Florida Bishops Celebrate the Legacy of Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley

Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of the Diocese of St. Augustine has invited the Catholic Bishops of Florida to join him on Monday, Oct. 30, for a Mass in Memory of Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley, the sixth bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine.
 
The community is invited to join the bishops at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine (38 Cathedral Place) beginning with a 5:00 p.m. talk by Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami and Mass at 6:00 p.m. Homilist for the Mass is Bishop John Noonan of Orlando.
 
Archbishop Hurley served the Diocese of St. Augustine from 1940-1967 when the diocese encompassed all of Florida east of the Apalachicola River in the state's panhandle. He died on Oct. 30, 1967, at the age of 73.
 
Though he's been dead 50 years, the parishes and agencies he started or fostered are still flourishing: 74 parishes, 100 schools, four Catholic hospitals, Catholic Charities, the land purchase for St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary and much more.
 
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