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ARCHBISHOP CODY: ECUMENIST

NEW ORLEANS--The interest of Archbishop John P. Cody, new

Archbishop of Chicago, in the cause of ecumenism is best portrayed

in this picture taken in New Orleans. Archbishop Cody founded

"Operation Understanding" in Louisiana city, an annual event

which saw Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Orthodox visit each other's

houses of worship. Here, at a luncheon, is a typical ecumenical

grouping: from left, they are Rabbi Julian Feibelman, president of

the New Orleans Rabbinical Association; Greek Orthodox Bishop Silas

of New Orleans; Archbishop Cody; Episcopal Bishop Girault M. Jones

of Louisiana; the Rev. George Wilson, executive secretary of the New

Orleans Federation of Churches; and Dean William Gaines of the Holy

Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans.

Credit Must Read:

RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FRE-NY-6C-65-W)