The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-09-22
BISHOP BRONDEL.
Ine new Bishop Of Montana Visit.
the HIFer MetropOlis-Hfs I'm.
pressiOns of His New Location

st the River MetropOlis-Hfs TIM
id pressions of His New Location
ID Bishop Brondel, accompanied by Faith
r. Cataldo, superior of the Jesuit missions
e Montana, arrived in the city yesterday 8
e ternoon and were assigned quarters in ii
it elegant apartments Of John w. Power. @
Y Front street. A large number of person
VISITED the Bishop to-day, among them
RECORD news hunter, who desired I
learn something of the Bishops life an
5 his Impressions of Montana. The reporte
) was cordially welcomed, and found Bisho
Brondel one of the easiest men to interviey
, he ever met.
The Bishop is one OF the most genial O
men, and an entertaining speaker-hi
conversation being at once witty and in
structiye and his manners easy anf
affable. He acted as though perfectly
familiar with the wiles of the newspape,
interviewer and, without waiting to be
talked to death, entered at once upon the
subject by stating that be has been In
America seventeen years, was born in the
city OF Rruges, in Flanders, and is ~ wears
OF age. His ecclesiastical studies were
commenced In the University of Louya;n,
Brussels, one of the most noted education
al institutions in the world, having been
established some 400 years and having at
this time 1000 students. He was ordain-
ed priest by Cardinal Stercx at Mechlin
IN December, 1854, and consecrated a
bishop December IA, 1879, at Victoria.
British Columbia. Since his conservation
ne has been Bishop of Vancouver, having
charge Of the west of Canada, Alaska. etc
On combining Montana into one apostolic
vicarate Bishop Brondel was appointed
administrator and is now visiting the
territory for the purpose of dividing it
into diooeses and placing priests In
charge of them. The Bishop will make
his headquarters at Helena until this is
done, but will not choose his permanent
place OF fresidenee-which will be his see
and from which he will take his title-for
some three or four years. In the mean
time he retains the title of Bishop of Van
,ouver, although the administration of the
affairs of the apostolic vicarate Of Vancou-
YER will be in the hands OF his coadiutor.
Bishop Jonckan. When Bishop Brondel
selects his title, however, Bishop Jonckan
will become Bishop of Vancouver.
When asked his impressions of Montana.
ne Bishop grew quite enthusiastic and ex-
'ressed the highest opinion of the soil and
Innate, SO far as he had been able TO
bserve them. He saw the exhibit of
;hoteau county at the Territorial Fair A. q
vas quite taken up with the wonderful
lchness of the mineral and cereal speci-
nens. The Sun River Valley and country
etWeen Benton and Helena attracted his
ttention particularly, and he feels conf
ent that, with the proper irrigation, few {
ections of the country can equal it. 1t I
OF too much to say that Montana has no a
lore enthusiastic admirer than Bishop $
rondel. t
The Bishop will remain In the city until I
londay, when he leaves for Helena to .
leet Archbishop Seghers, who is on his b
ay to Rome to attend d meeting of the D
of the United States, which I
kes place at the beginningof of November. y
n the Sabbath he will take part in the "
rvices at the Catholic Church. Masses e
i'll be said at. 10 80 a. M, and D. N. At
evening mass the sacrament of confir-
alton will be administered. AS there is
uch curiosity to hear Bishop Brondel the
lllrch will undoubtedly be crowded.
Bishop Brondel is little below medium I'll
light, quite flesly with rotund, good e.
tured face that fairly shone with smiles Q!
he talked about Montana and his in b.
aded work here. He speaks slowly and 4
ecisely, but in a most pleasant manner, sf
d it was regretiully that the news man III
ought his visit to an end. Wherever W
shop Brondel locates he will number his Il
ends-both in and out of the church-by fir
g score, and his past work is a sufficient in
arantee that the viearate of Montana il
IL prosper under his administration. BIT
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