Father Clarence J. Biggers, S.M., is leaving his post as pastor of St. Joseph’s, Marietta. A number of other transfers of Marist fathers in the archdiocese have also been announced by the Society of Mary’s Provincial in Washington. St. Joseph’s, Sacred Heart, Atlanta, and the Marist School are affected.

Fr. Ellis L. DePriest, S.M., succeeds Fr. Biggers as pastor of the Marietta church. A native of Jackson, Miss., his latest assignment has been as assistant in St. Pius X Parish in Bedford, Ohio. Educated at Marist College, Washington, D.C., Fr. DePriest holds a M. Music degree from Catholic University of America and has taught chant, music and liturgy at Marist College in Washington. He has also served as an instructor at the Child Center, C.U.A., and is provincial director of the Third Order of Mary.

Fr. John J. Martell, S.M., who is also assigned to Marietta, is a Philadelphian, educated at Marist College in Washington. Ordained in Washington in 1948, he has served as pastor and as assistant in parishes throughout the country, including California, Minnesota, Louisiana, West Virginia and Georgia. He has taught in Pennsylvania and Ohio. His latest assignment has been as assistant in St. Francis Xavier parish, Brunswick, Ga.

Fr. Philip J. McArdle, S.M., comes to Sacred Heart, Atlanta, from St. Joseph’s Church, Paulina, La. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was educated at Mt. St. Mary’s in that city and was ordained in 1962 by Archbishop McQuaid.

Three Marist fathers have been newly assigned to Marist School here. Fr. Paul Barry, in addition to his training at Marist College, holds an M.S. degree in library science from Catholic University and a B.A. in education from Southwestern Louisiana Institute. He has done parish work and has taught in West Virginia, Louisiana, Iowa and Washington, D.C., where he has been serving as teacher and librarian at the Marist Seminary.

Fr. Raymond E. Healy, S.M., was ordained in 1938 and trained at Marist College. He has an M.A. degree in English from C.U.A. and has studied in the field of English and reading at the University of Chicago. A native of Danville, Penn., Fr. Healy was previously assigned to Marist School here in Virginia, Louisiana and Pennsylvania. His latest post has been as a teacher at Chanel High School, Bedford, Ohio.

Fr. John F. Weiglein, S.M., a native of Landsdale, Penn., was ordained in 1950 and trained at Marist College, Washington, and Villanova, where he received an M.A. in education in 1954. He comes here from Immaculate Seminary, Lafayette, La., and was previously assigned in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio, both as a teacher and as a parish priest.

The following are the Society of Mary (Marist) appointments approved by Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan for the Archdiocese of Atlanta:

St. Joseph’s Marietta

Leaving: Father Clarence J. Biggers, pastor - to Brunswick

Arriving: (As pastor) Father Ellis L. DePriest - from Bedford, Ohio

Father John Martell - from Brunswick

Sacred Heart, Atlanta

Leaving: Father J. T. Murray - to the mission band

Arriving: Father Philip McArdle - from Paulina, La.

The Marist School, Atlanta

Leaving: Father William Seli - presently at second novitiate

Father Andrew McCormack - temporarily, in order to make his second novitiate

Arriving: Father Raymond Healy - from Chanel in Ohio

Father Paul Carry - from Washington, D.C.

Father John Weiglein - from Immaculate Seminary, Lafayette, La.