Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-03
GREAT CATHOLIC RITE.
TReremony of the ConferrinG of the
Pallium Next Thursday.

since 1864, Wnen Cae laLe Carulndl
Moskey succeeded Archbishop Hughes
inb see of New York, has the ceremony
INSTALLATION and the comforting of the
pam been witnessed in this city. When
Aibishop McCloskey was installed the
ceneny took place in the comparative
lvnffped space of the old st. Patrick's
Gtedral, in Mott street. New York has
gwn within those twenty two years, and
Gaelic growth has kept equal with that
ole oily. Very grand and very solemn
VI be the triple ceremony at the new st.
Pfick's Cathedral next Thursday at the
lnal installation of Archbishop Corri-
gintO the great Sea of New YOrk-the
ptitcial mass and the comforting Of the
pium. The ceremony really amounts
the Archbishop's inVestituTe in his high
oee and dignity. The diocese to which
hsucceeds as Archbishop embraces
Nhin its jurisdiction the ecclesiastical
pvince OF New York; that is to say, not
3y the diocese proper of New York, but
30 the diocese of Albany, Brooklyn.
ItfaIo, Newark, Ogdensburg, Rochester
IA Trenton. The mere mention OF these
ines is sufficient TO Indicate that the
of New York is one OF the greatest IN
20 world to-day, and perhaps as great IN
lint of numbers, churches, charities,
Olleges, converts, schools, sisters, clergy
ocular and regular, and all the material
lat goes to make hD and constitute
catholic life, as any see that ever existed.
The diocese OF New York alone has ll6
churches, so chapels, served by 2S3 secu-
ar and 1l9 regular clergy (the regular
clergy being members of the various re-
ligious orders aud societies J, 309 Christian
Brothers, 1911 religious women, l theo-
logical sem nary, colleges, with LILO
students; academies for boys and Is tor
girls. with 731 and ,, 43S pupils respec-
lively. The diocese has 81 par0chial
schools for boys and for girls. There
are orphan asylums, with l,6Il inmates,
and II Industrial and reform schools. with
6,Si5 inmates, making total of AZ, l5S pu-
pills of all grades. There are also orphan
asylums. homes for destitute children,
hospitals, homes for the aged and asylums
which care for IL, 10t inmates. The esti-
mated Catholic population OF the diocese
is 600,0 900 an estimate that is probably far
lower than the actual figures.
The diocese OF Albany has 100 churches
with and 90 without resident pastors, to-
Sether with so chapels and 200 priests.
There are academies for boys, ! for girls,
8 select schools, II orphan asylums, 3
homes for the aged, Hospitals, q religious
communities of men and II of women.
The estimate of the Catholic population is
not given, but thehgure must mount high
into the thousands.
The diocese of Brooklyn has 164 priests,
80 churches, 20 chapels and stations, a
theological seminary, 9 colleges, 10 acade-
mics and select schools, , industrial
schools. 10 parochial schools, 8 asylums,
hospitals, homes for the aged, 2 homes
for invalids and home for newsbOys.
The diocese of Buffalo has So priests,
secular and regular; 107 nuns and broth
ers, 70 churches and chapels, IL converts,
a college, 4 seminaries, Tor young ladies,
10 parOchial schools, with 2,673 pupils, and
an orphanage protecting Sc orphans.
The diocese of Newark, with an esti-
mated Catholic population of $4,000, has
90 regular and 102 secular priests, %
brothers and 1856 sisters, 90 churches. 3
monasteries, converts, seminary, 3col-
leges for boys, with 339 pupils; 10 acade-
mics for girls, with l,5S0 pupils; 81 parO-
chial schools, with u ,031 scnOlars; 3 in
dustrial schools and retormatOries, with
1872 inmates; , Orphanages, with $50 Or
phans; hospitals and 4 asylums.
The diocese OF Ogdensburg estimates
It's Catholic population at 81, 165. 1t has
67-secular and 20 regular clergy, re-
ligtous communities for men and s for
women. 76 parishes, 165 churches and Is
chapels; monasterles, , converts and
hospitals; an orphan asylum, college,
The diocese of Rochester has II secular
and regular priests, preparatory semi
nary, 3 academies for girls, 81 churches.
hospital, orphan asylums, and 5000
children in parOclial schools.
Lastly comes the recently created do
cesa of Trenton. with 62 secular and II
regular priests. brothers ard 146 sisters,
81 churches and 4 converts, a seminary, a
hospital, I academies, an Orphan asylum
,,arnnhfa1 cnhnOlg wit
scholars.
1t is to witness the installation of Arch
bishop COrrigan into a diocese Of such
magnitude aud Importance that the Blsh-
ops and clergy of mis- province, together
with as many of the laity as can find ac-
commodatiOn, will throng to St. Patrick's
Cathedral. All the rectors and assistant
rectors Of the city will be invited to at
tend and invitations VIII be also extend
cd to those without. The Bishops of the
province, with the mOnslgnOri, chaplains,
heads of religious communities, Wears
General and various dignltaries, will be
here. Bishop McNelTny, of Albany;
Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn; Bishop
RYAN, of Buffalo; Bishop Wigger, of New
ark; Bishop Wadhams, of Ogdensburg;
Bishop McQuaid, OF Rochester; Bishop
0Farrell. of Trenton, and BisnOp Con-
roy, of Curium, That list in itself con-
sblbHleb u 1Olhult ARA. vi JIcthteSs Dhts
in addition, there will come the Arch
bishop and Bishops of the province of
Boston, which formerly came within the
jurisdiction of New York; Archbishop
Williams. of Boston; Bishop De Goes
brand. OF Burlington; Bishop Mcmahon,
Of Hartford; Bishop Bradley, OF Manches-
ter; Bishop Healy, of Portland; Bishop
Hendricken, OF Providence, and Bishop
O'Reilly, of Sprin giield. Furthermore,
Arch bishop Gibbons, Of Baltimore; Arch
bishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, and Arch
bishop Elder, of Cincinnati, will assist,
and doubtless many another of the Arch
bishops and Bishops throughout the cOun-
try. IL Is anticipated that II will be the
largest gathering of prelates and priests
that has ever Assem- bled in this country,
aud the event is especially notable as be-
ing the first installation and comforting
of the pallium In the New Cathedral of
st. Patrick.
The ceremony Of she installation will
1egin Al 70 u. m. The Archbishop will
sest ia purple cassock, amice, alt, cine
.ure, PICTORIAL cross, stole, cope and mitre.
He will be accompanied by Mgr. Preston,
the Vicar-General and Chancellor OF the
Diocese, and Mgs. Farley. rector, OF st.
GabriePs.s Or. Mcdonnell, the Arch bish-
ops secretary, will be master Of ceremo-
MES, assisted by Fathers Layelle and
Kelly, Of the Cathedral. The clergy and
chancel choir being assembled, will move
III PROCESSION from the ArchbishOp's
house around the Cathedral terrace on