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THE BULLETIN, April 30, 1960—PAGE 11 DIOCESE MARKED CENTENIAL IN 1950 Cardinal Tisserant Proclamation @n Observance * Of iocesan Centennial SAVANNAH, Ga.—The following proclamation was is sued by the Honorable Olin F. Fulmer, Mayor of Savannah, in connection with the observance here on October 16, 1950 of the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Dio cese of Savannah. A PROCLAMATION The Catholic Diocese of Savannah, now known as the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, has reached its centennial. More than a hundred years before the establishment of the colony of Georgia, Catholic priests and communicants had settled along the Georgia coast, maintaining their faith, building missions, struggling to instill their belief in God among the inhabitants. When the English settled Georgia it was decreed that no Catholics should be admitted to the colony. But Catholics did come and some rose to eminence in the affairs of the new venture. A Catholic parish was established in Savannah in the eighteenth century, and in 1820 the Catholics in Georgia came under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Charleston. It was in 1850 that Pope Pius IX decreed that the Diocese of Savan nah be created, which embraced not only the State of Geor gia but that portion of Florida, east of the Appalachicola River. Since 1870, when the Diocese of St. Augustine was established, the Diocese of Savannah—later that of Savannah- Atlanta—has had its jurisdiction solely within the State of Georgia. In honor of a century of existence of this Catholic dio cese, I, Olin F. Fulmer, Mayor of the City of Savannah, ask that the people of Savannah of all faiths join with their Catholic friends in its observance on Monday, October 16. We ask that the whole people of Savannah acknowledge this century of service in advancing the belief in and the reliance on God for the betterment of mankind and the im provement of conscience and morality. OLIN F. FULMER, Mayor of Savannah. A . «... tided Gen moni ?s The impressive climax of the two day celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the diocese of Sav annah, was the Solemn Pon tifical Mass offered at the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist on October 16, 1950 by His Eminence Eugene Cardinal Tis serant, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Church. At the invitation of His Ex cellency, the Most Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, D.D., J.U.D., Bishop-Archbishop of Savannah- Atlanta, Cardinal Tisserant, th ethird ranking Prelate of the Catholic Church, agreed to delay his return to Rome from a tour of the United States to hon or by his presence the celebra tion of the Diocesan centennial in Savannah. Gathered in Savannah for the occasion were Prelates, priests, religious and members of the laity in large numbers from within and without the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta. His Eminence was assisted in the celebration of the Mass by Father Dan J. McCarthy, of Port Wentworth, Vicar General for Religious of the Diocese of Sav annah-Atlanta, as assistant priest, by Father Harold J. Barr, of Augusta, and Father Thomas A. Brennan, Savannah, as dea cons of honor, Father Norbert McGowan, O.S.B., of Savannah as deacon of the Mass and Fa ther Adolph Gall, S.M.A., of Augusta, as subdeacon. The masters of ceremonies were Monsignor Joseph M. Corr, of Philadelphia; Father Joseph W. Kavanagh, of Philadelphia; Father Felix Donnelly, Father Michael Regan and-Father Tho mas H. Payne. The sermon at the Mass was delivered by the Most Reverend Emmet M. Walsh, D.D., Coadju tor Bishop of Youngstown, for merly Bishop of Charleston, who was a priest of the Diocese of Savannah at the time he was el evated to the Episcopacy. Present in the sanctuary were Archbishop O’Hara, Bishop John J. Russell, of Charleston; Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh; Auxiliary Bishop John M. Mc Namara of Washington; Auxili ary Bishop Thomas J. McDon ough of St. Augustine; Auxili ary Bishop Francis E. Hyland of Savannah-Atlanta, Abbot- Ordinary Vincent G. Taylor, O.S.B., of Belmont; and Abbot Francis Sadlier, O.S.B., of St. Leo’s Abbey, Florida. Attending Archbishop O’Hara as chaplains were, Father Jos eph R. Smith, Atlanta, Father John Mercer, S.M., of Bruns wick; Bishop Russell, Father John Kelioe, Savannah Beach, and Father John Galvin, S.M.A., Savannah, Bishop Walsh, Father James H. Grady, Rome; and Fa ther Michael Manning, Gaines ville; Bishop Waters, Father John J. Kennedy, Valdosta; and Father Thomas I. Sheehan, De catur; Bishop McDonough, Fa ther John O’Shea, Thomasville; and Father Walter Donovan, Athens; Bishop McNamara, Fa ther J. Robert Brennan, Dublin and Father Cornelius E. Malo ney, Ph.D., Atlanta; Bishop Hy land, Father Edward Smith and Father Joseph E. Nagele, States boro; Abbot Vincent Taylor, AT CENTENNIAL MASS—His Eminence Eugene Cardinal Tisserant, who celebrated the Solemn Pontifical Mass in con nection with the observance of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Savannah is pictured descending the steps of the main altar of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, surrounded by officers of the Mass. Left to right are shown Father Adolph Gall, S.M.A., sub-deason; Father Harold Barr, deacon of honor; His Eminence; Father Dan J. McCarthy, assistant priest; Msgr. Thomas A. Brennan, deacon of honor. To the rear left to right are Larry Lucree, altar boy; Rev. Mr. John O’Grady, trainbearer, and Monsignor Joseph M. Corr, master of ceremonies.—(Photo G. C. Hopkins Studio.) Father Robert Brenna, O.S.B., and Father Alcuin Bauderman, O.S.B., of Savannah; Abbot Francis, Father Raymond Geyer, O.S.G., and Father Hugh Hag- erty, O.S.B., Savannah. Also present in the sanctuary were Hughes Spalding and Cla rence Haverty, of Atlanta, Papal Chamberlains of the Sword and Cape; Judge James P. Houlihan, K.S.G., Savannah, K.S.G., John W. Gleason, K.S.G., Hugh H. Grady, K.S.G., Savannah; Rich ard Reid, K.S.G., New York City; Hugh Kinchley, K.S.G., Augusta; Bernard J. Kane, K.S.S., Atlanta; and Robert E. | McCormack, K.S.S., Albany. Minor officers of the Mass were seminarians of the Diocese from St. Mary’s Seminary, Balti more and St. Bernard’s College, Alabama. Members of the Savannah As sembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, acted as a guard of honor. William J. Sullivan, Thomas Gilmore, James Galvan and Dr. Julius Pierotti, members of Atlanta Assembmly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus in full regalia, stood at the altar rail with presented swords at the Consecration of the Mass. Among the assisting clergy were Monsignor Francis J. Fu- rey, rector of St. Charles Bor- romeo Seminary, Overbrook, Philadelphia; Monsignor James J. May, VicarVGeneral of the Diocese of Charleston; Monsig nor Joseph E. Moylan, Vicar General of the Diocese of Savan nah-Atlanta; Monsignor George "Lewis Smith, Aiken, S. C.; Mon- . signor Joseph F. Croke, Mon signor Edward J. Dodwell, Mon signor Joseph G. Cassidy, At lanta; Monsignor Martin C, Murphy, Columbia, S. C.; Mon signor J. Lennox Federal, Ral eigh; Monsignor William F. O’ Brien, Durham, N. C.; Monsignor Michael A. Irvin, New Bern, N. ,C.; Monsignor Hubert Cartright, Monsignor John J. McKenna, Philadelphia; Monsignor James J. Meehan, St. Augustine, Fla.; Monsignor P. J. McGill, Lake land, Fla.; Monsignor P. J. O’ Connor, Monsignor Maurice Sheedy, Washington, D. C.; and Monsignor James J. Grady, Au gusta. Practically all of the secular priests of the Diocese of Savan nah-Atlanta attended the Mass along with representatives of the Jesuits, Redemptorists, Benedic tines, Clerics of St. Viator, Or der of Friers Minor, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Marist Fath ers, Trappists, Society of African Missions, and Glendale Mission ed serving in the Diocese, with Marist Brothers from Augusta. Among the visiting priests present were, Father Edward M. McGrath, S.M., Provincial of the Washington Province of the Marist Fathers, Washington, D. C.; Father A. W. Crandell, S.J., Provincial of the New Or leans Province of the Society of Jesus; Father Cornelius Hoff man, C.SS.R., Vice-Provincial of the Redemptorist Vice-Province of Richmond; Father Peter Har rington, S.M.A., Provincial of the American Province of the Society of African Missions; Fa ther Joseph P. O’Donnell, rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md., Father James A. Laubacher, S.S., rector St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore; (Continued on Page 12)