The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-24

was consecrated a priest. Two years
after this he was made rector of the
Irish college in Rome, and in 1889 was
appointed to his present high office,
that of prior general of the Augustin-
ians.
Father Martinelli has long been fam
Gus for his knowledge of ecclesiastical
law, and this is regarded by some as
one of the reasons which might lead
to his appointment. Moreover, he is a
famous linguist. having complete
knowledge of English. He visited this
country three years ago, but spent
most of the time at the Augustinian
monastery at Bryn Mawr, Pa. He
also visited all of the other establish
ments of his order in the country, and
stopped for a brief time with many of
the notable church dignitaries of the
country. He is spoken of as man of
unusual executive ability and grea.
knowledge.
ARCHBISHOP FALCONIO.
With many Catholic church people
the appointment of Archbishop Do
mede Falconio would be more popular,
as he is widely known in this country
having labored here many years. He
has Just passed his 50th birthday, and
when he first came to this country, in
December of 1865, he had not been or
dained a priest in the Franciscan order
to which he now belongs, as he had
not reached the required age Of "a
years.
Falconio had joined the order of ST.
Francis when a youth in his native
town, PescocostanZo, near Aquila,
province of Abbruzzi, in the Francis
can province of st. Bernardine. He
remained there for three or four years
and then went to Rome, where he
abode four or five years. continuing
his studies. While he was at Rome
the minister general Of the Francis
cans sent out a circular asking all who
desired to go out as mission workers
to address him, and saying that all
found to be fit would be sent out Fal-
COMO was one of the few accepted
Father Diomede went on with his
studies at st. Bonaventure's college at
Allegany, Cattaraugus county, N Y,
for about six months, when he was or
d,ained as a priest and began teaching
theology there. He taught for three
or four years, and was made president
OF the institution. Then he was sent
to Winsted, Conn, to work as a mis-
sionary priest. He remained there near
! ~ two years, and then in obedience to
| the minister-generaPs orders went to
Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to do
similar work.
Bishop Carfagnini of Harbor Grace,
appreciated his qualities as worker
and an executive so highly that he
made him vicar-general Of the diocese,
and, on going to Rome. intrusted him
with the administration Of affairs.
Father Diomede was in Newfound-
land more than ten years The minis
ter-general sent him back to New York
city in 1885 to work as missionary
priest in tbs church of St. Anthony of
Padua, in Sullivan street, and head Of
the Thompson street monastery. Be
fore leaving Allegany he had taken the
oath as citizen at Little Valley, the
county seat at Cattaraugus.
Father Diomede worked in St. An
thongs parish five or six months, and
was then appointed project of the Al
legany college, but before going there
to assume his duties he obtained per-
mission to visit his father, then so
years old. in Italy, whom he had not
seen in twenty-five years. While he
was in Italy the general of his order
appointed him provincial Of the order
in St. Bernardine. He did so well there
that in spite of political complications