The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11

- reported to be in no Immediate
danger, is nevertheless not likely
to live many days by reason of his ad-
vanced age and feebIeness, The Calls
correspondent came here to have an
audience with his Eminence, Cardinal
Gibbons.
Though having attained the eminence
of a Cardinal he, like the Pope, cele-
brates mass regularly and is, as well, a
father confessor. He was in the con-
fessional of the cathedral when The
! Calls representative was received at
| the residence.
Cardinal James Gibbons received his
red cap at Rome in 1886. He is sixty
five years of age, but appears much
younger. His figure IS slight; he is
| something below the average height.
His features are clear-cUt, and keen
gray eyes brighten with a most kindly
expression while he talks.
Your Eminence, the San Francisco
Call has asked me to visit you and ask
you to tell its readers something about
the condition of the Pope, his possible
successor in case of his demise and the
manner of electing a Pope in the Sacred
| College"
Cardinal Gibbons replied:
Il thank you for your visit and thank
the San Francisco Call for it's interest.
| There is not much that I can tell you
concerning the physical condition Of
| his Holiness The press dispatches
keep me better advised than private re-
| ports from Rome. While we all hope
and pray that he may live yet for many
! days he is a very old man.
LAS to the selection of his successor,
we shall not discuss that to-day AS
to the manner Of his election by the
Sacred College it is well known that
the Cardinals perform this duty in the
! Vatican at Rome. I understand that
! the Rev. Peter A. Bart, a most able
man and formerly resident of Balti-
more, is the author of a little volume
! giving an account of this most interest
! ing and impressive ceremony, and I
could not do better than recommend
that you examine it"
The Call representative suggested
that his Eminence had been mentioned,
especially in Paris, as a most worthy
successor to Pope Leo XIII.
Cardinal Gibbons smiled in depreca-
ton of this suggestion, and shook his
head sadly.
mo, 1 would rather stay at home,''
said he
An article recently published. giving
an account of a ceremony attendant
upon the death of a Pope, was called
to his notice.
Yes said he, "at the death OF the
Pontiff it has been the custom for near
ly two thousand years TO attest his dis
solution by tapping the forehead with
a silver mallet, after which the fact of
his demise is formally promulgated.
There is from time to time, a deviation
from these ceremonies, but I believe
the one you mention has been changed
little, if any,
Pope Sixtus V fixed the number Of
Cardinals at seventy. but at the present
time there are only f1fty-seven. Fol-
lowing are their names:
CARDINAL BISHOPS.
Louis Oreglia di Santa stefano. born at
Bene Vagienna July 9. 1928; created and
proclaimed December %, 1873.
Lucido Mary Parochi, born at Mantua
August IS. 1888; created and proclaimed
June %. 1877.
serafno vannutelli. born at Genazzano
November 26, 1884; created and proclaimed
/ March Il, 1887.
Mario Mocenni, born at Montefascone
January p, 1923; created and proclaimed
January 16 1873.
Isidore Verga, born at Bassano April 27,
1892; created and proclaimed November 6,
1884
Camillus Mazetta S. J.. born at vitu-
lano, February 10, 1888; created and pro-
claimed Cardinal Deacon June 7, 1886; Car
dinal Priest June % 1896.
CARDINAL PRIESTS
Niccislas Sedrchowski. born at Cork
October %. 1922; created and proclaimed
March Is. 1875.
Louis di Canossa, born at Verona April
90, 1909; created and proclaimed March L.
1877
America Ferreira dos Santos Silva, born
at Oporto January 16, 1929; created and
proclaimed May y. 1879.
Joseph Sebastian Netto, O. F. NJ, born
at Lagio February s, 1S41; created and
proclaimed March "a, 1884
Peter jeremiah Michael Angelo Celesia,
o. S. B., born at Palermo January 13, 1914;
created and proclaimed November 10. 1884
Alphonsus Capecelatro. born at Mar
siglia February 5, 1924; created and pro-
claimed July 27 1885,
Patrick Francis Moran, born at Leigh
linbridge Ireland, September II, 1880;
created July 27. 1885.
Benedict Mary Langenieux, born at
Villefranche October 10, 1924; created
June 7, 1886.
James Gibbons, born at Baltimore July
23 1884; created June 7, 1886.
Cajetan Aloisi- -Masella, born at Ponte-
corva September 80 1926; created March
"A, 1887.
Mariana Ra1npolla del Tindaro born at
Polizzi August IT, 1913; created March IA,
1887.
Augustine Bausa, o. P, born at Firenze
February %, 1921; created February IA,
1889.
Francis Maray Benjamin Richard, born
at Nantes March 9, 1919; created May "A,
1889
Peter Lambert Groosens, born at Perk
July Is. 1897; created May "a, 1889.
Francis de Paula Mary Charles Won
Schonborn, born at Prague January "a.
1874; created May "a, 1889.
Vincent Vannutelli, born at Genazzano
December 3, 1886; created June %, 1890
Sebastian Galeati, born at Imola Febru-
ary s, 1922; created June %, 1890.
Anthony Joseph Gruscha, born at Wen
ma November 8, 1920; created June l, 1891.
Angelo de Pietro, born at Nivaro May
26, 1928; created January 16, 1888.
Philip Krementz, born at Coblenz De-