NEWS: Rev. Father I. J. DENNY, 30th Ordination Anniversary, 1948, Blair County, PA

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MARKS 30TH YEAR
REV. FATHER I. J. DENNY [photo]
5 Priests of Diocese Serve For 30 Years

  Rev. Father I. J. Denny, rector of the parish of the Cathedral of the 
Blessed Sacrament, will observe the 30th year of his ordination on 
Wednesday, Aug. 18.
  Other pastors of the Altoona diocese who will mark their anniversaries at 
the same time include Rev. Father John B. Hackett of St. John Gaulbert's 
parish, Johnstown; Rev. Father Michael F. Brett of St. James parish, South 
Fork; Rev. Father R. D. Silberhon of St. Joseph's parish, Lloydell, and Rev. 
Father Michael E. Zamba of St. Stephen's parish, Johnstown.
  Father Denny has been rector of the Cathedral parish since All Saints' 
day, 1939, and administered the charge for a year prior to that time.  He 
also holds several other important posts in the diocesan curia.  From 1933 
to 1944 he was a synod judge on the diocesan tribunal.
  Since January, 1944, Father Denny has held the position of promoter 
justitiae.  On March 5, 1948, he was named a diocesan consultor.
  A native of Altoona, Father Denny claims St. Patrick's parish, Gallitzin, 
as his home.  In addition to serving as assistant at Cresson and Loretto, he 
was the first resident pastor of St. Joseph's church, Williamsburg, from 
1922 to 1925.  He also served as rector of St. Thomas church, Ashville, and 
St. Patrick's, Spangler, before coming to Altoona.
  The five priests were elevated to the holy priesthood by the first 
ordinary of the diocese, Bishop Eugene A. Garvey, Aug. 18, 1918.

Altoona Mirror, Friday, August 13, 1948, page 25