The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-06-06
KENRICK'S RE
TIRED,
He Would Not Yield His Views and
the Propaganda Set Him Aside.

the Propaganda Set Him Aside
St. Louis, June "a cablegnam an
nouncing Archbishop Kenrick's retire
ment and the appointment of Most Rev.
j. Kahn as the new archbishop of st.
Louis was publicly read during the solemn
pentecostal service at the cathedral Sun
day morning by Vicar General Muehl-
sipen. The cablegram was signed by Car
dinal Project Ledochowsk of the congre-
cation of the propaganda and stated that
the action had been taken at meeting
held on May 81.
The effect of the decision was to eff
fectually retire Archbishop Kenrick from
all rites, titles and privileges obtaining TO
the archbishopric of st. Louis. Under
supplementary instructions expected from;
the propaganda an order will come to pro
vide a fitting annuity for him out of the
resources of the arch diocese. Though
matter of urgent necessity the compulsory
retirement of the venerable metropolitan
will come as q rude shock to the Catholics
of his arch diocese.
Archbishop Kenrick was in no sense
provincial. His attitude at the vatican
council which declared the dogmas Of
papal infallibility and the immaculate
conception gained him a worldwide repu-
tation and involved him in controversies
with the greatest theologians Within and
without his church. His attitude at the
conclave brought him the unending oppo-
sition of the authorities at Rome. This
feeling has crept out frequently, notably
in the removal to Philadelphia of Arch
bishop 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 supporters at Rome.
The deposition or retirement of Arch
bishop Kendrick is the result of a petition
TO- the propaganda, setting forth his men
tai incapacity and the dangerous condition
Iof the business affairs of the diocese.
Archbishop Kenricks mental infrmity
displayed itself in the form of violent
opposition to his co-adjutator. 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 any
business matters suggested to him by his
assistant. .tt0gs ss
The situation was intolerable from
business standpoint and Archbishop Kain
was forced TO appeal to Rome for help,
and as a 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
report on his mental condition,
(. The archbishop of Philadelphia came
here one month ago and tried by every
means in his power to get his venerable
superior to so adjust his affairs that his
retirement could be avoided, but the old
archbishop was stubborn, He refused 30
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 acting. But Archbishop Kain, fear
full lest the hot weather would carry off
the old archbishop before Rome acted
and leave the affairs of the diocese in
precarious condition, filed the local pro-
ceedings to remove the archbishop from
che trusteeship of the church property.
The proceedings will now in all probability
lapse, as there is no further necessity for
pursuing them, as they 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. $40
Archbishop Kenrick was born in Dub
lin, Ireland. If he lives unIil the 18th
Of August he will enter his Goth year.