BISHOP JOHN M. DARCY STATEMENTS



"Praised be Jesus Christ -- 
May He always be praised."

In all our schools and churches, you will find a ready welcome and a true Catholic spirit. Bishop D'Arcy has a regular column each week in Today's Catholic the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocesan newspaper,  News and Notes highlights the bishop's week and details events occurring within the diocese.

The son of Irish immigrants, Most Reverend John M. D'Arcy was born on August 18, 1932. He began preparation for the priesthood in September, 1949 at Saint John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. He studied in Rome at the Angelicum from 1965 to 1968 and received his doctorate in spiritual theology in 1968. He served as spiritual director and professor of spiritual theology at Saint John's Seminary from 1968 to 1985.

Bishop D'Arcy's Crest

  • Ordained to priesthood in Boston, Mass - February 2, 1957

  • Doctorate in Spiritual Theology from Angelicum, Rome, 1968

  • Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop for Boston - February 14, 1975

  • Appointed Regional Bishop for Lowell Region 
       Archdiocese of Boston - July 21, 1981

  • Appointed Eighth Bishop of FW-SB - February 26, 1985

  • Installed as Eighth Bishop of FW-SB - May 1, 1985

Confirmation schedule, spring 2008

Jan. 20 1:30 p.m. Holy Cross, South Bend D’Arcy
St. Hedwig, South Bend
St. Stanislaus, South Bend
St. Patrick, South Bend
(at Holy Cross)

Feb. 2 5 p.m. St. Therese, Fort Wayne D’Arcy

March 30 2:30 p.m. St. Pius X, Granger D’Arcy

April 2 7 p.m. Holy Family, South Bend D’Arcy
Corpus Christi, South Bend
St. Stanislaus, New Carlisle
St. John the Baptist, South Bend
(at Holy Family)

April 3 7 p.m. St. Anthony de Padua, South Bend D’Arcy

April 4 7 p.m. Immaculate Conception, Auburn D’Arcy

April 7 7 p.m. St. Mary/Assumption, Decatur D’Arcy

April 9 7 p.m. Queen of Angels, Fort Wayne D’Arcy
Most Precious Blood, Fort Wayne
(at Precious Blood)

April 11 7 p.m. St. Jude, Fort Wayne D’Arcy

April 12 5:30 p.m. St. Anthony of Padua, Angola D’Arcy

April 13 2 p.m. Combined confirmation for: D’Arcy
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
St. Robert Bellarmine, North Manchester
St. Joseph, Garrett
St. John Bosco, Churubusco
St. Joseph, Bluffton
St. Joseph, Roanoke
St. Catharine, Nix Settlement
(at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne)

April 20 2:30 p.m. St. Michael, Plymouth D’Arcy
St. Patrick, Walkerton
(at St. Michael)

April 22 7 p.m. Ss. Peter and Paul, Huntington D’Arcy
St. Mary, Huntington
(at Ss. Peter and Paul)

April 23 7 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo, Fort Wayne D’Arcy

April 25 7 p.m. St. Joseph, South Bend D’Arcy
Sacred Heart, Notre Dame
(at St. Joseph)

April 26 10 a.m. St. Mary of the Lake, Culver D’Arcy

April 27 11:45 a.m. Campus Ministeries of D’Arcy
University of Notre Dame
Holy Cross College
(at Sacred Heart Basilica, Notre Dame)

April 29 7:30 p.m. St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne D’Arcy

May 1 7 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul, Fort Wayne D’Arcy

May 4 1:30 p.m. St. John the Baptist, New Haven D’Arcy

May 9 7 p.m St. Joseph, La Grange D’Arcy
St. Gaspar Del Bufalo, Rome City
(at St. Joseph)

May 10 5 p.m. St. Paul/Cross, Columbia City D’Arcy

May 10 7 p.m. St. Mary/Assumption, Avilla Houck
Immaculate Conception, Kendallville
(at St. Mary of the Assumption)

May 11 11:30 a.m. Adult confirmation D’Arcy
Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Fort Wayne

May 11 6 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul, Elkhart Houck
May 12 7 p.m. St. Joseph, Fort Wayne D’Arcy
May 12 7 p.m. St. Adalbert, South Bend Houck
St. Casimir, South Bend
(at St. Adalbert)

May 13 7 p.m. Christ the King, South Bend Houck

May 13 6:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fort Wayne D’Arcy

May 14 7 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle, Elkhart Houck

May 15 7 p.m. St. Jude, South Bend Houck
Sacred Heart, Lakeville
(at St. Jude)

May 16 7 p.m. St. Mary, Bristol Houck

May 20 7 p.m. Sacred Heart, Warsaw D’Arcy
St. Francis Xavier, Pierceton
(at Sacred Heart)

May 22 7 p.m. St. Joseph, Hessen Cassel D’Arcy

May 24 5:30 p.m. Little Flower, South Bend D’Arcy

May 25 11 a.m. Adult confirmation D’Arcy
St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend

May 28 7 p.m. St. Monica, Mishawaka D’Arcy

June 7 5 p.m. St. Dominic, Bremen D’Arcy

June 8 5:30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist, Goshen D’Arcy

June 15 2 p.m. St. Patrick, Ligonier D’Arcy

 

 

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