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NAROD POLSKI - Newsline TWO CARDINALS HONOR US Chicago, IL - The Polish Roman Catholic Union of America is very pleased and proud to announce that His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida, Archbishop of Detroit, will honor us with his presence as Main Celebrant at the Opening Mass of the 57th Quadrennial Convention and the 125th Anniversary Celebration, joined by Him Eminence Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia. The Opening Mass will be held at St. Adalbert Church, 2645 E. Allegheny Ave. in Philadelphia, PA, at 10:30 a.m., and will be concelebrated by a large assembly of clergy members, including PRCUA Chaplain Rev. Edwin F. Karlowicz, C.R., Vice Chaplain Rev. Canon Anthony D. Iwuc, Vice Chaplain Rev. Walter J. Ptak, Monsignor Francis S. Feret, Pastor of St. Adalbert's Church, Monsignor Steanley E. Milewski, Chancellor of Orchard Lake Schools, Hon. Chaplain Rev. Msgr. Anthony E. Jaworowski and Hon. Chaplain Rev. Msgr. Bernard E. Witkowski, who will be the homilist.
HIS EMINENCE ANTHONY CARDINAL BEVILACQUA - Anthony J. Bevilacqua was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 17, 1923. He was one of 11 children born to Luigi and Maria. Following his 1943 graduation from Cathedral College, he attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, NY, where he completed 6 years of philosophy and theology and was ordained in 1949, at St. James Cathedral, Brooklyn, NY. In 1956, he received his Doctorate in Canon Law (J.C.D.) Summa Cum Laude from Rome?s Gregorian University. He attended Columbia University where he received his Masters in Political Science in 1962. Ten years later he began his studies in Civil Law and in 1975 father Bevilacqua received a degree in Civil Law (JD) from St. John's University Law School in Queens, New York. In 1971, he established Brooklyn's Catholic
Migration and Refugee Office. In 1976, he was named Chancellor of the Diocese and Director
of its Migration and Refugee Office until 1983. From 1968 to 1980, he was a visiting
Professor of Canon Law at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New
York. from 1977-1980, he also taught immigration law as an Adjunct Professor of Law at St.
John's University Law School. On December 8, 1987, it was announced that Pope John Paul II had appointed Bishop Bevilacqua as Archbishop of Philadelphia. His installation took place on February 1, 1988. Three years later, on May 29, 1991, Pope John Paul II announced that Archbishop Bevilacqua's elevation to the College of Cardinals would take place in the consistory on June 28, 1991. Since coming to Philadelphia, Cardinal Bevilacqua has made spiritual renewal of the faithful a priority and has undertaken an active pastoral ministry. He regularly visits parishes and schools throughout the archdiocese as well as people of all faiths though his visits to state hospitals, prisons, Christian churches and synagogues. cardinal Bevilacqua also hosts a live call-in radio show every week. Cardinal Bevilacqua previously serves as a member of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes in Rome. He is currently a member of the Pontifical Council Cor Unam, the Pontifical Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Pontifical Congregation for the Clergy and also a member of the Pontifical Council for pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. Formerly a chairman of the Bishops? Committee on Canonical Affairs and a member of the Bishops' Committees for Pro-Life Activities, Science and Human Values, and Migration, Cardinal Bevilacqua presently serves as an advisor to the Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, as a member of the Administrative Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, and as a member of the Bishops? Committee on Evangelization. Cardinal Bevilacqua is admitted to practice as a civil lawyer before the Courts of New York State, the Courts of the State of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Supreme Court.
HIS EMINENCE ADAM CARDINAL MAIDA - Adam Joseph Maida was born on March 18, 1930, in East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, He was the first of three sons born to Adam and Sophie Cieslak Maida. Cardinal Maida's father, now deceased, came to the United States from a rural area near Warsaw, Poland. His mother was born in the United States and presently resides in Scott Township, Pennsylvania. One brother, Thaddeus, is a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and pastor of St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Perrysville. His other brother, Daniel, lives in Scott Township and is married to the former Patricia Hurley. Daniel is in private business and he and Patricia have three sons, Timothy, Joseph, and Robert. Cardinal Maida attended East Vandergrift Public Elementary Schools, and graduated from St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan, in 1948. Following graduation from St. Mary's, Cardinal Maida entered St. Mary's College, Orchard Lake. In 1950, he transferred to St. Vincent's College, Latrobe, PA, where he graduated in 1952 with a BA in Philosophy. In 1956, Cardinal Maida Graduated with a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from St. Mary's University, Baltimore, Maryland. In 1960, Cardinal Maida received a Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL) from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. In 1964, he was awarded a Doctorate in Civil Law (JD) from Duquesne Law School in Pittsburgh. Cardinal Maida was admitted to practice law before the Bar for the State of Pennsylvania, the Federal Bar in Western Pennsylvania, and the United States Supreme Court. On May 26, 1956, Cardinal Maida was ordained a priest in St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, by then Bishop John Dearden (deceased Cardinal Archbishop of Detroit). Following his ordination, Cardinal Maida served in the Diocese of Pittsburgh as an associate pastor, Vice Chancellor, and General Counsel of the Diocese, in the Diocesan Tribunal, and as Assistant Professor of Theology at La Roche College, and Adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University Law School. On January 25, 1984, he was ordained and installed as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin. On May 7, 1990, Pope John Paul II named Bishop Maida Archbishop of Detroit. He was installed as Archbishop of Detroit on June 12, 1990. On October 30, 1994, Pope John Paul II named Archbishop Maida a Cardinal. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals at a Consistory held on November 26, 1994, at the Paul VI Auditorium in the Vatican. In May of 1996, Pope John Paul II appointed Cardinal Maida as Papal Legate (the Pope's personal representative) to the 19th International Marian Congress, which was held in Czestochowa, Poland, from August 24 to 26, 1996. Some of his current appointments include:
MONSIGNOR BERNARD E. WITKOWSKI - Pastor of St. John Cantius in Philadelphia, PA, will be the Homilist at the Opening Mass. He has been designated as a lifetime Honorary Chaplain of the PRCUA. Born in 1935 in Philadelphia, PA, Bernard was the first of 4 children born to the late Bernard and Marie.. He attended St. Adalbert School, St. John Kanty Prep School in Erie, PA, and graduated from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, PA in 1958. He was ordained a priest on May 19, 1962 by the great Cardinal John Krol and thereafter received a M.A. in Theology from Villanova University in 1973 and pursued additional graduate studies at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland in 1973. Rev. Witkowski served as chaplain at Philadelphia General Hospital from 1962-64; a teacher at Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, PA, from 1964-76; Administrator of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA, from 1976-78; Pastor of St. Ladislaus Parish in Philadelphia, PA, 1978-90; and he was assigned to St. John Cantius in 1990. He was designated Honorary Prelate to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II with the title of Reverend Monsignor in 1991. Monsignor Witkowski was chosen as "Man of the Year, 1996" by the Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia. In 1997, he was recipient of "The Swords of Haller" medal from the Polish Veterans Post #12 of Philadelphia. Monsignor is active in Polonia as a member of the Polish American Congress, Polish Roman Catholic Union of America as a member of Society #95, Polish American Historical Society, Polish National Alliance, Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia, Polish Beneficial Association of Philadelphia, Polish American Priests' Association, The Kosciuszko Foundation, The American Institute of Polish Culture, and the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences. He is an honorary alumnus of the Orchard Lake Schools in Orchard Lake, Michigan, and the recipient of a "Merit Award" from the Chapel of the Four Chaplains in Philadelphia, PA. Msgr. Witkowski serves as a Chaplain of the PAC; Chaplain of Polish Veterans Post #12; Vice Chaplain of the UPWA; V.P. of the Polish American Social Services; Board Member of the Polish Cultural Center in Philadelphia; Board Member of the Polish Apostolate Advisory Committee; Diocesan Moderator of The Catholic League for Religious Assistance to Poland; and as Pres. of St. John Kanty Alumni Association.
MONSIGNOR FRANCIS S. FERET - Pastor of St. Adalbert Church in Philadelphia, PA, where the Opening Mass will be held. Father Feret was ordained on May 19, 1962. His assignments have included parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception in Levittown; he was a member of the faculty of Cardinal Dougherty High School; and served as Pastor of St. Peter's Church in Pottstown, PA. He was appointed as pastor of St. Adalbert's Parish in Philadelphia, PA, in 1994. On June 14, 1998, papal honors were conferred upon Father Francis S. Feret elevating him to the rank of Monsignor.
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