Show catholic church to resume activity in uintah basin area headquarters for two paul ests priests to be in vernal catholic missionary activity in the uintah basin will be resumed soon by two priests it was announced anno jointly friday by the most rev D G hunt bishop of the salt lake diocese and the very rev john B harney ol of new york city supe superior flor general of the congregation of st paul the apostle headquarters of the two priests will be at vernal and their duties will extend over an area of more than square miles catholic population in this a area rea now is less than it was announced bishop hunt administered the vernal parish in 1920 within a yc year r after his ordination as a priest and remained there for more than six months A tam horary chapel was dedicated under the title st john of god and a residence adjoining was fitted up for the use of the pastor upon his departure the basin parish p al sh was administered by several priests in succession the last being the rev thomas F butler now diocesan superintendent lent of schools when father butler was wa s transferred transferred to the park city parish the shortage of priests in the diocese caused the closing of the parish and its consolidation with the price parish |