Press release – April 14, 2004

The Most Reverend Marcel Gervais, Archbishop of Ottawa,
announces the retirement of Msgr. Ed Lunney
and the appointment of a new pastor at
Resurrection of Our Lord Parish.

RETIREMENT OF MONSIGNOR EDWARD LUNNEY

Msgr. Ed Lunney, pastor at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, will be retiring as of April 30^th 2004 after almost 49 years of service to the people of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. Msgr. Lunney was born on March 24, 1929 in Pakenham (Ontario) to Elizabeth (O’Neil) and Edward Lunney. He received his primary and secondary education in Fitzroy Township, Kinburn, Pakenham and Arnprior. He attended the University of Ottawa and St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto. He was ordained to the priesthood at St. Peter Celestine’s Parish in Pakenham by Most Reverend Marie-Joseph Lemieux, Archbishop of Ottawa, on June 4, 1955. Msgr. Lunney served the following parishes as curate, pastor or administrator: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Ottawa), St. Margaret Mary (Ottawa), St. Theresa (Ottawa), St. Patrick (Ottawa), Holy Name of Mary (Almonte), St. Declan Mission (Brightside), St. Brigid (Ottawa), St. Martin de Porres (Nepean) and Resurrection of Our Lord (Ottawa). He also served as a member of the Council of Priests, as a Consultor and as Diocesan Chaplain of the Blue Army in honor of Our Lady of Fatima. He received the title of Prelate of Honour on December 9^th 1996.

The Diocese of Ottawa expresses to Msgr. Lunney its best wishes for a good retirement.

PASTORAL APPOINTMENT AT
RESSURECTION OF OUR LORD PARISH

Most Rev. Marcel Gervais, Archbishop of Ottawa, wishes to announce the appointment of Fr. Paul Tennyson, scj, (Priests of the Sacred Heart) as Pastor at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish

(1940 Saunderson Drive, Ottawa). Father Tennyson was born in Toronto on June 23, 1943. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John O’Mara on April 19, 1997 at St. Mary’s Church, Hagersville, Ontario. He served as associate pastor at St. Mary (Hagersville) and St. Joan of Arc (Toronto) and as pastor at St. Mary (Hagersville). He was Vacation Director for the English Canadian Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart and Formation Director for the Canadian Region of the Priests of the Sacred Heart.

Archbishop Gervais will ordain Rev. Gregory Murray, deacon with the Priests of the Sacred Heart, to the priesthood on May 22^nd at 10:00 a.m. at Resurrection of Our Lord Church.