The Washington times., 1895-06-04
DEPOsED BY PAPAL ED|cT
Rev. ]. ]. kain Succeeds the
Venerable Archbishop KenriCk.
TROUBLE OF LONG STANDING
The Ex-Archbishop of st. Louis Re-
garded His Coadjutor as an Inter-
Ioper and Refused to Work with
Him-A ction of the Propaganda
Made Necessary.

st. Louis, Mo-, June IA cablegram an
nouncing Arcbbishop's Kenricks deposit
ton. and the appointment of Most Rev.
John j. Kain. Arshbishop of Oxyrinchus,
lin partibus infidelium. y as the new arch
bishop OF st. Louis, was publicly read
during solemn Pentecost services at the
Cathedral Sunday morning by vicar-GeneraI
Muehlsieren
The cablegram was signed by Cardinal
Prefect LedocbowsH, OF the congregation
of the propag ganda. and stated that the ac<
ton had been taken at a meeting held
on May 21.
The effect of the decision was to effect
ually retire Archbishop Kendrick from all
rights. titles and privileages pertaining
20 the arehbishopric of st. Louis. Under
supplementary instructions, expected from
the propaganda. an order will come to pro-
vide fitting annuity for him out of the re-
sources of the archdiocese.
ARCHBISHOP KENRICK' AGGREs-
sIvENEsS.
Though matter of urgent necessity, the
compulsory retirement of the venerable
Metropolitan will come as a rude shock
to the Catholics or his archdiocese. Arch
bishop Kenrick was I'm no sense provincial
His attitude at the Vatican council
which declared the dogmas of papal
iDfallibility and the immaculate conception
gained him a world wide reputation aud
involved hun in controversies with the
greatest theologianS within and without
his church.
His attitude at the conclave begot him
the uDending opposition of the authorities
at Rome. This feeling has cropped out
requently, notably in the removal to Phil
adelphia OF Archbishop Ryan. whom Arch
bishop Kenrick wished to be his successor.
Since that time there has been an GnbToken
silence between the Metropolitan OF ST.
Louis and his ecclesiastical supporters at
Rome.
The deposition of retirement or Arch
bishop Kenrick is the result OF a petition
TO the propaganda, setting forth his mental
incapacity aud the dangerous condition
OF the business affairs OF the diOcese.
OPPOSED HIS SCOADJUTOR.
Archbishop Kenfiek's mental fnfirmlfF
displayed itself in the form OF a violent
opposition to his coadJutor. He regarief
him as an interloper aud refused az 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 10 him by his assistant
The situation was intoIerable from
business standpoint, and Archbishop Kain
was forced to appeal for help TO Rome.
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 his affection, to come 10 st. Louis
and report on his men tai 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 to
make a viii or to transfer his trusteeship
OF church property to his successor.
There was nothing for Archbishop Ryan
to do but report to Rome that the
archbishop was unfit to conduct the af-
fairs OF the diocese.