Ecclesiastical And Other Information BISHOPS' ENGAGEMENTS Westminster For Cardinal Griffin,

Archbishop of Westminster: October 2, Convent of Marie Auxillatrice, Finchlcy. Assists at High Mass, 11.30 am. October 3, Cathedral. Preaches at service in honour of St. Teresa, 8 p.m. October 4, Cathedral. Offers Mass for members, living and deceased, of Society of St. Augustine, 8 a.m.
Cardinal Frings For Cardinal Flings, Archbishop of Cologne—Friday, September 27: in company with the Bishop of Nottingham visits Norton Camp, Cuckney, Mansfield, where be will see German prisoner of war priests in retreat. Saturday, September 28: Returns to Westminster. Sunday, September 29: Will preside at Solemn High Mass at Westminster Cathedral at 10.30 am.; afternoon—in company with Cardinal Griffin visits prisoner of war camps. Monday, September 30: Will meet members of the Hierarchy in the evening at Archbishop's House, Westminster. His Eminence will depart on Tuesday, October 1.
Southwark For Mgr. Amigo, Archbishop-Bishop of Southwark ; September 29, 6.30. Preaches and gives Benediction at the Church of SS. John Fisher and Thomas More, Wellhall, Eltham.
Portsmouth
For Mgr. King, Bishop of Portsmouth: October 13, Confirmation, Maidenhead; October 20, Confirmation, Shirley; October 27, Confirmation, Ascot ; November 3, Confirmation, Christchurch.
Clifton For Mgr. Lee, Bishop of Clifton: September 28: Pontifical High Mass at the Convent of Mercy, Westbury-onTrym, Bristol, on the occasion of the centenary of the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in Bristol. September 29: Confirmations at St. Patrick's, Bristol, in the afternoon.
Nottingham
For Mgr. Ellis, Bishop of Nottingham: September 29. Visitation and Confirmation, St. Charles Borromeo's, Measham, near Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. October 1. Addresses annual Catholic reunion in the De Montfort Hall, Leicester, together with the Rev. Andrew Beck, A.A. Wednesday, October
2. Attends annual meeting of the Nottingham Diocesan branch of the Union of Catholic Mothers, 2.15 p.m. October 3. Consecrates St. Mary's, Boston, Lincs. October 5. Celebrates High Mass at the Polish Resettlement Camp at Hardwick Park, Derbyshire.
ORDINATIONS Southwark
On September 20, at St. John's Seminary, Wonersh, Mgr. Amigo, Archbishop-Bishop of Southwark, conferred the Tonsure on the following—James McConnon, Walter Gasche, Patrick Bennett. On the following day the following received the Orders of Exorcist
and Acolyte—Gordon Stirn, John Newsham (Nottingham). Diaconate—John Morris, Patrick Pearce, John Stapleton, Maurice Pledger, Vincent Murphy, Donald Dorsett, Frederick Redding, John Lennon, John Veal, Thomas Connolly, John McSheeliy, John Tregear (Portsmouth); Michael Murphy, Witham O'Riordan, Clive Bryant, C.J., Daniel Moynihan, Inst. Char., John Morris, Inst. Char.
Franciscans
Mgr. Doubleday, Bishop of Brentwood, held an Ordination at Brentwood Cathedral on Ember Saturday, September 21, and the following received the Diaconate: the Revv. Marcellos Strachan, Aelfric Staunton, Malcolm Monahan, Howard Docherty and Everard Cairns, all of the Order of Franciscans Minor.
Chester Mgr. Moriarty, Bishop of Shrewsbury, conferred the following orders at Christleton Hall, Chester, on September 21, Feast of St. Matthew: Priesthood—the Revv, Bros. Bernard Ruddy and Cyril Field, S.D.S.
Paignton The following Orders were conferred on Saturday, September 21, at Paignton, South Devon, by Mgr. Foley, S.M., Bishop of Petinesso and Vicar Apostolic of Fiji, on members of the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers): 2nd Minor Orders—the Rev. L. Hannan, the Rev. T. Gartlan; Sub-diaconatethe Rev. D. Green, the Rev. B. Morrissey; Diaconate—the Rev, J. Friel, the Rev. R. McGuinness, the Rev. T. Bambricic.
Oscott College The following Orders were conferred in the College Chapel at Oscott by Bishop Bright, on September 21: Exorcist and Acolyte—the Rcvv. F. Whelan, N. Smith, K. Good, A. Ireland and J. Donnelly (Birmingham), the Rev. D. Jenkinson (Northampton), the Revv. P. Cronin, M. Hayes and P. Lynch (Clifton); Sub-diaconate—the Rev. P. Jones (Clifton), the Rev. R. Maher (Nottingham); Diaconate — the Revv. C. Robe' ts and F. Hacon (Northampton), the Rcvv. A. Picrcy, G. Rafferty, M. O'Meara and J. Flynn (Birmingham), the Rev. P. Reidy (Nottingham), Bros. P. Cassidy, V. Kerns, 13. Phythian and P. Waldron (fvf.S.F.S.); Priesthood— the Rev. H. Griffith (Birmingham).
APPOINTMENTS New Jesuit Curia The General Congregation of the Society of Jesus has elected the following as Assistants to Father General. The Very Rev. John Hannon, Si., of the Irish Province has been elected Assistant for England, Ireland, Belgium and Canada. He will be known as the English Assistant. The Very Rev. Vincent McCormick, Si., has been elected Assistant for America, Fr. McCormick is a member of the New York Province. The Very Rev. Peter van Geste], Si., of the Dutch Province has been elected Assistant for Germany. The Very Rev, Thomas Travis, 5.3., Provincial of tbe Argentine Province has been elected Assistant for
South America. The following have been re-elected: the Very Rev. Alfonso Martino, SI., of the Province of Turin as Italian Assistant; the Very Rev. Severamo Azcono, S.J., as Spanish A‘sistent and the Very Rev. Anthony Preseren for Slav countries.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Travelling Mission The centres to be visited this weekend by the Southwark Travelling Mission are: Shorne, parish of Gravesend, Kent. Mass will be said at St. Katherine's on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 8.30. On Sunday there will also be Mass at the Village Institute, Hoo, at 10, and Rosary, sermon and Benediction at St. Katherine's at 3.30. Hurstmonceaux, parish of Eastbourne, Sussex. Mass will be said at the Woolpack Inn at 8.30. Mass will also be said at The Grange, Horam, at 10. On Saturday and Monday, Mass will be said at Holly Croft, Horam, at S.
Company of Mary
The Fathers of the Company of Mary (Montfort Fathers) have acquired a house and estate at Church Stretton (near Shrewsbury), Shropshire, to serve for their senior scholasticate.
Beds Association The 21st annual general meeting of the Beda Association will be held in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1946. Pontifical High Mass will be sung by Mgr. Duchemin, Protonotary Apostolic, Rector of the Bede College, at the Oratory, Brampton Road, at 11 a.m.
Metropolitan Teachers The quarterly meeting of the Metropolitan Catholic Teachers' Association, membership of which is now nearly 1,200, took place on Friday fast at Westminster Cathedral Hall.
Radio News Sunday Half-hour: On the Light programme next Sunday, September 29 (at 9 p.m.) the broadcast in this series will .come from the Franciscan Monastery at Gorton, Manchester.
Gaelic League The opening of a new branch of the Gaelic League at Huddersfield was reported at a gathering of delegates from Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, at Liverpool, for the regional council meeting. Another branch will shortly be opened at Preston.
on Friday, September 20, the Bishop of Clifton presiding.
Proposing the adoption of the Report, Mgr. Lee said that the Society was called upon, during the past year, to deal with a far greater number of cases than ever before, and now had 734 children in its care.
Guide Guild The Catholic Guide Guild of Westminster, Southwark and Brentwood has held a Guiders' camp at Cudham, Kent, during September. Mass was said on the site by Fr. Proctor, one of the Guild chaplains. A Guiders' hike and a Patrol-leaders' Way of Recollection are being arranged for Octo
ber or November. Look out for future notices. Guide companies wishing to belong to the Guild should write to the Hon. Secretary, Miss Bonser, 4, Roland Mansions, Rosary Gardens, S,W.7.
Notts C.W.L.
The election of officers for the year 1946-7 has resulted in the election of Mrs. P. Johnson of Lincoln as branch president in succession to Mrs. E. Thorneloe, of Ulverscroft, Leicestershire. Mrs. F. Floyd, of Wollaton, Nottingham, was re-elected as hon. secretary.