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'austraLasia' #83

THIRD PRIEST IN 41 YEARS

Joseph Lee sdb

PORT PIRIE (Aus): 23rd June-- The 1984 school captain of St. Mark's

College was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Port Pirie, only the

third old scholar to reach priesthood in the 41 years of that Salesian

work.

The newly ordained priest, Brian Mathews of Crystal Brook, was ordained

in a full St. Mark's Cathedral by Metropolitan Archbishop Len Faulkner

of Adelaide. Nearly all the priests of the Port Pirie Diocese and

priests from the Adelaide Archdiocese were present, joining with Brian's

family, relations, friends and parishioners from the parishes of his

pastoral placements.

Fr. Mathews celebrated his Mass of Thanksgiving at Holy Trinity Church

Crystal Brook on Sunday 21 June, his home parish. The Salesians

present were Fathers Lawrie Moate, Ray Cau, Michael

Aulsebrook and Joseph Lee, plus Brothers Reg Newport and John Larkins.

The other old boy priests are Fr Ian Murdoch SDB and Fr. Brian Ferme.

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