Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13

speaking next TO the lalty, ne Haid
that be had already learned to know Of
their piety and loving cooperation with
their pastor and although coming as a
stranger he felt at homo and that 1t
was according TO Gods will and divine
providence that he had come to be their
bishop. He asked the cooperation of
their prayers also.
He said it was matter Of regret
that the diocese was about to lose the
retiring bishop, who has labored for
years for it, yet it was source of COM
fort that he carried with him the best
interests for the diocese in his heart.
In closing the new bishop expressed
the hope that God would bless the
work now begun in the diocese; that
He might grant him grace to fulfil his
work SO that whom life IL ended he
may grant the reward of faithful service.
After pronouncing blessing, the
new bishop was received with the kiss
of peace by the consecrator and as
sistant bishops and the function came
to an end. The whole ceremony had
occupied about 31a hours.
After the conservation. the clergymen
were entertained at dinner at ST. Petsr's
Orphanage. sy
Mrs. Ella Hewson oil. Sumter, N.
c., W. O'Drien, Mrs. Mary Costello
and Miss Eliza Costello. Wilkesbarre,
Pa. Thomas and John Heating of Pitts,g
ton, Pa, Mr.. Shea of New York, and
Mrs. g. Litschgi. Miss E. Lucas, Miss
Ellie Mo'ony, A. j. Riley and O..
Ksnapaux OF Charleston. S. O.. were
present at the conservation as guests
Of Bishop Monaghan.
SKETCH OF THE DIsHoP-ELEcT. n
John James Monaghan was born in
Sumter. S. G., May 23d, 1856. His
father came from County Mayo, Ireland,
and, after short soiourn at Carbon
dale, Pa, settled in the town of Sum
ter, $. q. Here he was united in mar
riage by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Reynolds
of Charleston to Miss Margaret Hogan
of County Wexford, Ireland. Seven
children were born of this nnion.
Bishop-eleut Monaghan was the third.
The oldest member of the family now
living is r. P. Monaghan. a prominent
merchant and alderman of the flourish
ing city of Sumter.
This bishop-elect made his preparatory
studies for the priesthood under the
Venerable Father McNeal, still paetor
of ST. Laurence's Church, Sumter, and
at the age of 16 years entered st.
Charles College. Maryland, where be
completed his classical course in 1876.
His theological studies were continued
in ST. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.
from which famous institution ha was
ordained to the priesthood by the late
Rt. Rev. P. N. Lynch at the cathedral,
| Charleston, December 1Sth,. 1880 His
first appointment was az assistant to
the Very Rev. f. j. Shadler of st.
Joseph's Church, Charleston. Themes
he was sent as assistant TO ST. Patrick's
| Church to the late Rev. j. p. Tuisg.
In November, 1882, he was appointed
by the Very Rev. d. j. Quigley ad-
ministrator Of the diocese, to be rector
Of Greenville, S. O., with the missions
attached, including nine counties in
the northwestern part of the State. He
remained five years on this mission, in
which he succeeded in organizing and
establishing parishes and churches.
He erected st. Paul's Church at
Spartanburg, furnished and completed
| st. Joseph's Church, Anderson, built
the Church of the Sacred Heart at Alb
beville, and removed st. Mary's Church,
Greenville, to its present site in the
centre of the city on the extensive
| property which he had purchased, and
on which also he erected the parochial
house which still serves as home Of
| the priests now attending that mission.
During these years, Father Mona
| CHAN was sent by Bishop Northrup on
several collecting tours to raise money
for the wants of the diocese, and was
especially successful in his collections
in the arch h-dioceses OF Baltimore and
| Boston.
In the fall of 1887 Father Monaghan
| was recalled to Charleston and made
| pro-rector of the Cathedral and chan
| oallor of the diooaua For tho t,oaf nina
years he has been associated with the
| Rt. Rev. Monsignor ID. j. Quigley, v. (
G., at ST. Patrick's Church, which is
| regarded as the largest and most labori-
ous parish in the diocese. Here Father
| Monaghan endeared himself to his
| flock and the many testimonials of re-
| gret at his recent departure from them
express the high regard in which he
| was held by people of all classes, Cath
olic and non-Catholic, and the tender
affection of his beloved flock for him
who labored SO unsparingly for their
welfare during those years.
At meeting of the bishops of the
| Province of Baltimore of which Will
mington is diocese. held at the resi-
dence of Cardinal Gibbons last Sep
chosen to fill the vacancyiin the see of
Wilmington due to the resignation of
| the Rt. Rev. Alfred A. Curtis. The
| first name unanimously chosen by the
cardinal and bishops was that of the
Rev. John James Monaghan, and his
choice was confirmed by Pope Leo
XIII. in the official document dated
January Goth, 1897. As soon as ar
rangements could be made Father
Monaghan decided that his conservation
should take place in the city of Will
mington in his own pro-cathedral and
among the people committed to his care
in the diocese of Wilmington, of which
he was appointed bishop.