Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-05
MOBILES BISHOP DEAD.
THE DENISE PRECEDED By A
LONG ILLNESS.

His Soul Takes Flight During a Private
Offering of the Mass for the Dead
Born ia Florida, and the Pastor oR
Several Churches In that state.
MOBILE, ALA, Dec. AT $3.50 O'Clock
this morning Right Rev. Dominic Ma
nucy, third bishop OF the diocese OF Mo-
bile. died after a lingering illness. He
had been In bad health nearly year, and
was seriously sick for several weeks.
The immediate cause Of death was stag
nation of circulation. Thursday night he
felt his end approaching, made profess
sion Of faith in the presence OF Archbishop
Leroy, OF New Orleans, and Bishop 0'sul-
uvan, OF Mobile, and had administered
the last sacrament of the church. He
passed very uncomfortable night, all
ternately lying on couch or being placed
sitting in an Invalid chair.
DIED DURING THE MASS FOR THE DEAD.
Thursday morning, when tna
end was approaching, Archbishop
Leroy and Bishop OiSullivan began the
mass Tor the dying, and during the cere-
mony Bishop Manucy, who had been
placed sitting I'm his chair fell back dead.
The preparations for the funeral, which
VIII take place Monday next, are In pro-
gress. All the Bishops Of this province
are invited, and the priests of the diocese
summoned TO attend. It Is expected that
Archbishop Gibbons the Primate OF the
church in America, now In New Orleans
Will deliver the funeral address.
A PLoRIDIAN BY BIRTH.
Bishop Manucy was born IN So. Angus,
tine, Fla, in 1928, was educated at SPRING
Hill College. Mobile, and ordained a
priest by Bishop PORTER, first bishop OF
this diocese. Immediately after the ordi-
nation he was sent to Warrington, Fla,
and afterwards TO ApaachicOla, Fla,
where he established congregations aud
built churches. Afterwards he was
made pastor of 81. Vincents church and
assistant priest at the Cathedral in Mo-
bile. In 1865 he was sent to Montgomery
as pastor, where he remained till Dec. 8,
1914, when he received his ordination and
was consecrated vicar apostolic OF
Brownsville, Tex, and titular bishop Of
dutnsd an pdrtibas tndddiam.
MADE BISHOP OF MOBILE.
On January 20, 1884, he received his
ordination from Rome as Bishop of Mobile,
and on March 30 following was installed.
Failing health compelled him 10 send his
resignation to the Pope during the same
year, but no action was taken until moro
than year had passed. Bishop jeremiah
Osullivan was appointed his successor,
and to him Bishop Manucy surrendered
the office Nov. Of the present year. lt
has been known for several weeks that
the Bishops illness would prove fatal.
WIDESPREAD POPULARITY.
While the news OF bis death did not
cause surprise, II carried feeling OF pro-
found sorrow TO people of all classes here
and elsewhere who knew him, and with
whom he was deservedly popular. his
lifework has stamped him man of more
than usual ability, OF strong and decisive
will and an eminent organizer. He was
possessed Of frank, open nature, and
charitable 70 the furthest degree. As
loRician he was thorough, profound and
able. and was reck0ned one OF the best
theologians IN this diocese, and, as pastor
and bishop, was at all times alive TO the
interests Of his charge.