The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-05
THREE NAMES SELECTED.
A STEP PRELIMINARY TO THE AP-
POIN7MEN7 OF A BISHOP.
II II Said TINT Father Mitchell, Father Car
roll. or Father Mcnamara May BE the
Successor OF bishop Loughiin.

Il IL Said TINT Father Mitchell. Father Car.
roll. or Father Mcnamara May he the
Successor Of bishop LouEhiin.
The first step toward the selection Of q sue
cessor to Bishop Loughlin has been taken.
The irremovable rectors and diocesan con-
sultors OF Brooklyn met last Thursday and
decided on the names OF three priests
which are to be submitted to the
Bishops Of the ecclesiastical province Of
New York and to the Pope. The Bishops will
moot and consider tho Names and II they APP
prove the selections Of the Brooklyn priests
they will forward to Rome list containing
those three names. II they do not. they will
mako up new list One or two OF the names
on the list OF the Brooklyn priests may DO on
1t, or 1t may be composed OF three other
names. From tho names on the two lists the
Pope will probably choose Bishop Loughlin's
successor He may. however. appoint some
one not mentioned on either list.
The meeting on Thursday wns in Arch
bishop Corrigans residence In Madison
avenue. Those present were the Very Rev.
Michael May. the pastor of the Church OF tho
Holy Trinity in Montrose avenue. and the
administrator OF the diocese: tho Rev.
Michael j. Moran OF tho Church Of
the Nativity in Clnsson avenue. tho Rev. ]. A.
Rev. Martin Carroll of the Church of St
Vincent de Paul In North Sixth street, the Row.
Thomas Taaf1e OF ST. Patrick's Church in Kent
avenue. the Rev. DR.. Joseph p OConnell OF
the Church OF st. Mary Star Of the Sea in
Court street. the Rev. P. J. Mcnamara Of the
Church Of Our Lady Of Mercy in Debevoise
place. the Rev. Edward Corcoran of st. Joseph's
Church IN Pacific street, and the Rev. Anthony
Arnold OF All Saints Church In ThroOp avenue.
Ia hn,I
no voice in the selection Of the names. DIR.
O'Connell was chosen Secretary. Before trans
each declared that in making his selections he
would not be Influenced by favoritism or rer-
t %
were distributed among the priests. Each
wrote three names on slip. designating each
n %ore as w ess so' mast
ySShs Th The sps Ss Psssd in sGa
them the choice OF the priests.
When the meeting vas about to adjourn enc
woula DO violation Of the rules Of the Church
TO- tell the pnbl,H who the three priests selected
were The IA said that mo rHe W1pd
told the priests that he believed It would 10
we'll to keep the result Of the meeting n secret.
the list could not be, made Bishop he consid-
mont it would be. to say the least, EN- bqrrass.
possible. the Archbishop pointed out. that the
Pope would not u ma ke any OF the men on the
sp % some oi Tie priests in Brooklyn
learned what took place at the meeting. Last
nEhht said he had
porter the names OF tho three cergymen So
Iected. He said that the Rev; lanes \. Mitchell.
right hand men. was chosen as most worthy !:
the, Rev. Martin Carroll Of tho Church, Of
St. yTssnt de PAUL IN more Es worthy and the Rev.
Mercy; worthy. None or, the priests who at;
tended the meeting would say, anything about
three priests mentioned are Well known. not
eo ssa pS sSsma 9ser BY amons o
Eoli and Father %eSama5s we're born in
hood in this country"Father Carroll At the
TIN In NGGsa ~ and
Father Mitchell was born min in Astoria about i
forty years ago. and was educated for the
Montreal. He acted as bishop I.oughiin' 8 sec
rotary. and has great influence IN the Brook
DR.. O'Connell. the Secretary Of the meeting.
made out in Latin two accounts Of the pro-
ceedings Of the meeting. One Of these is to be
gan. and tho other Win % placed before the
bishops, of the diocese. whom they, meet, 1t
SSt Ms that n eaa
secretary. told u reporter last night that they
had not met yet.
new Bishop BY the Pope viii not be- made for
six months. The record of every candidate
will be examined in Rome. and the authorities
the list to be sent by the Bishops will be the
name OF at least one New York priest. Mgr.
Farley. Archbishop Corrigan's VicarGeneral.
Is spoken OF rs that one.
Father May. the administrator Of the Brook
Ign diocese. has appointed Father Mitchell
IN M nj al RU
virtue OF his powers in these offices. Father
Mitchell will reside in the episcopal residence
duties which will practically make him admin
iStrutor.