The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-29
Biographical sketch Of Of the Right Rev. Dr. Moore,
Bishop Of St Augustlne Fla.
iCor dsnsed from Catholic Revie-

ICor dsnsed from Catholic Review
CHARLESTON. s. c., April; Ie77.-Th.
Catholic Revie,1 has already announced the
elevation to the Episcopal See Of st. Au
gustiDe, Fla, of the Very Rev. DR.. Johr
Moore, Vicar General of this diocese and
pastor OF St. Patrick's Church in this city
His coDsecration will take place in the
cathedral chapel on May l3. Ee has de
cided that it should take place in this CITY
in order to ff,rd his practitioners and the
Catholics of Charleston an opportunity OF
witnessing ceremony which, while it de
Prives them of pastor who lsbored zeal.
ously for their salvation, will DO some re.
eompense to them at beholding him ele
waited to the ranks of the chiefs pastor OF
the Church.
The Right Rev. John Moore, DID, was
born on the eth day of June, 1885, in the
parish of Dsvlin, County Westmeath Ire
land, and has consequently almost com :
pleted his 40 year. He came to this city in
is4S, and the following year entered the
Collegiate Institute of Charleston" or
"BishOp's School," as it was commonly
called In the episcopate of Bishop Ray
nolds.
In 1850 he entered tho Seminary of 81.
John the Baptist in this city, and the fol-
lowing year he went to Cumbrc near
Anglers France, where he remained tour
years and half There he completed his
classical studios, and began his course of
philosophy. From Combres ho went TO
Rome, in which city he arrived ON Feb
ruary /, 1856. He completed his philoso
phical course at the Gregorian University.
or Collegio Romano, where no remained
five months, and in July of the same wear
entered the Urban College of the Props.
ganda, where for four years he studied theo- |
!ogy, com leting his full course in that per-
was ordained deacon at St. John of Lateran
oy Cardinal Patrizi, end two days after, on
Easter Monday, was raised to the priest
hood by Archbishop Luigi Bussi, Vicege.
rent OF his holiness. Amongst his fellow.
students, daring his theological course at
me Propaganda, were DR.. Becker, Bishop
Of Wilmington. Delaware, who was or
deined priest one year before DR.. Moore, DR..
heGlynn and Burtsel, of New York. and
many other distinguished clergymen. Be
sore leaving Rome DR.. Moore underwent An
examination for the degree Of Doctor of {
DIVINITY. the result wac that he meri,ed /
10 receive the cap of Doctor in theology. 6
conferred upon distinguished theolog,sns i
only DIR. Moore arrived in Charleston in | |
OCTOBER 1860, aud W AS made fret assistant a
10 the Rev. Father Sullivan the then pastor r
D! the Cathedral, AID on the death, shortly I
After, OF that clergy became pastor. o
In the f7ss year of bhe war terrible fire h
asstroy portion Of the city, and ther, Il
Are sEil! 10 be seen the cAarred ruins of eIe h
sAnt structures, cnnsp!cious amongst which d
re those OF the once beautiful Catholic cath ! &
dIaI which Iemain TO tn is day a monument :
u the fury of contiagTation that laid in y
shes the farest portion OF the fEireA.cltyla a
ne south During the war N ardupua labor a
al devolved upon DIR. Moore 10 at.eniInz +;
pom the hospita ., the priaouers Of va. n
nd the alex and the SoaLda1 I'll hosh +
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{ Florence. On We esass ~ saA Var, 4.
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&C spsS&rE1VU ~ yea ylVus UoehfTsseeS and 4
e cstn"'EiiLAIl0o HAY Inevitably follow l.
nttng tire JtrScied WET " Lica coLvu'sed {
ienatipn aud "h'ch ended twelve YEAR. c
go, the parish over which DR.. Moore. WAS g.
laced inst at its termi alton, a which had p
zen berca7cd by the death of It's beloved r
aston FAther ONulil, was in very disor- c.
ahlZed condition, as. was everything else d
the South secalar and religious; at d it ia G.
tmail motive of COngratulatiou for him la
at during his pastoTship under diflicult &
Tuctin4" everything. The parish church, al
hich daring that disastrous period be- Vi
me greatly out of repair, has been re- il
ored and almost entirely rebuilt, and a nj
10 patochiai residence erected adjoining. b,
Q has revived the sunday school of the At
''ish which is the largest of any religious P
nomination in the city, the average at -
ndance being 500. The fruits of his zeal 40
. manifested in the exemplary pioty of u,
3 people of his parish and in the reCu. ye
'ity with which they approach the sacra- tn
snte. This is especially noticeable in vi
Q coming generation of boys aud Young PI
IN who are models of regularity; and it NJ
a significant fact that HE parish alone to
rnishes to the ranks of the temperance pr
,iety OF this city nearly half it's members. pc
I. Moore had started a project for the oh
'ctlon of new church worthy of hia cal
II and the piety of his practitioners, bat WI
Intentions were frustrated by the great tel
iustrial and commercial depression that pu
} prevailed for come time past. Such Ia GU
condition Of affairs in his parish when
receives the command to ego up higher he
hop Verot the late Bishop of st. Angus. blu
e, died in June 1876. The Bulls of DR.. fec
ores appointment are dated February thr