Add to ORKGThis is a photograph of Father Dempsey and a Chinese boy in Topong [now Dubang], Wuchow [now Wuzhou].; Born in New York, Fr. Dempsey came to Maryknoll in 1919 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1929. The same year he was assigned to the Wuchow mission in South China and became the temporary Society Superior of the mission in 1936. During the war years he was named the superior of Chungking and was awarded an Emblem for Meritorious Civilian Service by the US Military Ordinariate in 1945. He fled to Hong Kong in 1951 and returned again to work with refugees in 1953. As late as 1972, Fr. Dempsey worked as a chaplain to young workers at the Caritas Center in Ngau Tau Kok in Hong Kong
This is a photograph of Frs. Dietz and Walsh upon their arrival at Wuchow [now Wuzhou]. With Fr. Her...
This is a photograph of "Fr. George Bauer and Bishop Walsh with Chiklung [now Zhigong] Christians an...
This is a photograph of "Bishop Donaghy [left] and Fr. P.J. Donnelly [right] together with seminaria...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey with a class of Boy's Catechumenate posing on the front steps...
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This is a photograph of Father Dempsey showing his bike to a group of children.; Born in New York, F...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey washing clothes in a wooden wash basin and a wash board.; Bor...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey riding on a horse. He has an umbrella tucked under one arm.; ...
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan with refugees. He bends to speak to a small child.; Born in...
This is a photograph of Frs. Regan [left] and Dempsey [right] enjoying a game of chess during some f...
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan sitting with a young child and his mother. The child is sta...
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan with a large group of children from his Refugee Children's ...
This is a photograph of "Fr. Flanagan's congregation, Easter 1930." It is a small group of people, m...
This is a photograph of Father Lynch with people in the community. He wears plain clothes and a hat....
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan, assisted by another adult who is giving out milk to a larg...
This is a photograph of Frs. Dietz and Walsh upon their arrival at Wuchow [now Wuzhou]. With Fr. Her...
This is a photograph of "Fr. George Bauer and Bishop Walsh with Chiklung [now Zhigong] Christians an...
This is a photograph of "Bishop Donaghy [left] and Fr. P.J. Donnelly [right] together with seminaria...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey with a class of Boy's Catechumenate posing on the front steps...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey with children. "The kids flock around Father Dempsey."; Born ...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey showing his bike to a group of children.; Born in New York, F...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey washing clothes in a wooden wash basin and a wash board.; Bor...
This is a photograph of Father Dempsey riding on a horse. He has an umbrella tucked under one arm.; ...
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan with refugees. He bends to speak to a small child.; Born in...
This is a photograph of Frs. Regan [left] and Dempsey [right] enjoying a game of chess during some f...
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan sitting with a young child and his mother. The child is sta...
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan with a large group of children from his Refugee Children's ...
This is a photograph of "Fr. Flanagan's congregation, Easter 1930." It is a small group of people, m...
This is a photograph of Father Lynch with people in the community. He wears plain clothes and a hat....
This is a photograph of Fr. John Donovan, assisted by another adult who is giving out milk to a larg...
This is a photograph of Frs. Dietz and Walsh upon their arrival at Wuchow [now Wuzhou]. With Fr. Her...
This is a photograph of "Fr. George Bauer and Bishop Walsh with Chiklung [now Zhigong] Christians an...
This is a photograph of "Bishop Donaghy [left] and Fr. P.J. Donnelly [right] together with seminaria...