The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-26
FATHER SPAULDINC's SEE,
FIRST Bish0p Ofis 20 be Consserated
on Tuesday, May lst


New York World: On Tuesday, May
lst, Rev. John Lancaster spaulding, IS r. L.,
will be consecrated bishop OF Peoria, Illi-
nois, by Cardinal McCloskey, in the Ca
thedral in Mott street. The see Of Peoria
wa. created from the diocese of Chicago
on December 18th last, Father Spaulding
being chosen Its first bishop. The diocese
OF Chicago has long been considered too
much Of burden for one bishop. though it
has only been bishopric since 1874. The
present bishop, Right Rev. Thomas Foley.
/. simply coadjutor bishop OF the diocese.
the rightilll bishop, Right Rev. James
Duggan. being confirmed invalid from
oyerwork ON this account, and Of course
on account Of the great growth OF the
Catholic population, the diocese has been
split, the portion given TO the future
Bishop Spaulding being that rising pat of
the state composing Peoria county and the
counties north Of il. Father Spaulding
will be the youngest bishop OF the Ameri-
can hierarchy. de was born in Lebanon,
kentucky. and is nov in BITS thirty-seyeuth
yeir. He comes OF sxcelisnt stock, his an.
cestors being OF the banf al Catholic pill
grims who founded the Catholic colony of
Maryland in 1884, fourteen years after the
landing of the pilgrims ut Plymouth. His
ancestors were not all OF English origin,
some OF them having deseeno0d from the
purest Celtic stock. Father spauiding's
tiIiJ culiCdtlDu W ~ ODtufucQ III TIC JcSulI
college sthis native place. While still a
youth he was sent to Mount ST. Mary's
college, Emmettsburg, Maryland, where he
remained until within too yearS pfa his
graduation. Thence he went TO theHcel-
lege OF St. Mary OF the Lake, Cineilnati,
where he graduated with honors in ISL.
After his graduation he was sent by his I'M
Gle, at that time bishop of Louisville, Ken
lucky and sfterward the famous Archbish-
op Spaulding of Baltimore, to the Seminary
OF Louyian, Belgium. He lett that insu-
tuition with the degree Qf S, Y, l.. N4icen-
.iatHs Sanct,p TheologiU). He paid short
visit to Rome, and upon returning TO his
the diocese'of Lotiisv We. 1T1El DO ~;
signed the chancellorship and moved 70 this
ST. Msssess H Church has e en'i pro4
inently before the public ever since as a
preacher and lecturer. The Very Rev.
evening, sa;d 81 have known Father
Spaulding 4 long time, and since his ad.
vent in this city have known him well. 1
consider him as able \ preacher as the
church is blessed with IN this country,
both for matter and manner. AS bold
champion ofths church he has no superior,
and as for us here cannot tell you how
sorry we are to lose him." Father Spauld.
ing will be consecrated, as stated. on Tues
day, May LIST. The cardinal will perform
the conservation, assisted by Right Rev.
bishop Of Chicago, Thomas Foley; Right
Rev. Bishop OF Brooklyn, Right Rev. Bishop
of Albany, Right Rev. Bishopof Scranton,
Pennsylvania, and Mgs. Seton. of New
Jersey. on the Sunday following the con-
secration Father. Spaulding will preach
| the inauguration sermon At the dedication
| of Father Harry MeDowelps new church
| Of st. Agnes, upon which occasion the
cardinal will be present, and Bishop Shan
ahan, of Scranton, will say the mass.