The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-29
SATOLLl PRAISED.
Pope Leo Gives Father Mar
tinelli His Commission
as Delegate to
America.
CoNSECRATED ARCHBISHOP
The New Delegate Will Sail
for This Country in
September.

The diplomatic career of Father Sc
bastiano Martinelli, second Delegate
Apostolic in the United States. was COM
menced in Rome a few days ago, under
unusually brilliant auspices. In the Sis
tine chapel Of the Vatican, the scene of
SO many famous and historic ceremonies.
the erstwhile humble prior OF the Au-
gustinians was raised TO the Archiepis-
copal dignity. AT the conclusion Of this
impressive rite Cardinal Ranpolla, the
Papal Secretary Of State. bestowed on
the newly consecrated Prince Of the
Church his commission as Leo's repre-
sentative in America.
The text of this commission cannot fail
to be interesting to American readers.
particularly since it departs from the
usual formula to bestow warm praise on
the retiring Delegate, Cardinal Satolli.
1t is as follows
Venerable. Brother-The post of Dele
gate Apostolic in the United States of
North America having become vacant by
the promotion to the sacred purple OF
His Eminence, Cardinal Satolli, who by
his great work has merited this mark
of our esteem, we, holding you in our
very especial affection and seeing in you
the qualities to carry on and perfect the
work begun by our beloved son, His Emil
nence, Cardinal Satolli do belignly nom
mate you to that vacant post.
BY virtue of our apostolic authority
and by virtue of these present letters.
we do further elect, make n declare you
to be the second Delegate Apostolic TO
the United States of America at he good
will of ourself and this Holy See. We
grant you all and singular the powers
necessary for the carrying on OF such
delegation.
to recognize in you as Apostolic Delegate
the supreme power of the elegating
Pontiff.
concurrence and obedience in ell things,
that they receive with reverence your
! ~salutary admondtions and orders. What
soever sentence or penalty you shali de-
You authority we will ratify, ard with
the authority invested in us by the Lord
viii cause HI same to be observed M
vfolably unnd condign satisfaction be
made. Notwithstanding constitutions and
apostolic ordinances CT any other thing
LEO XIII.
ssGiven at Rome, on the twenty-third
day Of August. eighteen hundred and
ninety-six, in the nineteenth year OF our
pontificate.'
A copy Of this commission, together
with other credentials and the letter of
recall from the Propaganda, viii be con-
veyed to Cardinal Satoiai by Father Mar
tinelli on his arrival in September. The
ceremony in fhe sistine Chapel today has
been the chief topic since July 80, when
| the aOsservatoro Romano the official
| organ of the Vatican, Startled the COM
munfty by announcing Father MartinenPs
appointment. In all the long list of Ro-
man p~relates, diplomats and scholars, the
Prior of the Augustintan hermit seemed
least likely to receive this nomination.
Father MartineIli villa sail from Genoa
about the first week in September. AS
Praor-General of the Augustfnfars his
duties require a constant residence in
Rome. A few days ago his resignation
Was very regretfuAly accepted by the au-
thorfties Of the order, and a general chap
ter was called to elect the succeeding
Prior.