The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-03-14
Sketches of the New Bishops OF Portland NO
Wheeling, Va, and Hartford, Conn
Boston Pilot

for the Diocese OF Portland We had the
Measure of announcing Last week, needs no
commentator in Boston nor, Messy NJ
the influence of his name confined to new
England. In the city of his priestly laoofs =
for q score of years the results OF his zeai I
aud ability have won him universal Iegaiu. =
He has labored so long and steadily 10
Boston that it is difficult for us to realize
che void his departure will leave, or to re,
concile ourselves to q loss which must % 30
keenly felt. ,
Father Healy was born in Macon, Geor-
gia, in 1880, being now As years old. he
went to school in Flushing, Long lsiano,
and in New Jersey for about eight years
at no time, however, was he an attendant
of public school, being taught in an AGA
deny. He entered Holy Cross Collepe'
| Worcester, Mass in 1874, at the age OF a.
aud remained there five years, gradna' ins
in 1876 at the head of his class. The col
| lege at that time having been refused
charter from the State, he was graduated
under the charter of Georgetown Coliege,
ID. c. He also studied theology for three
years in Montreal aud two years IN Paris
On his return to the diocese OF Boston, 10
1854 he was assigned to the old Cathedral
of the Holy Cross in Frauklln street, oy
the late Bishop Fitzpatrick, for whom he
served as Chancellor and Secretary between
1857 and 1866. He was also Rector OF the
Cathedral, Gemaining there IN all WE'VE
wears After the death of Bishop fltzpat,
rick he was appointed to the pastoral
charge of St. James Church, previously !
filled by the present Bishop of Boston and
I labored in that capacity for the last nine
years. Aha.
. has done much for the Church, one OF his
brothers, Rev. P. j. Hesly being President
of the Jesuit College at Georgetown u. u,
, and another, Rev. A. Sherwood Heaiy,
d Rector of the Cathedral in Boston, all dis
f playing strongly defined character and en-
o dOwments.
: To the gift of eloquence the new Bishop
adds that of thorough executive, man
!, aging large and embarrassing concerns with
q a clear head and business tact.
3 THE NEW BISHOP OF WHEELING.
a A sketch of the Rev. John J. Kahn, who
=. has been appointed to succeed the late
W Bishop Wheeling in the episcopal charge OF
ID the Diocese of Wheeling, Va, will be inter
r. esting at this time. HIS parents, Jere-
is miah aud Ellen Kahn, the latter OF whom
d is still living, were born~ln the County
Az Cork, Ireland, and were married In TINS
~, country. Father Kahn was born IN Mar
a. tnshurg, Berkeley County, w. Va. May
81, 1871. After an academic course OF sew
II. eral wears he entered ST. Charles College,
e, E'licott City, Md IN the fall OF 1857. and
o. there completed his classics IN the summer
IS of 1862 Ia the tall of the same year lie
entered St. MaIy's Seminary, Baltimore
n1 where he competed his whole course "'
i philosophy. and theology, taking the de
cree of s. 7. b. in 1865. aud heing ordaln
ra- ed priest on the I'd. OF July, 1866. Shortly
'tr after his ordination he was cent by bish"t
i'll McGiil to relieve Rev. Dr.. Costello, the
.st pastor of Harpers Ferry, who was failing
e, in health. On the death of Rev. DR.. Cos
hs t-lio, Feb. II, 1867, lie was appointed In
M successor in charge of Harpers Ferry
he Wlncht ster, aud the adjoining missions
az winch embraced six counties OF Virginia ant
to West Virginia
nut TIE war had left it's devastating mark OIL
ar all ts por ton of the valley. He renovated
ITO the church at Harpers Ferry, which hat
On been preserved from ut er destruction b.
'ba the faithful watchfulGess of the devoted
Aid Dr. Costello. But the church in Winches
,pe ter a relic of the last century, had beer
eat entirely aud wantOnly destroyed. H'
our found the ruins, situate in the centre of the
graveyard fitted as stables for the buria
Els corps. By application to the proper auth
of critics in Washington he had a stop put t.
ial this act of Dissertation. ln the spring o
i've 1868 he purchased lot in more centra
tie, locality, and set about erecting yer.
ad- handsome church.
hel Gu the death of Father Sears in 1868 h
,dy had to take charge of his native village {
But Martlnsburg, and owing to the scarcity
on priests, remained alone for year, attend
leir ing to both parisheP. In Martinsburg, too
tier there was much to be done. There was
ac heavy debt, which he liquidated, and
veil church greatly abused during the wa
rect which was renovated and improved.
Ohm During the spring and summer of ls7
he was engaged in building church
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. TT
Ser church there, too, had perished during Il
o in war. Strange to say that church has bet
49, erected by Bishop Whelsn, his predeceso
gar and he came after him to rebuild it whe
destroyed by fire through the carelessness
last, the troops CHARTERED therein. At the tin
men of Bishop Whelan's elevation to the EpI
istl copacy. he was stationed at Martlnsbur
but where Father Kahn was born few mont
lued after the former was consecrated. He W
pure at the same time in charge of the church
lpon Harper's Ferry, where Father ksin W
me, found lahorlng when the news reached 81
K of of his selection AS successor of Bish
eem- Whelan.
e, in ,,a,,r INV ,,,o.,,s r,,prrr,. - - ~
,r ri A, BISHOP ELECT OF HARTFORD, CONN
MI, Fireman journal
,ain Right Rev. Thomas Gallery, D.
,euts O.S.A., Bishop elect Of Hartford, Con
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