St Ferdinand High School - Crusader Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Bishop Paul Leibold Assumes Duties of Evansville Diocese On April 6, 1966, the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, announced the appointment of Auxiliary Bishop Paul F. Leibold as Ordinary of the Evansville diocese. Prior to this appointment, he served as Apostolic Administrator of the Evansville diocese upon the retirement of Bishop Henry J. Grimmelsman on October 25, 1965. Bishop Leibold was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was or- dained in 1940. He spent two years at the Catholic Univer- sity studying law. After six years of work in the chancery office in Cincinnati, Bishop Leibold was sent to Rome to acquire his doctorate in canon law at the Angelicum. While there he served as assistant pastor of St. Suzanne’s, the American church in Rome. On his return home, he was appointed Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, a post he held for ten years. He also served as Vicar General of the archdiocese and pastor of St. Louis parish, a downtown parish in Cin- cinnati. While serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati and Auxiliary Bishop of the Evansville diocese, he was also chairman of the diocesan building commission, the dio- cesan school board and the diocesan liturgical commission of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. 5

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Pope Paul VI Crusades for World Peace — UN Monday, October 4, 1965, was a momentous day for the United States, the United Nations, and the world. Power politics and national and religious rivalries came to a halt for fourteen hours when a Pope visited the United States for the first time in history. The following is an excerpt from one of Pope Paul VPs messages to the world. Ours has been a mission of peace. Nothing else was intended. There was no other mo- tive to this trip of ours. We have been pilgrims of peace. We wanted to bring to the world, represented and ideally united in that solemn assembly, the appeal to that peace heralded by the angels above the poor cradle of the Incarnate Word; we wanted to give our encouragement to work and to negotiations for peace, and the assurance that today as always the Church is close to the artisans of peace, reinforcing their efforts with its authority, with its support and with its blessing. 4

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Priests Contribute Best As an integral part of the parish, Saint Ferdinand High School plays an important part in the lives-of many people. Father Firmus Dick took over the duties of pastor of Saint Ferdinand Parish two years ago. Saint Ferdinand High School represents an integral part of the parish by serving as the educational center for its young citizens. Father Dick takes an active interest in the well-being of Saint Ferdinand High School while taking care of his parish. As superintendent of Saint Ferdinand High School, Father Bernard Verkamp presents Christian standards and morals so necessary for a good school. Besides acting as superintendent, Father Verkamp teaches religion and coun- sels the students. He has gained the respect of every stu- dent. Interests to S.F.H.S.