Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-14
DEATH OF BISHOP AMAT.
Short Biography Of the Dead Prelato-Ths
Funeral 0bsequies to-day - Arrival of
Archbishop Alemany and other Dignu-


On Sunday morning about one
o'clock, the Right Reverend Thad.
deus Amat, Bishop of the Diocese
of Los Angeles and Montery, de.
parted this life. Bishop Amat had
suffered for five of six years past
with heart disease; and, although
his death might have been locke d
for at any moment, his demise was
unexpected. In 1873 Bishop Amat
realizing that his tenure of life was
insecure, applied for the appoint.
ment of a coadjutor and the Rev.
Francisco Mora was appointed to
that position. On Saturday the
. Bishop appeared to be in his usual
health and held a consultation with
Bishop Mora in regard to church
affairs, after which he took q drive
as was his usual daily custom.
Below we present brief biography
Of the deceased prelate:
Rt. Rev. Thaddeus Amat was born
at Barcelona, Spain, the last day of
December, AID. 1910. In 1888 he en-.
tered the Congregation of the Vim
centians in the same city, after
which, being banished in 1885 by
the Revolutionists, he went to Par
is where he finished his eccIesiasti-
cal studies and was ordained priest,
and was Immediately sent by his
superiors to the United States of
America. He was for some time
director of the Internal Seminary
of st. Vincentians at Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, and was
afterwards for many years in the
hard Missions of Louisiana, and
was sent to preside over the Ec-
clesiastical Seminary of st. Mary's,
of Barrens, Perry Co., Mo-, from
whence he was sent to Cane Girar-
deau College. He filled for some
time the important position of
Vice Visitor of his congregation in
the United States, and at last was
appointed Rector of st. Charles
Seminary at Philadelphia, which
position he held until he was APP
pointed by his Holiness Plus IX,
Bishop of Monterey and Los An
geles, in 1858, which he accepted
in obedience to the General Supe-
rior, through whom the Pope sent
to him the Bulls, he being unwill-
ing to accept the responsibility
and having returned to Madrid.
He was consecrated Bishop in
Rome, March II, 1854, and the
churches built in the diocese, the
colleges, orphanages, and the good
class of clergymen now laboring in
the cause of religion in this do
cese, sufficiently tell the zeal, en-
ergy and tact of this really useful
man, whose demise the Catholics
and citizens in general deplore.
About five and a-half years ago
he felt his declining health, and, in
order to attend to the wants of his
flock, applied to Rome for a Coad-
jutor, which was granted to him in
the person of Rt. Rev. Francis
Mora, whom he ordained priest in
1856, and subsequently consecrated
Bishop in 1878, and who succeeds
MN III thO i1PtScopabc VA Moitclcy
and Los Angeles.
On Sunday afternoon the body was
placed in state in the Church of
the Angels, opposite the Plaza. 1t
was enclosed in n handsome casket,
which, in turn was covered by an
undertaker's case filled with ice,
for the better preservation of the
remains. Both inner and outer
Baskets had glass fittings through
which the face of the deceased was
visible. The catafalque was placed
near the chancel rail and was pro.
fusely decorated with eallas and
leaves of myrtle. The coffin was
also covered with floral decorations,
and at the head and foot stood cam
delabra with burning tapers. A
great number of people filed into
the Church during the course of
Sunday afternoon and yesterday for
the purpose of viewing the re-
mains.
This morning the following cir
cular was issued: