The New York herald., 1879-08-06
CONSIDERATION SERVICES.
INDUCTION INTO OFFICE OF THE NEW BISHOP
OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF HARTFORD.


OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF HARTFORD.
HARTFORD. Conn. August s. 1879.
Nsxt Sunday forenoon the recently appointed
nishop of the Catholic diocese of Hartford, Very
Rev Lawrence S. McMahon, ID. D.. late Vicar General
of the diocese of Providence will be formally con-
secrated in the Cathedral The new bishop Is little
known in this diocese having been located for four
teen wears in New Bedford. Mass. He is middle
aged was popular in the Providence diocese
and is said to possess rare executive ability. In
Now Bedford he built costly church and
conducted several works successfully Tho
conservation ceremonies will be impressive. Twen-
tythree hundred tickets will be issued gratutousiy
The consecrator will be Archbishop Williams. of the
Boston diocese. and he will be assisted by Bishops
Do Goesbriand OF Burlington and o'Relly OF Spring
field. and Bishop Heaey, of Portland will probably
preach the conservation sermon. About forty
priests will also assist and all the priests OF the
Hartford diocese, many of those OF the Providence
Boston and Springfield dioceses and all the bishops
of the province which includes all New England,
have been invited the attendance OF the clergy can
not fail to number hundreds. Low masses Will
be said early in the DAY IN ,,,, une oatn III
rlergy to avail themselves OF transportation fur
nished by special trains from Providence. New
Haven. Waterbury aud other points. me music
will be OF high order An orchestra OF fourteen
pieces. led by Professor Adlms of Colts band. and
Mr. Alien, organst of the Park Church. OF Hartford,
u
from all the Catholic choirs i'll the diocese and EN-
bracing soloists from Boston and New Haven
Haydens 8 second mass Will be performed. In the
evening at pontcal vespers, the newly consecrated
bishop will oficiate, and probably Bishop Spauld
ing OF Peoria, will deliver the sermon.
THE CONNECTICUT
The last bishop of the diocese, Right Rev. Thomas
Galberry o. S. A.. had brief tenure OF office Con-
secrated March 49, 1876. he died in New York. Octo-
ber TO- 1873 Bishop Mcmahon will be the hfth
bishop the diocese has had since its foundation. in
lS44 Right Rev. william Tyler, ID. d.. the first
bishop, was consecrated March IL. 1914, and died
June is, 1Si9. His successor, Right Rev. bernard
OReilly, was consecrated November ~, 1850, and
perished at sea January 1856. Right Rev. p. Nc
Farland was the first bishop of the doce e who re-
sided in Hartford after the Providence diocese had
been set off. He consecrated March II. 1858,
ana died October H. 1874, holding the office over
half the time since the foundation OF the
diocese. The last bishop, Right Rev. Thomas
Galberry, o. S. A.. advanced the new Cathedral far
toward completion, but it is not yet finished This
will constitute part OF the new Bishops work.
and several churches which are heavily burdened
with debt and the readjustment of parish bound
aries &c. will furnish the Bishop with abund-
ance OF employment Since the death of Bishop Gal
berry Vicar General Walsh. OF Meriden, has had
charge of the affairs of the diocese, which gen.
orally PROSPEROUS. New churches have been erected
within few years in Norwich, New London, Hart
ford and New Haven, and the diocese is fast ncreas
ING in i'm portance