New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
AN AUXILIARY BISHOP.
POSSIBILITY OF AN ASSISTANT FOR ARCH
BISHOP CORRIGAN.
PRIESTS HERE SAY THAT CURRENT REPORTS
MAY BE TRUE-FATHER COTTON OF ST.
STEPHENS MENTIONED AS THE ONE
(vUOSEN

STEPHENS MENTIONED AS THE ONE
LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN.
The report became current in this city yesterday
that Catholic auxiliary Bishop Is to be elected in
New-York next Wednesday. The story was pref
aced by letter which Archbishop Corrigan Is
said to have received from Cardinal LedochowsN
at Rome Certain features of this letter were sup
pressed The letter received, it is said. was in
reply to a communication addressed to the Cardi-
| nal by Archbishop Corrigan. The portion or the
letter which appeared in print was as follows:
Sacred Congregation Propaganda Eide,
Mos, Ilustrious and Reverend Sir
| With grea. qualification have received tne N
formation given in your favor OF the tth lnst re-
garding the solemn conservation OF 81 StepneIi >
Church. NewYork. AS the zeal OF Your Grace t ior
Of our holy religion Is IN yhe eranworhv
Is the correspondence Of those Of your clergy who
excellent pastor and following his guidance ans and
his example labor on their part also %'n b az PoSc
be activity and fervor for the sood OF 'he Ohu'c"
and OF souls. , l., -,
those especially worthy OF praise tbs rscar IS tne
Rev. Charles II. Cotton, who, assuming tne reNtor
ship of St. Stephens Church when IL was IN a vIry
against the gravest difficulties until he
overcame them all. Nay. not only mas ne succeeden @
that church, but he has also devoted sum alm2s,
large to pay for various improvements anu ent en-,
my congratulations the happy event to this ex S-
cecnt priest and and 70 Communicate to MIN my "o'''
Wishing YOU every blessing, I remain your most
deYS % Aastn Justine M Ad Of aTss secreary
To His Grace the Mos, Rev Archbishop Corrsan
! Ncv-York l.. S. A.
The part suppressed is said TO have been re-
! fusal upon the part Of the Cardinal to interfere
| In the appointment OF an Auxiliary Bishop for
! New-York In his letter to the Cardinal. Arch
! bishop Corrigan is said to have asked that an
| Auxiliary Bishop be appointed in New-York and
] ,ha NJ "a be
! the present metropolitan of the archdiocese OF
! New-York-that is Archbishop Corrigan himself
/ The eliminated part OF the letter is said to have
been n denial of the request FOR the personal
power OF appointment. and directs that the cnoce
must take place in the regular way-by election
So much for the report. An investigation re-
veals the fact that II Is not Impossible that IL Is
substantially true although the time stated FOR
the election seems unlikely. There are two
| classes OF Assistant Bishops in the Church. The
/ first class s what is known as Coadjutor Bishops.
Such a Bishop was Archbishop Corrigan when he
was assistant to Archbishop McCloskey. The
other class is known as Auxiliary Bishops Inc
Coadjutor Bishop is one who Is endowed
with the right OF SUCCESSION 10 the once OF
| Archbishop. and the method Of his election
differs materially from that used In the election
Of an Auxiliary Bishop. who has not the right OF
]
succession. the powers of the two classes OF
! Bishops are Identical
THE METHOD OF SELECTION.
IN tho election OF an auxiliary bishop, the Arch
bishops consutors and the irremovable or mis-
sionarv rectors meet and select three names.
Then the bishops OF the province meet and select
three more names. These names. In the order
Of preference are set down on n slip and mailed
10 the Pope at Rome He makes selection
He may choose any one OF the names oHereu'
or select an outsider, at will
The consultors and irremovable rectors OF
tho Archdiocese OF New York as follows:
Consultors. Fathers Farley Mooney. Mclean
! Edwards Flood and Penny; irremovable rec
tors. Fathers McSweeney. Farley, McCready
/ ,uow In Europe). Edwards. kean Hughes Glea-
SON Kearney. Mclean and OFarrell, OF New
York city. and Father Penny OF Newburs'
Father Milan, Of Poughkeepsie, ana father
/ Corey. or Yonkers
The Bishops OF the Archdiocese Of New-fork are
those in the states Of New-York and New-Jersey,
which constitute this Archdiocese Of New-York.
The Rev Father Mclean pastor of ST. Peters
Church IN Earclay-st.. and one Of the consultors'
/ was seen last night. He said: II read report
/ I'm the newspapers concerning the appointment Of
/ an auxiliary bishop for \ew-lork. | d. not care
10 deny the report, except IN me p'rtoh "hicH ie
/ fers To- the date. There Will be a meeting next
/ Wednesday If the consultors and lrremoVaDIe
rectors They always hold such a meeting on the
| first "Wednesday of each month. Whether the
! question Of the appointment of an auAiiary
/ bishop Will come up or not do not Know IL IS
not impossible. although 1t seems improbable on
/ that date"
Father Mclean was asked II he had heard any
talk Of the proposed election OF an auxiliary
Bishop. He said: There has been a good deal
! Of talk about the amount or work that IS 10 Dc
done In The archdiocese OF New YORK rch-
| bishop McCloskey had an assistant but AIch-
bishop Corrgan has had none Archoshop Cor
/ r!gan Is a younger man. but the work mas been
| very heavy on him There has been talk about
the appointment OF an auxiliary Bishop II does
not seem unlikely to me that Archbishop Cor
| rlgan may have asked FOR an assistant, athougn
/ | have not been informed Of his doing So"
Father Mclean asked II it was not an
unusual thing for the Archbishop TO suggest
,he appointment Of his assistant lie re-
| piled: 1t would be unusual FOR him TO
suggest that the appointing power be conferred
on him That do not think is true. In work
ing. however. il would seem that he would want
a congenial companion, and ] do not doubt
that the regularly empowered electors would
defer To his wishes.
Father Mclean was asked If he could state
any precedent where an auxiliary bishop was
appointed by the Pope over the heads of the
| regularly constituted electors as the story SAID
that Archbishop Corrigan had a favorite which
the consultors and irremovable rectors were
/ antaponistic TO and he was trying to secure his
/ appointment over their heads. Father Mclean
| said: There may have been such precedent.
but / do not recall II now. The Holy Father
at Rome can settle all those questions"
There are" said Father Mclean. "a number
| Of reports in the papers which incorrect.
saw lately a report which said that Monsignor
| Sn toili was going to K me. That Is untrue Mon
/ slgnor Satoll knows nothing OF II, and laughed
| when asked him about It
The Rev. Father Murphy. pastor OF the st
| Patr!cks Cathedral in hottest. said when his at
! tcntion was called to the report: II know moth
| ing OF IT, 1t may be possible. but am ignorant
! of IT,"
Archbishop Corrigan refused to be seen last
npht II is said that he has selected MS
| candidate the Rev. Father Cotton pastor OF st.
| Stephens Church. ard will do all in his power to
secure his election. MonsiSnor Satolli dined with
| Father Murphy pastor Of old st. Patrck's Ca
| thedral I'm MOtt-st.. last night. His secretary,
| Father Rocker suddenly called to Albany.
| and SO nothing could be learned from him.
WHAT FATHER COTTON SAYS.
The Rev Father Cotton was seen in the rectory