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Archbishop Saw Catholic Schools As Key To Future
November 24, 2011A crowning achievement in the Atlanta Archdiocese by retired Archbishop John F. Donoghue started as a 100-acre cow pasture. The land in Roswell where Blessed Trinity High School, Queen of Angels School, St. Peter Chanel Church and St. George Village retirement community sit was farmland when it was purchased. Father Frank McNamee was the administrator […]
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Tributes to Archbishop Donoghue
November 24, 2011From Sabrina Mao Of The Chinese Catholic Community Twenty years ago there were only a few multicultural Catholic communities in Atlanta. Besides the Spanish communities, I can only recall one Vietnamese community. The Chinese Catholic community was just beginning to form in the fall of 1990. At the beginning, we were only gathering for fellowship, […]
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Focus On Eucharist Brings Gifts For Local Church
November 24, 2011As Archbishop John F. Donoghue began his episcopacy in the Atlanta Archdiocese, from the very beginning he stated that his focus would be on Eucharistic Renewal. And this focus on devotion to the Blessed Sacrament brought about some of his greatest legacies to the church in North and Middle Georgia: perpetual adoration, the Eucharistic Congress […]
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Friends Tell Tales Of His Humor, Kindness
November 24, 2011Archbishop John F. Donoghue is being remembered for his fidelity to the Catholic faith and for the initiatives he fostered so more people could fall in love with the faith he loved. But some people not only called him “Archbishop,” they also called him a friend. They remember the archbishop who preferred to drive himself […]
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Archbishop John F. Donoghue Biographical Information
November 24, 2011Archbishop Donoghue, 83, was a Catholic priest for 56 years and a bishop for 27 years. Appointed the fifth archbishop of Atlanta, he served for an 11-year period from August 1993 to December 2004, when Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation. He was ordained a bishop in December 1984 in Charlotte, N.C., and served […]
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A Good Shepherd, Good Priest, Good Friend
November 24, 2011Archbishop John F. Donoghue was a Good Shepherd, a good priest, a gentle man, and a good friend to my wife, Jill, and me. I have many wonderful memories of working for Archbishop Donoghue, as a volunteer and as an employee, as a layman and as a deacon. The archbishop’s 1993 pastoral letter, “Rejoice in […]
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From the Vatican, 17 November 2011
November 24, 2011The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory Archbishop of Atlanta The Holy Father was saddened to learn of the death of Archbishop Emeritus John F. Donoghue and he offers heartfelt condolences to you and to the clergy, religious and laity of the Archdiocese. In commending the late Archbishop to the love and mercy of Christ the […]
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Continuous Prayer: Parish Adoration Chapels
November 24, 2011The growth of adoration chapels has continued ever since the first chapel opened in June 1994 at the Cathedral of Christ the King at the request of Archbishop John F. Donoghue. Six parishes have chapels open 24 hours a day every day. Two more parishes have adoration chapels where exposition takes place most of the […]
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Archbishop Trusted ‘Holy Spirit Guides The Church’
November 24, 2011When Archbishop John F. Donoghue was appointed as the fifth archbishop of Atlanta, he spoke about what his priorities would be. “We get tied up with administration. It’s the spiritual development of our people that matters,” he said in an interview with The Georgia Bulletin on June 22, 1993, the day his appointment was announced. […]
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Hundreds honor retired archbishop at funeral Mass
November 24, 2011The poignant sound of bagpipes rang through the cool Georgia morning air as bishops and priests, family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of Archbishop John F. Donoghue, retired archbishop of Atlanta, at a funeral Mass on Thursday, Nov. 17. Wreaths made of magnolia leaves with black ribbons adorned the entryways of the Cathedral […]