, 1879-07-26
Statements Regarding the Creation Of
an Archdiocese Of Chicago.
Vby Tho Locnl Clergy Have No Faith In
the Story.
4 Sketch Of Bishop Ryan's Physical and
Mental Traits.
TIE ARCHDIOCESE.

IN the 4ntnc message Tint the present t0nulHEof
Archbishop Of st. Louis, the Kt..llcv. Bishop
Ryan, had been dceig mated BY Rome TO aasumc
the functions Of Archbishop Of this new cccto-
slaslical division. II this be true II Is an I'M
uortant niece Of Information tn -the Church
world, for Chicago md fts adjoining dloceses
have assumed OF lato such M influential and
tnportant position in Church nhttcrs TINT they
will, boforo long, comtnut,t1 the coosdcrato Mt
tcntton anil dtgntncd elevation which It ia now
said they arc about to receive. At preacht the
news can hardly bu confirmed, for there ID
no ono hero With ecclesiastical authority
sufficiently great to stamp 1t With thc Benl
NJ authenticity, md IT Is hardly prcsumablc that
II wuuld be tlone ii ntlvance Of the regular
mode provided by tho Church for bringing such
matters ultimately to tho knowledge OF the
pub!te. What avcnltes OF Information tue st.
Louis papcr, which originally mAde public this
statement, has, OF courao are not known to tile
Church people Of ChlcnEo. but II may be stated
on tl,e pnrt Of the priesthood Of this portion Of
the province that
TIE nuAoRs ARE ENTIRELY FAULTY,
and can scarcely be said to havo tho least
shadow Of probability or possibility attached to
them. Ono Of tile leading prsests, the Rev,
Father D. j. Rtortan, who has bcou for years at
tachcl to the episcopal household Of the Diocese
Of Chicago, a,ld held an important Office under
tho late the Rt-Roy, Bishop Fo1or, In con.
yctsation With reporter OF TIE Tn1B-
usB yesterday. while he avowod a
tiscursye statement On tile subject, mas free 10
sny Tint ho deemed tho spceinl telegram above
n!1uled to ns extremely stupid. It was, llo snid,
1ugie up Of several erroneous po!nt1, mud
Information was not at all posted on the
present situation, nr the modus operantil
Intending thc erection Of m archdiocese
an1 tle. ae]cvtlon Of m Archbishop. lu the Arst
being erected 80 long as bishop DuR9an IS
Btahop Of the Diocese Of Chicago, Tor It would
bo sihordinalioh Of the dignity Of the prclato
10 tlo n'%s1np:e' %1.: sIpposc Bishop Ryan were
1iIshop Foley. Bishop Duegan 10 still alivo,
though suffering und6r infrmitcs and un.
ab1o TO administer his episcopal dulles,
The Dishop selected to act In bis stead. nld TO
be Bishop Coadjutor aud Administrator. llo Is
not Btshop, nnst 50 ID not tile supreme dtgnita-
y Of the dioccsc. That is still Yasted in tho
Bt.hop who holds Il until lie may die, resigns,
fer bishop Ryan to Chicago as the bishop and
Archbishop cannot br douc under the ex!stlng
nr.lcr of things. Bishop Ryan ia Coa,ltutor-
1lsn1p oa = L91s 1tn IL sneesssGn" ana w'.e
the ArehhishoprIc. lie has nothing; to do with
the administration Of atIalrs,-tlat ls, tho trans-
ferrsnE Of priests, ar1ts other executive work.
Assn9e & Knek t 91 th9G Hey ~ t. T.hnn
tFoiey wns both Cnadlutor al,d Administrator.
10 far Is Father Iiordnu knew, there was no
curtnnty Of Bishop RIan coming here to supply
tho plaee vacated by Bishon Foley. or course
infercntially,
HE WOULD NOT DE suAPH1sED,
or at 1cast would not tl1scredlt the orlatnnl
statement IN T!tE TRIBUNE cnuple OF weeks
nEo..ard which announced tint Rlshop Ryan
would conao as Bishop OF Chscngo-to the ex-
,cnt t!,at lia would tic story as TO Ills being
made Archbishop. This act on tho part OF
1to'nc--sflou'a 1t turn out to bo true--would
show that bishop 1yan's was one al the three
names sent OH BY thu Convocat!on Of Bishops
OF this proytuco, Rome would not select 40
entirely nrw uamc for the Btshonrlc In tic face
OF tlic recommendation ot, and thus expressed
preference for, other Church dgnitnrica.
constituted Bishops. Rome, were she not ahls
to make decision FROM tie trio Of natncs dcsv-
mated as "most worthy" "mors worthy,n usld
worthy" would return them. to thc Arch.
bishop Kcndr'ck, Of st.. Louis-and request
that another Convocatton be llcld ami futtlcr
recommendations natlo FnrthIrm rmosc. tho nhsn-
lg Of candidate inr IN Archl,fsfoprlc is n,at]c
BY t'e Arehblshoos Of this country. antl through
tho Cardlnal sent To Rome. Father lslordan
could not sny lllat anything Of this kind had
neen done, tor, 80 fat as he WAS nwaEe, ulrfeha
been
NO AGITATION or Tim sun1gcr
of ercct!ng an Archdiocese here. Regarding the
further division Of the Province Of Illinois,
"ArchdioccBe Of lllnos" the dispatch in qucs-
tlon termed It. whcn there is no s,.cll Church
division, the t'Dioccss Of Illinois," as Father
Niorlan said, thu nearest approach to :hc turn,
l.aren prcs!dc4 oyur tt''-regasdtng tl,o division
ot ths. PROVINCE Into four, whereas it nav cor.
s'sts q tA1ce, sees--Ch!cAEo, penrIa, aud Alton,
Mtatrr ;, A'oria would 10. speak q length
four secs would be erected as sheer
nousenee. In the tlrat place, there arc three
sces In Tue Province Of Illinois, mud which come
Under nS 1nriadIct!on ot lte archbishop Of 81.
Louis. Wcfo All archtep!scopal AGO erected here
II would Of cousso take tho name Of Chicago ioz
nFcs!dioeetcs arc always nauel 1fter the most
Important SEE city Of Tho diocese ur province.
y u more tl'an probable TINT thu D!oeese Of
Alton would he rssussud to the Archdiocese OF
IT. Louis the Dtorescs nf Peoria md Chicago
remaining, md these would be Joined 10 dIo.
.s ssscs ad1oin|nE at the West, in lo.a, or else.
where. mud !l!r wllolo styled tile Archdioccss OF
Chicago, wit! It's approximate provinces. There
nscscnt dioecscs. hut, said Father Rior.
uan, tl!e whole ,mattor resolves t.selt Into
iose;a ds I,s a. in tbs t fst lass s
ciosen Il might be, be said, that Dlsnop RYPu
Wns to be made an ArchbEstlop IN partitlH i,{f
as!E'!, ati.I lio instancod case OF Tho selection
ot an Archbishop without See, 10 tho person
ol ule Church a!gnttry who brought tile red
Aae to Cardinal stcCIoskv; but this would not
apply tn hts case to Chicago, for tho creatiun ui
thls archdiocese was not now posstbIe uulesa
tae preaent blhhup wcro 1nauo AIrhblslop
Father Riordan sait, In Terminating tho !utcr
vlew, tl,4t le considered the rutnoss na entirely
unreliable, anA 10 doubted very much whether
nsithl.,t; would be heard for sulno tiu,e FROM
AoMo FcEartilng the selection O! Bishnp Il,
tarsibas ',v7dsliun4 eoaulutator ard edsnin
Etrator, e fll thu vacancy created b,
ttle death Of ths lats Btshop FOLEY, Only feN
days ago word had como that Two new b,sl,opi
hau been naMsd for tome lar-away Northwess
eln points. Ihtro was no telling Wnrn tlu ,nut
tyr 81 elpsoly CONCERNING Chicago would receive
atteutt2n; but y would. NO doubt, coule aboul
IN due tnc, anu bc satisfactory to ai aud for tht
helrIlt OF tla Church,
The ne1t gentleman tho reporter met was
Lax REPRESENTATIVE,
but one Who Is wclt puatcd on church m,tters
and fu tl.e enjoyment ot tbs confidence OF .
large portion Of tue clergy, 10 iar Ut jrast a,
! !SSnt1deues ta cxsended TO those not in orders
futDDfa nut ft,ttIt IN the St fn1la js .vn..