Evening star., 1948-06-04
Archbishop O'BoyIe Announces
Creation of Seven New Parishes

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Creation of Sew
Creation of seven new parishes
in the Washington archdiocese,
the appointment Of seven pas
tors to direct them and 10 other
assistant pastors was announced
today by the Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle, D. D., Archbishop
of Washington.
The new parishes, formerly mis-
sions of other churches, and the
pastors who will assume charge
June IL are:
st. Ignatius, Oxon Hill, Md, the
Rev. Patrick j. Begley.
Our Lady, Queen of Peace, 1850
Minnesota avenue NE, the Rev
James H. Brooks.
st. Bernard, East Riverdale, Md,
the Rev. Ronald j. Fannon.
Holy Redeemer, Kensington, Md,
the Rev. Stephen j. Hogan.
Little Flower, Glen Echo, Md, the
Rev. DR.. Edward j. O'Brien.
Annunciation, Fhirty-ninth street
and Massachusetts, avenue NV, the
Rev. Russell A. Phelan.
st. Bernadette, -Four Corners, Md.
the Rev. William F. Stricken.
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Assumption for the last II years. st
Ignatius Parish will observe its CEN
tenary next year. There are now SOC
Catholic communicates in the par
ish. The new pastor, Father Begley
was born in County Kerry, Ireland
coming to this country in 1926. Or
dained on May, Is, 1929, at st
Michael's Church, Springfield, Mass.
he later served IA years at Holy
Comforter Church here. Since 1874;
he has been Catholic chaplain al
Gallinger Hospital.
Since March. 1943, when the first
mass was celebrated in a rented
store building, Our Lady, Queen OF
Peace Parish has been mission OF
st. Francis Xavier Church. Later
when the congregation swelled past
1900, masses were held in the Sen
ator Theater, and now there are
plans to erect church at Mime
sofa avenue and Blaine street.
Father Brooks, the new pastor, Is
native of Baltimore, where he at
tended Loyola College and st
Mary's Seminary. Ordained on June
l6, 1882, he was at st. Rose OF Lima
Church in Brooklyn, Baltimore, for
four years and Our Lady of Mount
Carmel, Middle River, Md, for nine
years, before serving in the Army
Chaplain Corps. For the last year
he has been at st. James Church
Mount Rainier, Md.
Since August Is, 1912, st. Bernard's
has been a mission of st. Jerome's s
Church of Hyattsvil1e. Services for
the 500 Catholics are held in Steph-
ems Citizens Association Hall on
Edmonston road. Father Fannon
the new pastor, was born IN st
Patrick's parish, Mount Savage, Md
His schooling included instruction In
Rome. After he was ordained De-
cember 8, 1881, he was stationed fol
five years at st. Jerome's Church
Baltimore, and since has been assist
ant at Sacred Heart here.
Father Hogan, who takes charge
Of Holy Redeemer Parish, has been
serving as Catholic chaplain at St
Elizabeths Hospital. Father Hogan
is a native of County Clare, Ireland
He studied for the priesthood at
Mount st. Mary's Seminary and was
ordained June 8, 1888. For 10 years
he was at the Church Of the Nativ-
ity here and also had charge Of the
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at
Takoma Park, Md. The Holy Re-
deemer Parish has been mission
of st. Johns Church OF Forest
Glen, Md.
Priests of Our Lady OF Victory
Church have been serving the parish
of the Little Flower at Glen Echo,
where the Catholic population is in
excess of 600. The new pastor
Father O'Brien, is native of Gov
ington, KY, and was ordained June
16. 1882, in the Baltimore Cathedral.
After parish work in SITS. Philip and
James Church, Baltimore, he was
awarded his doctorate in social work
at Catholic University in 1887. He
later served at St. Francis of Assist
Church, Baltimore, and st. Johns
Church, Forest Glen, before trans
ferring to st. Anthony's Church,
Washington, in 1943.
The late Archbishop Michael j.
Curley founded the Church Of the
Annunciation at Thirty-ninth street
and Massachusetts, avenue NV, in
1912. 1t has been operated as a
mission of st. AIMS Church. The
new pastor, Father Phelan, was born
in Philadelphia and studied at st.
Mary's Seminary. Baltimore. He
was ordained on May 80, 1881. Early
this year he was appointed by Arch
bishop OBoyle as director OF the
Home and Foreign Mission Society
of the archdiocese, post he will
retain along with the pastorate.
st. Bernadette at Four Corners,
Md, has been mission OF st.
Johns Church Of Forest Glen. The
new pastor, Father Stricken, Is .
native Of Baltimore, where he was