Atlanta
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor | Published January 11, 2024
ATLANTA—From the ordination of a third auxiliary bishop to a continued focus on the Eucharist ahead of a national revival, The Georgia Bulletin looks at the stories of 2023 that shaped life in Atlanta’s Catholic community:
JANUARY
The archdiocesan newspaper marked its 60th anniversary Jan. 4. The first issue of The Georgia Bulletin was published in 1963. In its inaugural edition, Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan, first archbishop for the Atlanta Archdiocese, wrote “The religious press is not intended to be a ‘house organ’ or a ‘trade sheet.’ Its whole reason for being is that it might enter the community bearing light and courage—light enough to expose society’s ills as well as its strengths; courage enough to inspire justice and charity in those who might falter along the path.”
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated a Mass for the repose of Pope Benedict’s soul Jan. 5 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta with Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III and priests of the archdiocese concelebrating. Pope Emeritus Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022.
Bishop John N. Tran was ordained Atlanta’s third auxiliary bishop Jan. 23, 2023.
Bishop John Nhan Tran was ordained Jan. 23, in an afternoon Mass at St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell as Atlanta’s third auxiliary bishop. He had most recently served as pastor at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mandeville, Louisiana, in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Bishop…
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