Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-27
From de Baltimore Gazette.
OMAN CATHOLIC COUNCIL.

49, ina, we have made inquiry, and have
-. obhyinply furnished with some inforpa-
!; =, ,ela,inr TO il, wnieh will be interesting TO
our esders.
The Pr,Ia,es who composed the Council
vrre-
m, Mos, Reverend JAMES WHirEIsLp, Arch
| bishop Il Baltimore.
The RICH, Reverend BENEDICT JosEPH FLA
GET, Bishop # Bardstown
Ire Right Reverend JoHS ENGLAND. Bishop
ogCbsrles,on, and v G. OF East Florida.
Tn, Rich Reverend EDWARD FENwIcK, BIZ
shop Of Cincinnati.
The Right Reverend JOSEPH RosXTI, Bishop
oG 81. Louis, and Administrator Of New Or
HANS.
The Right Reverend BENEDICT JOSEPH FEN
WICK, Bishop OF Boston; and
The Very Reverend WILLIAM MATTHEWS,
V. A. and Administrator Of Philadelphia
The absent Prea,es weie--
The Right Reverend JOHN DuBois, Bishop
ofNew York.
The Right Reverend MICHAEL PORTER,
Bishop Of Mobile.
The RICH, Reverend JOHN B NJ. dawn,
8,hqp Of Maurcasleo, Coadjutor to the Ri
shop Of Bardsiown, and Proctor Of The Bishop
oNew York.
TIE Council was opened in the Cathedral OF
Baltimore, on Sunday, the 4ih Of DC, ober. and
:io,,d in the sa'ne BasilIic on Sunday, the 18th
| o. ne same mon'h.
Thsologiaus invited by the Preates 10 aid,
~ their advice, in the congregations where the
yie'ai points were discussed, previous TO the
decisions Of The Council:
The Very Reverend Dr.. JOIN TESTER, V.
G. fthe Diocess or Baltimore.
The Very Reverend DR., JOHN POWER, V. G.
Ut The Diooess OF New York.
The Very Reverend Father DzIERozlNsxy,
. Superior Of the Jesuits.
The Very Reverend MIR F. CAaRIERE, VII
s'or Of 3. Sulpice.
The Reverend LOUIS DELouL, d. D. Supe>
aO' orSt Mary's Seminary.
The Reverend EDWARD DAAPHoUx, d. d.
The Reverend l.. De BAkrn Rector Of s..
/ Ioha',
The Reverend SIMON BRuTE.
The Reverend FRANcIs ParRIcx KENRIcK.
The Reverend ANTHONY BLANC
The Reverend AUGUSTUS JsANJEAN.
Inc Reverend MICHAEL WHEELER.
0goers GPponied 6y TIE Prslates.
Secretary 20 the Counci! and Congregation,
me Rev. EDWARD DAMFHoux, ID. ID.
Assistant Secretary tn do, DO. the Rev. FRAN
CTS P KEyRIcE
Aaser OF Ceremonies, JouS J. CHAScHE.
The esTliesJ general meeting of tie Ro-
man Catholic Clergy OF the United States OF
winch We ind any account, was held in RalIi
mere in The year l7s9-at that meeting it
us decided u request that an Episcopal see Of
| h.. tph tail hc,t
a Blimurr, ond the Rev. DR. John Carroll
vas recommended 20 be appointed the Bishop
The rvqars. was acceded 10 al Rome, and the
'ppol"'men, made as requested.
In 1871 Diocesan SvEod IVES held by BIZ
'Aop Carroll in Baltimore, At which several
Nautss ofdisciplioe were enacted. The whole
@reen original states we're then included in the
Ncese-lhe priests who attended were The ad
ners-ihe Bishop, being the only Prrlaie, was
N-rsslanr, These s,a'a'es we're, with Two
xS'puons confirmed al Rome.
10 1908 BAllimore was created the Metro
l'itan Sre OF the Roman Catholic Church in
Ne Unucd S,aes; and the Bishop (Carrol)
'Heeysted 10 the d,gpr'y Of Archbishop.
Boston, New YORK., Philadelphia, aud Bards-
own were erected in "a Bishopricks and Others
la'e since been added; al the DiUcvses in
re United Sia'cs constitute a province, Tot
''th there may BE- several in aa,ion, and as
,r'e is but one Province in the UniIed States
ne council recently assembled here was bo'h
'N'ncial aud National. The presen, Hierar.
.'' 1.-THE Roman Catholic Church in the I'm
,Sd Safes consists Of the Archbishop Of Bal
lhore and the Bishops Of Bardslown, Charles
''S T. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, 81. Louis,
S'Son, New York and Mobile. The See OF
NFs O'leaus al this time is vacant, bat is adj
mustered bv the Bishop Of 81. Louis-Phila-
| pa'a is administered BY Vicar Apostolic
~" Iai The consen' of the Bishop-the Bishops
We" York and Mobile are in Europe. The
1Nol OF Bards,own has coadjutor who has
e0 consecra,ed for the See of Ma.ricas,ro,
"ee his presence is not required, and he as
S SH IN the administration of the Diocese Of
"ekarn that much business of importance
81 Tue SSurch has been .raaac,cd in the Coun-
"'11o that tits contemplated hereafter 10 hold
S''ar 'r'eauisl sessions. |, is also stated 10 us
m, NE whole number Of Roman Catholics il
ri oa"ed States, as ascer,ained by the Coun-
aeas.y, II not fully, half a million.
"Suant 10 4 resolution OF the prelates who