The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-06-06
KENRICK IS DEPOSED.
The Pope Removes the St.
Louis Archbishop.
KAHN IS GIVEN THE PLACE.
The CoadJuter Now Takes Full Charge Of
the Archdiocese The Venerable Preiate
Has Long Had Differences with Those
In Power at the Vatican.

ST. LOUIS, June 4.-The removal of
Archbishop Kenrick of this city by the
pope, and the appointment Of his co-ad-
jutor, the Most Rev. John J. Kahn, for.
merly Bishop of Wheeling, in his stead
will effectually retire Archbishop Ken.
rick from all rights, titles and privileges
obtaining to the archbishopric of st.
Louis. Under supplementary instruc-
tions expected from the propaganda an
order will come to provide fitting an.
nuity for him out of the resources of the
archdiocese.
Though matter OF urgent necessity,
the compulsory retirement of the vener-
able metropolitan comes as a rude
shook.to the Catholics of his diocese.
Archbishop Kenrich was in no sense
provincial. His attitude at the vat can
council, declaring againt the dogmas of
papal iufallibility, and the immaculate
conception gained him o worldwide
versies with the greatest theoloQians
within and without his church.
His attitude at the conclave begot
him the unending opposition of the
authorities at Rome. This feeling has
cropped out frequently, notably in the
removal to Philadelphia of Archbishop
Ryan, whom Archbishop Kenrick
wished to be his successor. Since that
time there has been an unbroken silence
between the metropolitan of st.. Louis
and his ecclesiastical superiors at Rome.
The deposition of retirement of Arch
bishop Kenrick is the result of petit
ton to the propaganda, setting forth his
mental incapacity and the dangerous
condition of the business affairs of the
diocese
Archbishop Kenrick's mental infirm-
ity displayed itself in the form of vio.
lent opposition to his coadjutor. He re-
garded him as an interloper and refused
at times to eat at the same table or sit
IN the same room with him. He was
persistent in his refusal to transact bus
mess matters suggested to him by his
assistant The situation was intolera-
BILE from business standpoint, and
Archbishop Kain was forced to appeal
for help to Rome.
AS result of the petition the propa-
ganda commissioned Archbishop Ryan
of Philadelphia, the man who most of
all others knew the old archbishop and
shared his affection, to come to st. Louis
and report on his mental condition.
I lThe archbishop Of Philadelphia came
here one month ago and tried by every
means in his power to get his venerable
superior to 80 adjust his affairs that his
retirement could be avoided But the
old archbishop was stubborn. He re-
fused to make will or to transfer his
trusteeship Of church property to his
successor. There was nothing for
Archbishop Ryan to do but to report to
Rome that the archbishop was unfit to
conduct the affairs Of the diocese.
The propaganda was not long in act
ing. But Archbishop Kain, fearful lest
the hot weather would carry off the old
archbishop before Rome acted and leave
the affairs of the diocese in a precarious
condition, filed the local legal proceed.
ings to remove the archbishop from the
trusteeship of church property. The
proceedings will now in all probability
lapse, as there is no further necessity
for pushing them. The proceedings
had hardly been filed when Archbishop
Kain received word from Rome that
his superior had been deposed and he
was the new archbishop of st. Louis.