The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
HOME FOR BISHOP
$4,000 Mansion to be Built
for Bishop Henne8Sy,
SITE TO BE SELECTED
At Once in the Residence Dis
trict of Wichita.

The Catholics Of the Wichita Diocese
within the immediate future win erect
4 $4,000 mansion for their chief execu-
ave. Rt Rev. John ]. Hennessy
This step was decided upon at the
synod Of priests held at the pro-Cathe-
oral yesterday and committee Of fve
Consisting of Revs. N Neusius Of Par
sons. NJ ]. Casey Of Weir City, 3. ].
1cKernan Of Fort Scott A. P. lehman
Of Odin. ana Y. Rev J. h. Then. chan
csIlor. was appointed to take immediate
action and see to it that the project is
promptly executed
The selection Of suitable site for his
new home viii be left to Bishop Hennes-
sy. II has been decided. however, that
The new structure viii not be built upon
the property owned by the bishop on
Central, between Lawrence and Topeka
avenues. This property is reserved for a
new cathedral site and the new mansion
viii be located in the residence portion
Of the city.
The selection Of the property VIII be
made within a week or two, after which
work on the plans viii begin at once.
According TO present arrangements the
episcopal mansion will be a commodious
structure Of white brick and VIII be trim
med with granite. Besides the living
rooms, parlors, library etc, the building
will also contain a chapel for the Bishops
private devotions. It viii be a thor
oughly substantial structure and will be
as well as his successors. The building
now occupied by Bishop Hennessy, sit
uated near All Ha1low's academy will be
remodeled and converted into a boarding
college for boys. This new institution
VIII be opened next September
F0rty-fve priests of the Wichita do
cese attended the annual synodal meet
ing yesterday.
The synod was preceded by a pontificaI
mass, celebrated by Bishop Hennessy, as
sister by Very Rev. Chancellor Then and
Father NcKernan. Immediately after
the mass the synod was formally opened.
The latter was presided over by Bishop
Hennessy and matters pertaining to the
moral and financial welfare of the do
cese were discussed.
The synod adjourned at 2 o'clock when
al the priests I'm attendance went to the
Carey hotel where dinner was servide.
After dinner carriages conveyed the Wis
ftng clergymen to st. Joseph's Orphan
age to St Francis hospital and to All
TIanow's academy.
The priests present were: Revs. N J.
Casey, Weir City; 2. Coolen, Pittsburg;
J. 3. DisseIlzaup, Independence; Joseph
Donohue. Humboldt; A. Dykmans, Dan
viIe " Emmerich, Ellinwood; L. Epp.
Andale; n. Fowler, Piqua; J. w FTove.
F'rontenac; John Grueter, Ost; A. P
Heiman, Odin; S. r. Hermans. Coffay-
Vile: A B. Hull Empire CITY; John
Huna- Omit; James Kealy, Oswego. A
Keinhoefer, Windhorst J. Aft Lenehan.
Dodge City; John Loevenich Aleppo; P.
Mccullough, Moline; B. J. 81cKernan,
Fort Scott: John Nagee, McCracken:
Joseph MAUI. Neodesha; Bernard Mar
tin, Mcpherson; VI. Mcguire. Newton: G.
Wiersuma. Lincolnville; J. F. Reilly, Wal
nut; n. Neusius, Parsons: A. p Pod
gorsek. Great Bend; J. A Pompenev,
Hutchinson; Henry Miller, c.. p. St
Paul; J. NJ Sklenar. Strong City: B.
Schmiedhausen, st. Mark; r.. Stolen
werk Liebenthal; J. C. sullivan, Cherry
vale; Joseph Schuetz, Florence; F. NJ
Virdan, Greenbush; A. NJ. Weikman, FL
linwood
The following were the Wichita priests
present: Very Rev ]. II. Then. Revs.
A J. Abel A j. la Grange. p. Charles.
O. F. NJ; P. Alexius, o. f. N; J. Biren-
bach. T. Magic, John O'Brien.