The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-02-14
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY "A, 1891
one OF long duration. Bishop Fen wick's
health began to fail him. and he felt
the need of coadjutor. In his quest

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Iof such an assistant he remembered tn
many excellent qualifications Of tn
Iyoung pastor of st. Johns. with who's
liabilities and admirable disposition b.
became thoroughly acquainted during
4 Father Fitzpatrick's sojourn in th'
|episcopal residence, and the result Wa
that he recommended to Rome hi
appointment to the c0adj djutOrship
[Such recommended naturally, led Il
}Dr, FitzpaJrlck's nomination, and h
was consecrated March "a, 1916, and a
once took up his abode at the episcODa
residence. His succession to the SCI
ibid not occur until over two years later
Eon the date Of Bishop Fenwick's death
LAug. IL. 1846, and his administration
Eof the diocese continued up to the time
tIof his own demise, twenty-five years
ago the 18th of this month, thus cover
4 ing period Of nearlv twenty years
Though he wore purple for twenty
! two years, lacking about q month.
1t was during Bishop FltZDatrlck's Is
administration that the Catholic Church
Tin New England began TO experience
that remarkable growth which has since
gwen it its present enviable position
and whose high water mark has rot by
/ any means been attained yet. The
immense immigration from Ireland
which followed the fame of l84S, and
no inconsiderable portion OF which was
directed to Boston, added notably to
the Catholic population Of Massachu-
setts and the other eastern states. This
| increase was also enhanced by the
natural growth of the resident Catholic
element, and, in consequence. the NUM-
ber of churches and attendant priests
began to multiply One of the first acts
of the bishops administration was to
procure a church for the accOmmOda
! tion OF the large Catholic population
which had taken possession Of the
district in the city known as Fort Hill.
The cathedral on Franklin street was
no longer able to receive all who tlocked
to it on Sunday to hear mass. and hence
Bishop Fitzpatrick determined to secure
more room. The stone church which
the Unitarians had built on the corner
of Purchase and Pearl streets. hard bv
1.-THE spot where Tom Dawes and other
patriots Of early DAYS held their eau
cuses and, while they drank their flo
and smoked their pipes, discussed the
state of the country. was them in the
market, and the bishop purchased it for
the sum of $4,000, had it ret1tted for
Catholic services and dedicated it,
preaching on the occasion himself,
May Ii, l848. The. Catholics Of the hill
filled the church to overdowing from
the dav of the opening, and continued
to do the same, Sunday and holiday,
until the demolition Of the hill drove
them elsewhere and. finally, nacessitat-
ed the removal IF the church itself to
South Boston.
But as the Boston diocese, when
Bishop Fitzpatrick assumed the admin
istration of it's affairs. covered not alone
the state of Massachusetts, but also
took in Maine, New HAMPSHIRE and
Vermont, it would be manifestlY out
Of the question, in an article of this
description, to detail all the churches
he caused to be erected, the parishes he
formed and the various ways in which
be added to the equipment of his see.
East Boston was indebted to him for
the enlargement which was made in
old st. Nicholas church. over there.
during the pastorate Of the venerable
Charles Medallion. who is still dong
duty out in Ohio; he sent New Bedford
her first resident pastor; he laid the
corner stone Of, and afterwards dedicat~
ed, st. Patrick's, at Watertown; Saxon
vile saw him dedicate the first church
built in that town, under the patronage
of st. George; he sent the veteran, Rev.
John @ 'Brien to look after the interests
of the Catholics of Chelsea, Lynn and
other places On Cape Ann; he occupied
the Universalist pulpit at Milford in
July, 1s48. by the invitation Of the citi-
zens of that place. while he journeyed
In the earlier years of his episcopate,
through all the adjacent states that
were subject to his jurisdiction, and
provided as best he could for the Cath
olics residing therein, until, Burlington
being made an episcopal city in 1852, he
was relieved of the care Of the Vermont
churches, and two years later he sur.
rendered Maine and New Hampshire to
the hands of Right Rev. DIR. Bacon,
the frstp relate Of Portland.
In 1850 the old cathedral property on
Franklin street, business having driven
the congregation away from that local
ity. was sold by DR.. FitzDatrick, who
thereupon took his residence On South
street, on the west side. in a house that
sUoed near the corner Of Essex street.
The old Melode0n was then used for
Sunday services. until the bishop se-
cured possession Of the Unitarian
church at the corner OF Castle and
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