Two University of Notre Dame students from the Diocese of Fort Wayne/South Bend are being supported by a scholarship honoring Bishop John M. D鈥橝rcy.p. Michael T. Bangert, a sophomore from Fort Wayne and a graduate of Homestead High 91视频, is enrolled in the College of Science as a biochemistry major. Ann Marie Walorski, a sophomore from South Bend and a graduate of St. Joseph鈥檚 High 91视频, is enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an English major. Both students are on the Dean鈥檚 Lists of their colleges.p. The Bishop John M. D鈥橝rcy Scholarship was established in 2000 to mark the 25th anniversary of Bishop D鈥橝rcy鈥檚 episcopal ordination and the 15th anniversary of his installation as bishop of Fort Wayne/South Bend, Notre Dame鈥檚 home diocese. The scholarships support outstanding students from the diocese who are in need of financial assistance.p. A Boston native and the son of Irish immigrants, Bishop D鈥橝rcy was born Aug. 18, 1932. He studied at Saint John鈥檚 Seminary in Brighton, Mass., and was ordained to the priesthood Feb. 2, 1957. He studied in Rome at the Angelicum, from which he received a doctorate in spiritual theology in 1968. He was ordained as auxiliary bishop of Boston Feb. 14, 1975. He also served as spiritual director and professor of spiritual theology at Saint John鈥檚 Seminary from 1968-85. On May 1, 1985, he was installed as the eighth bishop of Fort Wayne/South Bend.p.
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