The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
THE NEW ARCHBISHOP.
Most Rev. p. L. Chapelle AS
sumes Charge Of This
Archdiocese.

sumes Charge of This
Archdiocese.
Times Democrat.
Most Rev. P. L. Chape1le is no
longer archbishoP-elect of the Arch
diocese of New Orleans, but arch
bishop incumbent, for he yesterday
assumed charge without any pomp
and with as little ceremony as ros-
sible, he not even being here in per-
son. He is none the less Incumbent,
however, and when he shall arrive
here in his cathedral city to assume
personal charge his coming will be
without any attendant official cere-
mony, although the clergy and
leading laymen will, of course,
show him marked personal atten-
ton as BELTS his staten in the
church.
Archbishop Chapelle's assump
ton of jurisdiction in the diocese, of
course, puts an end TO the admins
tration of Very Rev. Father Boga-
erts, but at the same time an adj
ministrator was necessary, because
of Arch b ishoP. Chapelle's non-aP-
pearance al the time he assumed
charge. He, therefore, directed
Father Bogaerts to be made admins
traitor pro tenn, and the formallties
were gone through with yesterday.
The details were surprisingly
simple despite the great importance
of the occasion. Archbishop Chap
ellie was appointed by papal bull
dated Dec. Z, 1897. Day before
yesterday the bulls of appointment
were received at the archbishopric
by Very Rev. J. Thebault, chancel-
lor, they having been sent to him
from Santa Fe, N. NJ, by the arch
bishoP-elect, with accompanying
instructions that they be read to the
Very Rev. J. Bogaerts, admins
traitor apostolic of the diocese since
the death of the late Most Rev.
Archbishop Janssens, in the pres
ence of two witnesses, if possible
two members Of the late arch
bishops council.
This Formally, which is tanta-
mount to taking possession of the
archiepiscopal see, was consum
mated yesterday at 10 O'Clock a.
m, at the residence of the very
reverend administrator, at No. 721
St. Ferdinand Street, in the presence
of Very Revs. ]. Bogaerts, J. The
baulr, c.. A. Rousel and NJ Laval,
the latter two being members of the
late archbishop's council.
Very Rev. J. Thebault, acting as
procurator of the meeting, by in
structions from Archbishop Chap
ellie, drew up process verbal of the
proceedings of the meeting. This
document, after being approved,
was signed by all present.
This done, a letter addressed to
the very reverend administrator
was opened. In this letter Arch
bishop Chapelle makes use tor the
first time of his archicpiscopal
Jurisdiction by appointing Very
Rev. J. Bogaerts administrator of
the diocese until the arrival of
the former in his episcopal city,
which may now happen on any day,
since the official and canonical
taking possession of the arch iepisco-
pal see has already been consum
mated in the manner described
above.
The proceedings yesterday were
in perfect accord with all the forms
of the canon laws of the church,
and to all purposes and in.ents
Most Rev. Placid us Louis Chapelle
is now the archbishop of New Or
leans. Very Rev. J. Bogaerts
still continues to be the administra-
tor of the diocese, with the only
difference that his term of Office
expires with the advent of the new