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Columban Bishop Galvin Remembered |
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| Among those who attended a ceremony commemorating the life and work of Bishop E.J. Galvin. Co-founder of the Columban Fathers, were Sisters Gabriel and Mary Ita O'Mahony. The event took place in the parish of Newcestown, County Cork, from where Sisters Gabriel and Ita together with a third member of their family, Sister Rose, had left as young women to join the Columban Sisters. |
 L to R: Sister Gabriel, Mr Denis O'Callaghan. Fr. Finbarr O'Halloran, Bishop Buckley and Sister Ita. |
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The occasion was organized by
the local parishioners together with Bishop Galvin's
family, Columban Father Pat O'Herlihy and friends and
benefactors of the Columban Fathers. It consisted of the
unveiling of a momument which marked the birthplace of
Edward J. Galvin, Bishop of Han yang, China and Co Founder
of the Maynooth Mission to China (Missionary Society of
St. Columban). This was done by Mr. Denis O'Callaghan, a
cousin of Bishop Galvin. A large crowd attended the Mass which followed where Fr. Brendan O'Sullivan, Superior General of the Columban Fathers gave an inspiring homily on the vision and mission of the Founders. |
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At the end ot the Mass a
plaque was unveiled in the Church of St. John the
Baptist, Newcestown by Bishop John Buckley. Bishop of Cork
and Ross. This was the church where Bishop Galvin was
baptised and said his first Mass in his home diocese in
June 1901.
Following the Mass and refreshments Fr. Dan Fitzgerald (who worked with Bishop Galvin in China for many years) gave a moving talk on the life and spirit of Bishop Galvin |
 Church of St. John the Paptist, Newcestown where Bishop Galvin and the members of the O'Mahony family were baptised. |
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The date of the ceremony was September 19th, 2003 - a date which marked the 51st Anniversary of the arrival of Bishop Galvin in Hong Kong, following his expulsion from China.
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Hong Kong, 1952
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