The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-26
Torrington

OttAldttIlt tO St Mdry CnuTCAl,
 Greenwich. Assistant.
 Rev Edward B. Curtin, from
 St Mary's church, East Hart
 ford to St Peters church, New
 Haven. Assistant.
 Rev John w. O'Ncil, from
 St Sebastian's church, Middle
 town, to St Mary's church,
 East Hartford. Assistant.
 Rev John l.. Tanning, from
 St AnthOny's church, Bristol,
 to St Mary's church, Green.
 wich. Assistant.
 Rev George B. Curtiss to St
 Ann's church, Bridgeport. As-
 sistant.
 Rev Italo CaIcagni, to St
 Peters church, Torrinston.
 Assistant.
 Rev Alfred C., mody, to St
 Francis Xavier church, New
 Milford. Assistant.
 Rev John c. Dignam, to St
 Lawrcnce's church, West Ha-
 ven. Assistant.
 Rev Joseph A. Hcffernan,
 to the church of St John the
 Baptist, New Haven. Assistant.
 Rev John R. Kelley, to St
 Joseph's church, New Haven.
 Assistant.
 Rev Thomas McMahon, to
 St Johns church, New Ha-
 ven. Assistant.
 Rev Francis Metro to the
 church of Sts Cyril and Mctho-
 dius, Bridgeport. Assistant.
 Rev Thomas F. Shea, to St
 Anthony's church, Bristol. As-
 sistant.
 Rev Raymond P. Shea, to
 St Joseph's church, Bristol.
 Assistant.
 Rev Emil Chagnon, to St
 Mary's church, Jcwett City.
 Assistant.
 Rev Leo Pechie, to St Brid-
 gets church, Manchester. As-
 sistant.
 Rev Alexius Riccio, to St
 Sebastian'S church, Middle
 town, assistant.
 Following are brief biographic; sketches of the newly assigned pa: tors:
 Rev William J. Judge
 The Rev William J. Judge wa born in Hartford on September 1872. After passing through S Peters school and Hartford hig school, he matriculated at Niagar Niagara Falls, Ne, York. Later he transferred to Hol Cross College, Worcester, Mass where he completed his colleg career. He made his theological studies at St. Johns Seminary Brighton, Mass, and was ordaine at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford on December 22, 1900.
 Following ordination he was ap pointed assistant at St. Joseph's On July 27, 1910, he wa transferred to St. Patrick's S, Water bury. His first pastoral assignmen was to St. Johns church, Middle bury, on March l, 1916. Six year later he became rector of S Johns, Watertown, and in June 1928, he was promoted to S Thomas in Waterbury. Of a retir ing disposition, Father Judge ha seldom ventured into the limeligh He has confined his activities large ly within parochial limits. Both a curate and pastor he has bee faithful and jealous in the dis charge of his sacerdotal function. At St. Bridget's, Manchester, t which he is now advanced, he wi find d larger field for the display c his prIestly talents.
 Rev John P. Kennedy
 The Rev John F. Kennedy, wh succeeds Father Judge at St. Thom as in Waterbury, is a native c Southington, Being born there o January 23, 1881. His early edu cation was received in the publi grammar and high schools c Southlngton, from which he passe to St. Thomas Seminary in Hart ford. He studied philosophy at tn Grand Seminary, Montreal, Canada and theology at St. Mary's Semin ary, Baltimore, Md. He was prefeC at St. Thomas Seminary for yea prior 10 his ordination, which too place at St. Joseph's Cathedra AAsti thSAa, Oii oIlC C1 IJI1s
 His first assignment was as as sistant at St. Francis in Water bury, where he remained until Oo tober 30, 1918, being then trans ferred to a curacy at the Sacre Heart church in New Haven. H was appointed pastor of St. Pat rick's in Mystic on August Il 1928. Father Kennedy has bee eminently successful both in hi as curate and paste Blessed with an abundance of enel gy, he has not spared himself the service of religion. His promo tion to the Waterbury pastoral comes as a reward for his man years of fruitful labor in the priest hood.
 Rev Michael E. Kearney
 The Rev Michael E. Kearne. newly appointed pastor of St. Pat rick's church in Mystic, was bor in Naugatuck on June 16, 1891. H attended St. Francis parochis school in that town and the Nat gat-lk high school. He made hi college course at Holy Cross Go !ege, Worcester, Mass, and upo his graduation from that institu tien, he entered St. Mary's Sem mary, Baltimore, Maryland, for tn study of divinity. He completed h priestly training at St. Thoma Seminary, Hartford, where he wa appointed prefect in Septembe 1917. His ordination took place ( St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford, o December 23, 1917.
 After filling temporary assign ment for a few months at St. Frar cis', Naugatuck, he was named a: sistant at St. Johns, Middletowl Later he served at St. Roses, Mer den, and at St. Thomas's, Fail field, being transferred from th