The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
7WO NEW bishops.
Father Hint-ueyer. n German, to GO 90
WILMINGTON. Dei.-Fathsr Allen for Mobile.

Father Hint~meyer. n German, TO Go 20
WILMINGTON. DeL-Fathsr Allen for Mobile.
BALTIMORE, Jan. GA special cablegram
from Rome says that the Pope has selected the
Very Rev. Felix Hintemeyer of the Benediottne
Order. Vice. eneral OF tho vicariate-Apo stolio
OF North Carolina, to be Bishop OF Wilmington,
Del. as the successor OF Bishop Alfred A. Curtis.
who last year forwarded his resignation to
Rome. 1t is also said that the Very Rev. Ed
ward p. Allen. ID. d.. President OF st. Mary's
Seminary and Coll eye ut Emmitsburg. Md, has
been selected by the Pope to DO Bishop OF Mo-
bile. as successor to Bishop Jeremiah Sullivan,
Who died on Aug. 10 last
The announcement that the Rev. Felix Hiute-
meyer. Vicar General of North Carolina. Is to
be the Bishop Of Wilmington. was a great sur
prise to Cardinal Gibbons. His name was not
among the three that had been sent to Rome
The Rev. r. Z. Thomas, the rector of the Cathe-
dral. was the choice Of tho Cardinal. and It 10
known that he made personal appeal to the
Holy Father In Father Thomas's behalf. Tho
great opposition on the part Of tho Whining
ton clergy. however. together with that Of
Bishop Becker. the former Bishop Of the do
cese Of Wilmington and now Of Savannah, had
its effect The appointment In therefore re-
Rarded In the nature of n compromise Tho
German element In the Church Is jubilant over
what Is regarded by them ass victory, and In
bishop Corriran. The Cardinal, when asked
was news to him, but that In day or two he
would undou btedly be Informed. Another APP
pointinent expected within a week or two is
that OF Father Gloyd Of 1t. Pstriok's Church At
Washington, who will DO made n Monsignor.
Father Gloyd went to Rome with Bishop Keano.
Father Hintenieyer 10 q monk Of the Benedio-
tine Order. which Is mainly com posed OF natives
OF Germany and Switzerland. The order has
entered largely into the missionary work Of the
Catholic Church In North Carolina within tho
past fifteen years. The Vicar-A postolic, Bishop
Leo Haid, has his residence at the abbey of st.
Mary-Help at Belmont, CASTOR county, N. c.,
9fwhch he 70 also tho mi,red Abbot. Father
Hintemeyer has been one his chief assistants,
being within the past eight wears prior OF the
abbey. professor OF theology and philosophy
there. pastor OF the abbey church, secretary aud
chancellor OF the Vicariate-A tolio and one OF
the Bishop's consulters.
The Rev. DIR. Aliens selection TO the Bishopric
OF MOBILE was not unex pected. as he was tho
best known Of the three priests who were &C.
lected by the clergy OF Mobile diocese and In
dorsed by the Bishops Of the province of New
Orleans, OF which the diocese OF Mobile forms .
part Father Allen Is about As years old and .
native of Boston. He was educated at Mount
81. Mary's. and was ordained about twenty
years ago In tho diocese Of Boston. For several
Masssch usetts. When the Rev. William Byrne
resigned from the Presidency OF Mount st.
Mary's about ten years ago IN become Vicar
General Of Boston. Father Allan succeeded him.
His administration at Mount st. Mary's has
been remarkably successful. Several years ago
Georgetown University gave him the degree OF
Doctor Of Divinity.