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him to return to Philadelphia. During
his stay in Rome he met Bishop
Rosatti of St. Louis, who became
very favorably impressed with him. and
being GesirouS OF securing n coadjUtor. he
asked ard received Of the holy see Il decree ap-
pointing Father kenr!ck his coadjutor. The
bishop and his n~ewly-appointed coadjutor LEFT
for America together, arriving IL Boston No
vember Is. Twelve days later he was cOnse-
Grated bv Bishop RoSatti as tituiar bishop OF
DraSs and coadjutor TO the bishop CT ST. Loris'
ARRIVAL IN ST. LOUIS.
He reached ST. Louis the latter part OF De-
cember. He at once took charge as admins
traitor OF the diocese, Bishop ROsatti being still
absent. Upon the death OF Bishop RoSattt,
September -, 1s42, Bishop kenriok succeeded
to the episcOpacy. When he began his admin
istratsp ION st. Louis was a town OF aoOut D,OE
inhabitants. There were only two Catholic
churches here. the cathedral. which was built
in 1884, and a little chapel built by the Jesuits
at Ninth street and Washington avenue. The
cathedral was heavily encountered with debt,
but by his untiring efforts, finally succeeded in
paying every dollar due.
For a number Of years Bishop Kenr!ck in
vested largely In real estate. and built large
blocks OF stores and dwellings. the rental OF
which went TO the support OF the orphans. the
erection OF new charities AID other diocese
needs. In 1853 he purchased the Clay farm.
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etery. He was enabled to make such pur-
chases through the munificence OF the Null
lanphy family, the requests from other bene"-
client Catholics and the fact that many menu
berS CT his flock deposited their money in his
hands for Safe-keepirG. ]. Is s and 1869 he
disposed OF the greater part OF the property Of
the diocese. in order to cancel the church
debt.
The early years OF Archb shop Eenrickt
epiScopate were frauGht with q great deal on
labor. The diocese was n little larger than
the present archdiocese. including the whole
=: Missouri and Arkansas AMI the western
half Of Illinois. His duties in the line o.
visiting every church in.lhe diocese at Ger.
tain intervals were ESPECIALLY severe and
dangerous. In 1917 st. Louis was made an
archdiocese and Bishop Kcnr.cl; was elected
to the archb:shOpric. On Sunday, september
3. 1873, he received the palliuT. from the hands
of his right reverend brothe,r in st. Mary's
church, Philadelphia. The ErSt priest or
dained by Archbishop Kenrich in the diocese
was Rev. James Herman, the ceremony taking
place May 20, 1872. In August, 1850, the arch
bishop called 4 diocesan synod. For a short
time during the fall OF that year h. taught the
class OF dO-matic theology in the diOceSaI
seminary. then located in Carondelet. In May,
1852. he attended the first plenary council, a.
Baltimore.
The death OF the arch5ishop'S brother in
july 8ib hhN a ~Nftlt plO" ~ slAI- III ltt-
the archbishop published a work on Sacred
CoSmoSony." Archbishop'S kenrick's silver
jubilee occurred on November 81, 1896. but owl
ing to the fact that he was known to be
averse 10 any public display, there was
only 4 partial celebration OF his anEi-
yerSary. In 1867 he sent to Rome 20
unite with the Catholic .episcGpacy OF the
world in celebration Of the eighteen hun
dredth anniversary Of the martyrdOm CT st.
Peter. He remained away for more than n
year, and on his return there was q magnificent
demonstration in his honor. The archbishop
paid another visit to Rome in the fall Of !Sc9,
for the purpose Of attending the vatican cOun-
Gil, convokcd by the sovereign pontiT, Plus
which met December Of that year. The
council was one OF the larGeS ever held. con-
sistins of nearly 500 bishops. The main qucS-
tionS before the body were tine truth OF tie
doctrine of papal infallibility and the OPP
portunencSS OF declaring the same an article
of faith. Archbishop kenrick was opposed 10
the declaration OF this doctrine, and he haI On
his side many distinguished ecclesiasticS. The
council. however, passed upon the question adj
verscly to his views. and he submitted lis
judgment to the teachings OF the council and
the church.
FIRST CoADJCTOR APPOINTED
Archbishop Kenric!l returned to st. LUIis
in the spring of 1871. In the spring of 1872 he
received a cOadjutOr in the person OF Rev. L.
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v~icar-general OF the diocese. Bishop Ryan e.
tanned that position fer u years. when he was
appointed archbishop of Philadelphia. Afger
the departure OF Bishop Ryan Archbishop
kenrick did not ask for a coadjutor. but again
resumed his episcopal duties with a great deal
of vigOr.
Probably the mo- interesting event in Ar h.
bishop henricl'S long and useful career was
the celebration Of the fftieth anniversary. or
| golden Jubilee, OF his conservation as 4 bishop.
This celebration occurred on Monday, NOvell-
Der 80. 1891. and was continued for several
days, being one Of the g%randeSt and most I'M
preSSive events in the ecclesiastical history OF
the country in recent years. The ServiceS
which were held in the I'D cathedral on Wa
nut street. were attended by distinguished pre-
lates from all parts Of the country, and
the occasion YVES one long To
be remembered Solemn pOntifical high
mass was celebrated in the morn
lug. Cardinal Gibbons being the celebrant. In
the afternoon I banquet was given a. the Lin
dell hotel, and at night there was a beautiful
torchlight procession.
On Tuesday, December l, there was a dem
onstratiOn By the Catholic children at CRANE
music hall in the morning. and a grand choral
concert at the same place in the evening. in
Guiding addresses by many prominent person.
ages On the following day and evening a
number Of receptions were rendered Arch
bishop kenrick and the visiting eccIesiastics
CLOSING DAYS.
After the golden jubilee celebration the
archbishop began to decline in bodily strength
and mental vigor, gradually growing weaker
and weaker, until It was found that he was nc
longer able to perform the arduOuS duties at
tendant upon the archbiShOpric alone.
In the winter of iS92-lS93 and the following
summer there was a great deal of agitation
among the priests looking 10 the appointment
OF u coadju.or to Archbishop Kenrics.
This trouble SaS finally settled by the ap-
pOintment, in TIE fall of 1898. OF Bishop John J.
Kahn Of Wheeling, W. Va. as cOadjutor TO the
archbishop and administrator OF the diocese,
with the right q succession.
Early last sp Ing Archbishop Kahn was APP
pointed archbis hop Of st. Louis The appoint
ment was not n ade public until June =, when
Archbishop Kahn, in delivering a papal bless
ing at the old cathedral. used the words: II,
archbishop of st. Louis
Archbishop Kenrick was at the time made
titular archbishop OF Indianapolis, 4 see in
which there are now no Catholics.
Since that time the venerable prelate has
taken no part whatever in the administration
OF the affairs of the diocese. but continued TO
reside In retirement in the archepiscopaI
residence
a kENNEBEC FLOOD