The herald., 1895-06-04
Archbishop Kenrick OF st. Louis
Retired From Office
CAUSE OF THE REMOVAL
The Eminent Divine Offended Church
Authorities
Rev. John J. Kahn Is Named as the New Arch
bishop-The Retiring Clergyman viii
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Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS. June 3.-Arch bis hop Ken
rick has been deposed by Rome. ca
blegiam announcing his deposition and
the appointment OF Most Rev. John j..
Kahn, archbishop of Oxyrinchus, in part
ibus infdelum, as the new arch bishop
of st. Louis was publicly read during SOL
emn Pentecostal services. at the cathedral
Sunday morning by NicarGeneral Muehl-
seipen.
The cablegram was signed by Cardinal
Project Ledochowlski of the congregation
of the propaganda, ana stated that the
action had been taken At Il meeting held
ON May 2lst. The effect of the decision
was to effectually retire Archbishop Ken
rick from all rights titles and privi-
leges obtaining to the archbishoprc of
st. Louis. Under supplementary instruc-
tons expected from the propaganda, an
order will come to provide fitting annu-
ity for him out of the resources of the
archdiocese.
Though a matter of urgent necessity,
the compulsory retirement of the vener-
able metropolitan will come As rude
shock to the Catholics of his archdiocese.
Archbishop kendrick is in no sense
provincial. His attitude at the Vatican
council which declared against dogmas
of papal lnfallibility and the immaculate
conception gained him Il world wide rep
utation and involved him in controver-
sizes with the greatest theologians within
ana without his church.
. The attitude of the conclave begot him
the unending opposition OF the authorl-
ties at Rome. This feeling has cropped
out frequently, notably in the removal to
Philadelphia of Archbishop Ryan, whom
Arch bishop kenrIck wished to DE his sue
cessor. Since that time there has been
an unbroken silence between the metro
politan of st. Louis and his ecclesiastical
supporters at Rome. The retirement of
Archbishop keurick is the result of
petition to the propaganda, setting forth
his mental incapacity and the dangerous
condition Of business affairs OF the dio-
cese.
Archbishop Kenrick's mental ntirmity
displayed itself in the torn of violent OPP
position to his coadjutor. He regarded
him as an interloper and refused at times
to eat at the same table or sit in the
in his refusal to transact any business
matters suggested to him by his assist
ant. The situation was intolerable from
a business standpoint, and Archbishop
Kahn was forced to appeal for help to
Rome.
AS II result u lle DelltlOD bue tlOId-
ganda comm issioned 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.
The archbishop of Philadelphia came
here one month ago and tried every
means in his power to get his venerable
retirement could be avoded.s But the
old arch bishop was stubborn. He re-
fused to make a will or to transfer his
trusteeship of church property to his
successor. There was nothing for Arch
bishop Ryan to do but to report to Rome
that the archbishop was unfit to conduct
the affairs of the diocese. The propa-
ganda was not long in acting. But Arch
boshop Kahn, fearful lest the hot weather
would carry off the old archbishop before
Rome acted and leave the affairs of the
diocese in bad condition. filed the local
legal proceedings to remove the arch
bishop from the trusteeship of the church
property. These proceedings will now,
in all probab bilty, as there is. no necessity
for them, be dropped. The process had
hardly been filed when Archbishop Kahn
receievd word from Rome that his supe
rior had been deposed and he was the
new arch hbishop OF st. Louis. Following
the official announcement, the next step
will be the conferTing of the palllum.
honors. Archbishop Kain's pallium
will not arrive before another mon tn.
perhaps later. 1t may not be conferred
upon him until Archbishop Kenrick's
death. If that event occurs shortly. But
it may have to be done during the life
OF the archbishop, for until 1t has been
placed upon the shoulders of the new in
cumbent he cannot perform the duties
pertaining to his exalted office.
Arch bishop Kenrick's future is not
yet determined upon. In all probability
he will be removed from the archepisco-
pal residence presented to him at the
time OF his golden jubilee. If he ever
com prehends that Rome has relieved him
of his authority he will gladly retire to
any of the asylums conducted by the sis
terhoods of his church. He has often ex-
pressed the desire to get away from the
cares Of his Office and spend the remain
der of his life in aeclusion. but that was
before his intellect began TO wayel.
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