Church Record Sunday: New Pastor Here for All Saint's (1929)

Manassas Journal (Va.)
18 July 1929

NEW PASTOR HERE FOR ALL SAINT'S

Rev. Michael J. Cannon, Arrives to Assume Duties as Resident Priest

Rev. Michael J. Cannon, who succeeds Rev. N. J. Habets, as pastor of All Saint's Catholic Church, Manassas, and the missions at Minnieville, Bristow, and Haymarket, will greet his congregation here for the first time  at the 10 o'clock Mass on Sunday morning.

Beginning with last Saturday Manassas became the center of a new parish in Prince William County, and Father Cannon will be resident here. The priest house, which was built under the direction of Father Habets, who will go to a new parish in Norfolk, was completed this week and the new pastor took possession on Thursday. 

Rev. Michael J. Cannon, who is the first resident pastor of Manassas, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, was educated in St. Gerald's College, Castelar, and in the seminary of St. Patrick, Carlow, Ireland. He was ordained June 9, 1920, and was assistant pastor for two years in Holy Cross parish, Lynchburg, and for the past seven years has been assistant pastor at St. Mary's, Alexandria.