,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #b1 #bjad 
,ms4 ,hahn submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing    
that ,monsignor ,diomartich through his 
passion of spreading the word of ,god1  
has inspired and guided the residents of
 ,los ,angeles and has brought unity and
 pride to the ,croatian community4      
,whereas ,monsignor ,felix ,s4          
,diomartich is the oldest priest in ,los
 ,angeles1 ,california1 and the ,sibenik
 region of ,croatia2 ,whereas ,monsignor
 ,diomartich was born on ,november #b1  
#aiad1 in ,zlarin1 ,croatia1 making him 
#ajj years old2 ,whereas ,monsignor     
,diomartich is celebrating #gg years of 
service in the priesthood2 ,whereas     
,monsignor ,diomartich began his life's 
journey at the parish of ,vodice as the 
,associate ,pastor2 ,whereas ,monsignor 
,diomartich earned two doctorate degrees

 theology and church law at the         
,gregorian ,university in ,rome1 ,italy1
 and obtained the title of the lawyer of
 the ,sacra ,romana ,rota2 ,whereas     
after ,monsignor ,diomartich came to the
 ,united ,states and served at three    
parishes in the ,archdiocese of ,new    
,york before he was invited to serve at 
,st4 ,anthony ,croatian ,church in ,los 
,angeles1 ,california2 ,whereas         
,monsignor ,diomartich served for #cf   
years as an administrator and as a      
pastor at ,st4 ,anthony ,croatian       
,church2 ,whereas ,monsignor ,diomartich
 supported organizations such as the    
,st4 ,ann's ,altar ,society for ,women  
and the ,holy ,name ,society for ,men2  
,whereas ,monsignor ,diomartich founded 
two new societies for ,united           
,states-born young adults called the    
,anthonians and the ,st4 ,anthony's     
,women's ,guild2 ,whereas ,monsignor    
,diomartich's other accomplishments at  
the parish include the ,st4 ,anthony's  
,annual ,picnic ,festival1 the building 

of a new rectory1 and remodeling and    
expanding the original parish hall2     
,whereas ,pope ,paul ,,vi awarded       
,monsignor ,diomartich the title of     
,monsignor in #aigh2 ,whereas the       
,croatian ,national ,association and    
,foundation awarded ,monsignor          
,diomartich with its ,lifetime          
,achievement award in #bjjh2 and        
,whereas although ,monsignor ,diomartich
 has retired from its administration1 he
 continues to reside at the ,st4        
,anthony ,croatian ,church1 helping with
 masses and confessions3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives recognizes that        
,monsignor ,diomartich through his      
passion of spreading the word of ,god1  
has inspired and guided the residents of
 ,los ,angeles and has brought unity and
 pride to the ,croatian community4