St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Brief Reference to the Early
Structures Erected in
st. Paul.
Some of the Leaders Who
Have Made the Church
What 1t Is.
Among Them Galtier, Cretin,
RavouX, Grace and
Ireland.
Charitable Institutions and a
Word About the Mime
sofa Bene6ietines.

The growth of the Catholic church
has kept pace with that of the republic.
"Sadlier'S Catholic Directory for 1887
summarizes the standing of the church
at present as follows: One cardinal,
II archbiShops, "a bishops, 1868 priests,
1880 ecclesiastical students, 6,91O
churches, 3,2S1 chapels, 80 theological
SeminarieS, IS colleges, 593 academies,
49, charitable Institutions g. 691 parochial
schools and So, 725 pupils in attendance
at these schools. In a period of 1O7
years the United States have increased
from Ii to IS states and 10 territories,
and the Catholic church. in about the
same time, has increased from one
biShOpric to SiXty-twO biShoprics and
nine vicariateS apostolic. The popula-
ton of the country has increased from
2,SO3,009 to IS, 10000, and
THE CATHOLIC CONTINGENT
from $4,000 to 100000. Their clergy
has increased from twenty-one priests
in 1870 to 100 to-day. In this remark
able showing no diocese in the country,
and no Catholic diocese, perhaps, in the
world, can compare with that of st.
Paul for the marvellous rapidity with
which the churches and congregations
have multiplied in less than half cen
fury.
tNote-It must be remembered that the do
eese of ST. Paul up to the year 1874 included
the whole of the state of Minnesota and Da-
kota east of the Missouri river.
At an Episcopal council held at Gin
cinnati, o., April, 1874, composed of
leading prelateS of the American hier-
archy, among matters determined upon
was the erection of Milwaukee,, Santa
Fe and Philadelphia into archiepiscopal
sees, the division of the diocese of st.
Paul and the diocese of Chicago into
bishOpricS at st. Cloud and Peoria, and
the nomination of clergy to fill these
diOceSeS.
TIE DIOCESE OF ST. PAUL
was created in the year 1850, Ri Rev.
Joseph Cretin being the first bishop.
On his arrival here there was but one
church in st. Paul, and not more than
half dozen in the whole diocese. In
the year 1860 there were in the diocese
81 churches, II churches in process of
construction. 81 missions and stations.
q clergymen, religious comm mites,
female academies, and a Catholic pop
ulation of $1,000.
Brothers of the Holy Family-Some
brothers of this religious institution,
approved by the holy see, came to st.
Paul in 1855, to take charge of the boys
school, and also to establish noyitiate
of their order.
Sisters of st. ,Joseph-These sisters
came to st. Paul in the year 1851 at the
request of Bishop Cretin. They took
charge of st. Joseph'S Female academy
on Bench street, Sister Blanche being
the first direcIresS. In 1856 the present
st. JOseph's academy, corner of Nelson
and Western avenue was built by
Bishop Cretin on the site of the old
burying ground.
ST. JOseph's HoSpital-This institu-
ton was built in the year 1853 by Bishop
Cretin, and the Sisters of st. Joseph
placed in charge. Sister Seraphine was
the first mother superior.
During the period between 1850 and
1860 were also established st. Mary's
Female academy at st. Anthony fall,
and the Convent and Academy of the
Benedictine Nuns at st. Cloud. Sev-
eral
IIoUS AND CHARITABLE
associations were also organized in the
diocese, amongst them the Association
for the Propagation of the Faith; the
Society of st. Vincent de Paul, for the
temporal relief of the poor; and the
Ladies of the Holy Rosary, who en-
deayor to relieve the poor widows and
destitute orphans. In 1870, there were
in the diocese to priests, lis churches,
81 stations. 10 ecclesiastical students,
religious orders, l college,
l hospital, 3 asylums and pro-
tectorateS. female academies,
S conferences of st. Vincent and a
Catholic population of $1,000. During
this period there were established a
great many religious institutions and
societies in the diocese. st. Johns col
lege, III connection with the Abbey of
Il / o. thn Il
ton of the Benedictine Fathers, Rt.
Rev. Rupert SeidenbuSh, first abbot and
rector of the college: st. Paul Cathedral
school, under the d rectiOn of the Sisters
of St. Joseph, with 500 scholars: st.
Mary's ParOchial school, st. Paul, under
direction of the Sisters of st. Joseph,
$50 scholars: st. Joseph's Orphan
asylum. st. Paul, seventy-two orphans,
under charge of the Sisters of st.
Joseph, Sister Pauline, superior:
Female Protectorate and Reformatory.
Sisters of Good Shepherd, Wilkin street,
st. Paul, Sister Mary Bernard, superior;
st. Peters Benevolent society, Ger
man church, st. Paul; Catholic Mutual
Benevolent society, ST. Paul, Catholic
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES
in st. Paul, Minneapolis, Faribault,
Hastings, and Belle Plaine. The vi
cariate-apostolic of Northern Minnesota
was created by papal brief, Feb. IL,
1885, so that after this time the diocese
of st. Paul comprised that portion of
Minnesota lying south of the southern
limits of the counties of Chisago, Isanti,
Stearns, Pope, Sherburne, Stevens ard
Traverse. In the year 1880 there were
in the diocese of st. Paul 115 priests, les
churches, SO stations, % ecclesiastical
students, 5 religious orders Of men, 10
religious orders of women, hospital, 4
asylums and prOtectorates, 10 female
academies, conferences of st, Vincent,
and Catholic population of 11S,000.
In the diocese of st. Cloud for the same
year there were AZ priests, A churches,
90 chapels, 40 stations, 3religious orders,
Theological students, 1 college, and
Catholic population of 21,500. The
vlcariate-apostolic of Dakota was estab-
lished Feb. /, 1850, Rt. Rev. Martin
Marty, o. S. B., being the first bishop:
also the diocese of Helena, comprising
the territory of Montana, March 4, 1854,