Diocesan administrator Monsignor John F, McDonough is in good condition at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta this week as he recovers from surgery.

He is expected to be hospitalized for 10 days following a colostomy performed Nov. 12, and then to recuperate at Holy Spirit rectory in Atlanta where he resides. The surgery was performed after Monsignor McDonough was diagnosed as having a malignant tumor in the colon.

Father Edward Dillon, who is pastor of Holy Spirit parish, said that the surgery and recovery were proceeding as anticipated by the doctors. "Everything has gone according to the way the doctors predicted it would go and they are very satisfied," Father Dillon said. "The recovery is on schedule."

After hospitalization Monsignor McDonough, 73, is expected to have a recuperation period of several weeks and then to assume more responsibilities gradually. He has been administrator of the diocese since mid-August.