shea and Rev. Jo-
seph G. Martin, are assistants at st.
Joseph's Cathedral, this city. Three
of the nine are now awaiting their as
signments. Rev. Anselm Mayotte of
Putnam is the only priest Of this do
cese who is in France at present. He
is with the expedittonary forces.
In addition to the nine priests, Rev.
Martin Heating, a graduate of St.
Thomas Seminary, a former assistant
at the Immaculate Conception church
of Waterbury and a native of Danbury
is commissioned as a chaplain and
is serving on the Pacific coast.
Eight names were announced last
week, as noted in Fridays 'Courant"
Yesterday the appointment of Rev.
John A. Doherty of Waterbury was
announced. 1t was also announced
yesterday. that Rev. W. ] O'Shea had
left for Camp Meade, Md.
Those now awaiting assignment ex-
pect to be sent away this week. 1t is
probable that more priests from the
Hartford diocese will be selected for
duty as chaplains, depending greatly
on the need. If the wish of General
Pershing is carried into effect, it Is
probable that a great many more will
be taken. General Pershing has ask
ed that three chaplains, instead of
one, be appointed for each regiment.
He has also asked that some or the
men be ranked as captains and ma
jors, instead of first lieutenanrs.
The priests from the Hartford do
cese who have received their commits
sions follow:
Rev. W. J. O'Shea
Rev. William ]. O'shea, assistant at
st. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford, left
yesterday for Camp Meade, Md,
where he has been commissioned
chaplain of the field artillery. He
was born in Deep River and was edu-
Gated in the grammar and high
schools there. He was graduated
from Niagara University, the School
of Philosophy at Bastogne, in Arden
mes, province of Luxembourg, Belgium,
and the School of Theology at the
American College, University or Lou
vaine Belgium.
He was ordained at st. Joseph's Ca
thedral, Hartford, by the late Bishop
Michael Tierney in May, 1908. He was
appointed assistant at st. Marys
church, East Hartford, and year Ia
ter was made professor at St. Thomas
Seminary, Hartford, and an assistant
alta st. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford,
in 1910.
He is the third member OF his ram
lily to enter the service of the United
State. Joseph, brother, attended the
officers training camp at Plattsburg
and was commissioned a. lieutenant
Thomas O'Shea, another brother, a
chemist, is also in the service.
The new chaplain also has a broth
er who is a member of the Vincentian
order, and another Rev. Francis
O'Shea, assistant at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception Waterbury,
The brother in the Vincentian order
is attached unofficially to a camp
ministering to the spiritual interests
of the Roman Catholic soldiers. He
also has brother in Deep River, and
another brother, Mark, is a student
at Holy Cross College, Worcester,
Mass.
church, Danbury, is chaplain of the
Twenty-third Engineers Corps, and is
stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland,
where he has been since December.
He was born in Ansonia, where he
was educated in the grammar and
high school. He attended st. Thorn
as Seminary. Hartford; School of
Philosophy, st. Brieux, France; School
of Theology at Eichstaett, Germany,
and Pia Cenza, Italy. He also attend
ed st. Johns Seminary, Brighton,
Mass.
He was ordained July 81, 1909, by
Bishop Beaver OF Springfield at st.
Joseph's cathedral, Hartford. He was
appointed assistant at st. Joseph
church, Shelton; the Immaculate Con-
ception church, Baltic, and later ST.
Peters church, Danbury, where he
was stationed for seven years.
Rev. j. c. Martin
Rev. Joseph Clement Martin, assis-
tant at st. Joseph's cathedral, Hart.
ford, has been commissioned a chap.
lain and is awaiting assignment. He
was born in Bristol, where he recerv-
ed his grammar and high school edu-
cation in the public schools. Later he
attended st. Thomas seminary, Hart.
ford: the School of Philology at st
Johns Seminary, Brighton, Mass, and
the Seminary of Theology at Balti.
more, Nd. He was ordained a prizes
June, 1912, by Bishop John ]. Nila1
at St. Joseph's cathedral in Hartford
and was appointed assistant at the
cathedral, where he is at present.
Ear- T,vvNoI,
Rev. Thomas F. Lynch of the I'm
maculate Conception church, Baltic
is chaplain of the S01 st Machine Gun
Battalion, stationed at Camp Devens
Aver Mass. He was born in Water
bury, and educated in the gramma
schools there. He also attended St
Thomas Seminary, Hartford; Schoo
of Philosophy at St. Brieux. France
and the School of Theology at til!
American College, University of Lou
Vaine, Belgium. He was ordained a
Louvaine in July, 1918. He was ap
pointed assistant at st. Johns church
Vatertown, and later sent to Baltic
Rev. w. D. Casey at Charlotte
Rev, Walter D. Casey. of st John
church, Stamford, is stationed a
chaplain of the lifty-ninth Unite
States Infantry, Ca up Greene, Char
lotte, N. c., He wa born in Water
bury, where he was educated in s.
Thomas Parochial school He attend
ed st. Thomas Seminary, Hartford
the school of Philology and Theolog
at the American College at Rom,
Italy.
He was ordained in December. 1911;
by Archbishop Thomas Kennedy q