New Rc Bishops

For Pacific

THREE new Bishops for the Roman Catholic province of Oceania have been named by the Pope. They are Monsignors Francis John Doyle, MSC, who will become Titular Bishop of Onuphus, and Vicar Apostolic of Samarai (Papua); Ignatius Doggett, OFM, who will be Titular Bishop of Mundinizza and Vicar Apostolic of Aitape (New Guinea) ; and Pierre Martin, SM, who will be Titular Bishop of Selinus and Vicar Apostolic of New Caledonia.

The Apostolic Delegate in Aus tralia, New Zealand and Oceania,

irchbishop R. Carboni, will con ecrate Bishop-elect Doyle at the acred Heart Church, Randwick, on ’ebruary 25, and Bishop-e 1e c t >oggett at the Franciscan Church f Mary Immaculate, Waverley, on

‘ebruary 26.

Monsignor Doyle went to Samarai from Sacred Heart, Randwick, in 1951, as the first Prefect Apostolic, and now that the status of the area has been raised he becomes first Vicar Apostolic.

He was ordained to the priest hood at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Syd ney, in 1926, and then spent 10 years on Thursday Island. His Thursday Island service was fol lowed by eight years as rector of the Downland College, Toowoomba, Queensland, and some years in Darwin, and at Randwick, NSW.

Bishop O’Loughlin, of Darwin, and Bishop Sorin, of the Yule Mission, Papua, will assist Arch bishop Carboni at the consecration.

Monsignor Doggett was born at Hydal, New South Wales, 48 years ago. His early studies were at St.

Bonaventure’s College, Rydal. and later at Holy Cross College, Rydal.

At the end of 1926 he went to Ireland and there entered the Franciscan Novitiate at Killarney, and from there to Rome, where he was ordained to the priesthood in 1933.

After ordination he went to the Louvain University, Belgium, to study canon law. However, he was recalled to Australia after 12 months to become Master of Students and Professor of Canon Law at St.

Paschal’s College, Melbourne. (Over)

TOP, Monsignor I. Doggett, Bishop-elect of [?]itape; and, BELOW, Monsignor F. J. Doyle, [?]ishop-elect of Samarai.

After holding various offices in n his Order in Australia he was a chosen as the first Superior of the 9 new established Franciscan Mission n in New Guinea. This was in 1946. .c A small band of six priests accom- panied him. There were then three Si stations only, but these have in- -j creased to 21, with 25 Fathers, fives' Brothers and eight Sisters at work 2f in the area.

In 1952, when the area was a/ elevated to a Prefecture, Monsignor k Doggett became first Prefect!

Apostolic. In December, 1956, thesi mission became a Vicariate, and hesi became first Vicar Apostolic.

Monsignor Martin is a Frenchri: survivor of Dachau concentrationni camp in the Second World War.