"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
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