The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
CATHOLICITY'S
GREAT GROWTH
IN TEN YEARS
Archbishop Riordan
to Report.
INCREASE OF THE PARISHES
NUMBER OF CATHOLICS NOW
ESTIMATED AT 225, 900.
Record Of the Churches Built and the
Priests at Work in the Archdio-
cese TO Be Reported TO
the Pope.
INCREASE OF THE PARISHES
NUMBER OF CATHOLICS NOW
ESTIMATED AT 225, 900.

When Archbishop P ". Riordaa goes
p Rome Z few weeks hence, II CompG-
ance with the PapaI direction 70 do
Casan pCtuarss to report every ten years
ID the Pope, he VIII take with hin al il
reresting statement Of the growth Of the
church in the archdiocese from 1883 10
1889
The report viii contain many matters Of
purely ecclesiastical interest, but vii IN
c-ude statistics showing the marvellous de-
Velopmelr OF the parishes, schools and ina
notable increase Of priests Secular and
in orders} who are now attending ID the
spiritual welfare Of the Catholic p0puIa-
ton.
The archdiocese comprises the counties
q San Francisco, San Ma-eo, san J0a-
Culn, S-anislaUs, S0c0ua, Contra Costa.
Lake, Marin, Meud0cin0, Napa, Solano,
Alameda, and those portions Of the coun-
ties 0r Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and
Merced lying north Of g minutes degrees
north Latitude. This IS the extensive ter
his arcLdI0c7sa1 labOrs. II comprises
The report Of his Grace. not only covers
the period OF ten years, bu- gives 1u--
and Instructive resume Of Chs energies AZ
work for the Catholics Of his fold
The total number Of priests a. work II
the archdiocese now : -, u whom Ia
ara secular priests and Ct are D5Eos-S or
the leading religious orders
= - II
resident. priests and dfty-one missions al
tended from the various parishes In5
total mum Der q churches Is ~ II aCll-
-lOl there are eighteen stations, thirty
-0ur CLapels and one seminary.
There ara two seDIlar-5S Tor religious
orders, seven colleges and academies Tor
aca1eLII5s toE young -a1IeS- one normal
school, and there are z+6+ females being
educated II the higher branches OF
The growth q the parishes comes in
for particular notice. There ara = or
-hen having parocElaL SCHOOLS taQEIC oy
ana other teaching orders OF ne cI-rcn-
The number Of pupils attending t10s=
-s---tI-- - Z 49, 4os-I'- ---- e 90
q young Catholic people under C4-10lIc
care Is given as 29.-qe.
There are five orphan ssyIu1us contain
ing 100 inmates Two industrial reform
for boys the Youths Directory under the
care OF Rev. D. o. Crowley, with nearly
one hospital with Al average yearly al
tendance Of $50; one home for the aged
poor and four other C1arIta5-5 Ils-Lru-
lions.
Interesting statistics are given ot the
character Ct the various religious orders
Of the priesthood and sisterhood operating
n the archdiocese. 1lz dominican
Fathers have branches n this city. Al
CioCE B=liciz. Martinez and vallejo, The
Franciscan Fathers IN THIS city and Fruit
vale. the order % the society CT Jesus IN
this city. Los Gates. san Jose and santa
Clara. the Larist Fathers IN this city,
the PauIist Fathers in St Marys Church
IN this city, the Christian Brothers have
thirteen parocdiaI, academic and cole
gtaC9 schools IN the archdIocess and have
phau Asylum; the Brothers OF Mary have
schools IN St JOSephs Parish and fl
Stockton and San Jose; the Italian church
IS now II charge Of the SaLeSIal Fathers
from Turin. Italy.
The female orders have also broa6eaed
their fed ot work as = shown from the
- d. -fF
asylums. one technical school and have
schools in several interior CiLeS, the SIS
S9rs oI Char5ty o. me 6-esse4 EIrsln
Mary have schools ii this city and Peta-
luna, the Franciscan Sisters have d hos
PitaI in this city; the Sisters OF the Holy
Names have Two schools for little ones
ladies in the archdiocese are the Sisters
OF the Holy Family, Sisters Of the Holy
Joseph, Sisters OF Norre Dame Ladies OF
the Sacred Heart. Presentation Nuns and
the CrsuIue Sisters L IS reported that
the Sisters Of NOrre Dame have prosper
Gus schools II Alameda, San Francisco.
Redwood City. San Jose and Santa Clara.
Special mention IS ID oe made or the
great seminary al Me1lo Park created by
the Archbishop 10 educate priests espe-
cially for the mission OF California; and
OF the magnificent new directory FOR boys
located on Ntneteenth street and soon 70
be dedicated. This directory IS under the
charge Of Father Crowley and IS the sec
0nd building erected under his manage
room OF this popular and helpful charity
for the waits Of the city.
Within the ten years the parishes Of
St. James and s. Charles BOrr0meO have
been graced with permanent edihces and
much important building work has been
ACCOMPLISHED n other parts OF the arch
diocese under the energetic management
OF Archbishop Riordan. There are now
tvverty-eight parishes in this city, and the
Catholic population Of the whole arcldIo-
Casa IS estimated n be about 225 90 This
i noted as an increase Of many thousands
owe. -Ha las- figures furnished
The. r-v= been some few changes IN
TIE council OF priests who participate IN
a-cEsI5-eesau c0nClaves- As at present
constituted the council consists OF the fol-
lowing clergy: Very Ray. J. J. PIender-
gast Rev P ScanlOu, n B. O'Connor.
W GIeesoa, Lawrence serda and hugh
The Archbishop leaves for Rome in a
few weeks TO make his report, eH1body-
Ing all the essential facts herewith given,
together with intimate particulars OF the
progress and standing IN mernoersnlp ana
finance Of the various parishes IN the
ecclesiastical district. for the information
OF the governing head OF the churcn-
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