Auxiliary Bishop

Standing among friends and colleagues yesterday, Monsignor W. Francis Malooly clutched a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic bishops - a symbol of his past and his future. The skullcap, called a zucchetto, belonged to Bishop T. Austin Murphy of Baltimore, Malooly's uncle and the inspiration that led the boy from St. Ursula School in Parkville to the priesthood. Now, Malooly, 56, will don the zucchetto himself. The Vatican announced yesterday his appointment as an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, one of three assistants to Cardinal William H. Keeler.

A man who said he resisted God's call to service for most of his life was installed Saturday as bishop of the Maryland- Delaware Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America before 500 in a Baltimore church. At a ceremony that alternated formal religious rites and lighter moments, the Rev. Wolfgang D. Herz-Lane told a crowd that included the presiding bishop of the ELCA that he first heard God's call as a schoolboy in his native Germany. But he pursued careers in journalism and social work before entering the seminary in his early 40s. "The more he called, the more I resisted," said Herz-Lane, 56. "But God has his ways, doesn't he?

Retired Auxiliary Bishop T. Austin Murphy, a city native who became a leader of the Baltimore Roman Catholic Archdiocese, died of apparent cardiac arrest Sunday while walking to a church service. He was 80.A Christian wake service for Bishop Murphy will be held at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St.A mass of Christian burial for Bishop Murphy will be held at the cathedral at 11 a.m. Thursday. Immediately after the service, the bishop's body will be interred in the crypt beneath the cathedral.

The Rev. F. Richard Spencer, a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore who serves as an Army chaplain stationed in Germany, was named auxiliary bishop of the Military Archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday. The Military Archdiocese offers pastoral care to more than 1.5 million Catholics who serve in the armed forces and who are patients or staff at veterans hospitals, according to its website. Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin F. O'Brien, former archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, said in a statement, "We are proud the Holy Father has chosen him, one of our own, to continue serving our brave and generous women and men in the military."

Monsignor Mitchell T. Rozanski, who has spent the past two decades helping shepherd parishes across the region, was named an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore yesterday by Pope John Paul II. Rozanski, 46, pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, will assume the role of eastern vicar, overseeing 64 parishes and 44 schools in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties. As one of three active auxiliary bishops, he will also assist in the visitation of parishes and the administering of the sacrament of confirmation throughout the archdiocese.

The Rev. Gordon D. Bennett will be ordained today as an auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, in what promises to be a moving ritual.But it also marks the end of his days with the Jesuits, the community of Roman Catholic priests he has lived with since he was age 17, making it an occasion that will be a bit bittersweet.Bennett, 51, who will be one of three auxiliary bishops reporting to Cardinal William H. Keeler, will leave his home in Los Angeles, where he has lived most of his life.

Bishop P. Francis Murphy, an auxiliary to Cardinal William H. Keeler, will resign next month from his position as vicar supervising the parishes in the western part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore as he continues his fight against cancer.Murphy, 66, who is nationally known in Roman Catholic Church circles for his progressive stands on social justice, will resign Sept. 15 as western vicar, but will remain an auxiliary bishop."This is a very difficult letter for me to write to you," he said in a letter sent last week to the priests and pastoral workers in his region, which includes 39 parishes and four missions from Howard and Carroll to Garrett counties.

As a procession of cardinals and bishops placed their hands upon his head yesterday in an ancient ritual of consecration, the Rev. Gordon D. Bennett was ordained an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.In a ceremony filled with solemnity and humor, Bennett, 51, became one of three assistants to Cardinal William H. Keeler. As urban vicar, Bennett will lead Baltimore's 57 parishes that are home to more than 80,000 Roman Catholics."This beautiful celebration is a profoundly humbling experience," Bennett told a packed congregation at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore.

Anne Arundel priest being ordained today as an auxiliary bishop The Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Severna Park, will be ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore at 2 p.m. today at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. At the ceremony, Cardinal William H. Keeler, archbishop of Baltimore, also will appoint Rozanski to the position of eastern vicar, in which he will oversee approximately 300,000 Catholics in 60 parishes in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties.

Baltimore Lady of Guadalupe Mass planned today The Archdiocese of Baltimore's annual Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place at 3 p.m. today at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 North Charles St. Cardinal William H. Keeler will preside, and Auxiliary Bishop Felipe de Jesus Estevez of Miami will be principal celebrant and homilist. Auxiliary Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, the Baltimore archdiocese's vicar for Hispanics, will concelebrate the Mass. The program will begin at 2 p.m. with music, recitation of the rosary and a dramatization by young adults.

Baltimore Lady of Guadalupe Mass planned today The Archdiocese of Baltimore's annual Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place at 3 p.m. today at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 North Charles St. Cardinal William H. Keeler will preside, and Auxiliary Bishop Felipe de Jesus Estevez of Miami will be principal celebrant and homilist. Auxiliary Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, the Baltimore archdiocese's vicar for Hispanics, will concelebrate the Mass. The program will begin at 2 p.m. with music, recitation of the rosary and a dramatization by young adults.

Harvey Bullock, 84, a writer for The Andy Griffith Show and other television comedies, died April 23 at a hospital in Laguna Beach, Calif., of age-related illnesses. Born in North Carolina, Mr. Bullock graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's degree in English. He served in the Navy during World War II, writing and transmitting fake radio messages designed to mislead the Germans. He spent five years writing for The Andy Griffith Show. In the late 1960s, he and writing partner Ray Allen collaborated on the screenplays for the comedy movies Who's Minding the Mint?

The Vatican chose a Catholic relief official and former Baltimore priest yesterday to be the city's next auxiliary bishop, overseeing 52 parishes and 54,862 Catholics as the urban vicar of the archdiocese. Bishop-elect Denis J. Madden, the first U.S. bishop to be appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, worked in the city as a counselor to priests in the 1970s and 1980s before he embarked on relief and conflict-resolution missions. Those travels led him to Israel, Lebanon and, most recently, New York, where he oversaw a Vatican relief agency.

Bishop Adolfo Hernandez Hurtado, 84, who promoted the cause of several martyrs who were named saints, died Friday after a lengthy illness, the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Guadalajara reported. Bishop Hernandez was ordained in 1943 and in 1958 became the first bishop of Tapachula, Mexico's southernmost city. He later served in Zamora and as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Guadalajara. As president of the Episcopal Commission for the Cause of the Saints, he worked on the process that eventually led to the canonization of several Mexican martyrs by Pope John Paul II. Tommy Kalmanir, 78, a starting halfback on the 1951 Los Angeles Rams championship team and former Oakland Raiders assistant coach, died Tuesday of pneumonia in Fresno, Calif.

Anne Arundel priest being ordained today as an auxiliary bishop The Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Severna Park, will be ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore at 2 p.m. today at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. At the ceremony, Cardinal William H. Keeler, archbishop of Baltimore, also will appoint Rozanski to the position of eastern vicar, in which he will oversee approximately 300,000 Catholics in 60 parishes in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties.

Monsignor Mitchell T. Rozanski, who has spent the past two decades helping shepherd parishes across the region, was named an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore yesterday by Pope John Paul II. Rozanski, 46, pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, will assume the role of eastern vicar, overseeing 64 parishes and 44 schools in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties. As one of three active auxiliary bishops, he will also assist in the visitation of parishes and the administering of the sacrament of confirmation throughout the archdiocese.

Bishop P. Francis Murphy, auxiliary bishop of the Baltimore Roman Catholic Archidiocese and the western vicar, was to celebrate a Christmas liturgy yesterday with the residents, staff and the Rev. Stanley Janaites, chaplain, of Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville.In his preaching, Bishop Murphy proclaimed this feast to be "the first christmas lived anew in our world and in our hearts.""We are joined in this feast of the Incarnation with our brothers and sisters in Christian churches across the land and around the world," he said in prepared remarks, acknowledging the ecumenical and interfaith dimensions of the season.

BOSTON - The man chosen yesterday by Pope John Paul II as the interim leader of the Archdiocese of Boston is a welcome contrast to Cardinal Bernard F. Law, according to priests and Catholic lay leaders who know the new appointee. These priests and lay Catholics say the pope's choice, Auxiliary Bishop Richard G. Lennon, is a good listener and easy to get along with and has made a genuine effort to get to know people who worked under him in Boston's western suburbs, where until now he was in charge of one of the archdiocese's five regions.

BOSTON - The man chosen yesterday by Pope John Paul II as the interim leader of the Archdiocese of Boston is a welcome contrast to Cardinal Bernard F. Law, according to priests and Catholic lay leaders who know the new appointee. These priests and lay Catholics say the pope's choice, Auxiliary Bishop Richard G. Lennon, is a good listener and easy to get along with and has made a genuine effort to get to know people who worked under him in Boston's western suburbs, where until now he was in charge of one of the archdiocese's five regions.