Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-08
'HEAkfSsY BREATHED { y
HIS LAST SUNDAY
Venerable Archbishop of Dubuque
Passed Away at 2;3O in the
Afternoon.
OVER HALF A CENTURY
Ordained by Archbishop Kenrick
November 4, 1s5O---One Of
the Church's Leading
Orators.

| Duuulut, Id, MuFcn O.---AfcHDlSHOD
Hcnncssy died at 1925 p. m. yesterday:
In March last year Archbishop Hen
messy was stricken With partial
paralysis of the brain, and for many
days he lay at the point of death, but
recovered and enjoyed good health UNI
til the evening of February Is. when
he was again stricken. Last Friday
night he suffered another stroke of
paralysis, and though the attendants
expected death every moment, he
rallied slightly, and when Arch
bishop Ryan, OF Philadelphia. arrived
yesterday morning the archbishop
showed signs of recognition, though
unable to speak. He then began to
sink, and at . O'Clock in the afternoon
he passed away quietly and without Il
sign of pain. Surrounding the bed
side at the time were Archbishop
Ryan, Monsignor Ryan, Fathers
Toomey, Cooney, Donlon, the arch
bishops brother and sister. DR.. Stat
terry and four sisters OF the Holy
Ghost order.
The funeral will occur on Thursday
morning ut 10 o'clock. The body will
lie in state al the cathedral during
"Wednesday. All the leading church
dignitaries VIII be i'm attendance al
the funeral olscquies.
Mgr. Ryan will administer the do
ceSe until successor has been APP
pointed.
There ahts several candidates for the
archbishopric. The most prominently
mentioned are Archbishop Kane, for
mer rector of Washington university;
Bishop Lenahan. of Cheyenne; DR..
John Carroll, president of st. Joscph's
college, Dubuque, and Mgr. Ryan.
Sketch of His Career.
Archbishop John Hennessy, d. d.,
was born in the county of Limerick,
Ireland, on the 2oth day OF August,
1875. The locality of his birthplace
Was a remote country district about
three miles from the town of Bantf
His primary education was received at
home. At that time the county of Linn
erick was noted for its large lumber
of learned men, each of whom was a
specialist in. his line. From these the
young boy received liberal education
in languages, philosophy, etc. AS he
grew to manhood he made up his
mind. to enter the sacred ministry as
priest of God. He left his native
country in 1917, when % years old,
going direct to the seminary at Car
ondolet, near St. Louis, then under
the jurisdiction Of Archbishop Ken
rick. Here he pursued his theological
studies until 1850. when, ON the LIST
day of November of that year. he was
admitted to the priesthood. The first
mission to which he was assigned was
that of New Madrid, Mo. III was one
of the largest missions i'm the country,
embracing 5000 square miles. In the
early days it was no uncommon thing
for priest to travel 100 miles to at
tend the dying.
Father Hennessy remained at New
Madrid four months. but owing TO
serious illness returned TO ST. Louis.
When he recovered his health he be-
came pastor of st. Peters church, at
GravOis, twelve miles from ST. Louis
He remained there till 1854. In that
Year Archbishop Kenricl installed
Father lIcnncsby in the Carondolet
seminary as vice president and pro-
fcssor OF dogmitic theology and &c
clesiastical history. He became presi-
dent of the seminary in 1857, which
position he retained till 1888, when he
went to Rome at the request of Arch
bishop Kenrich as representative OF
the latter. He remained in Rome a
year, returning to st. Louis in 1859 as
one OF the priests in the cathedral. In
September, 1860. he was assigned to
the pnstorate Of ST. Joseph's church,
ST. Joseph Mo. Here he remained six
years, attracting widespread atten-
tion for his zeai and cloquencc. When
the see of Dubuque became vacant by
the death of Bishop Smyth in 1866
Father llcnnessy was chosen to sue
COED him, and was solemnly conse,
Grated as bishop on Sept. 80, 1866, by
Archbishop Eehrick. 1t was an inn
posing ceremony, Il large number of
prelates and priests taking part.
Among them IS ere, besides Archbishop
kenrick, bishops iIea'mi OF milwaukee,.
Duggan of Chicago and Ottoman of
Omaha. The master "of ceremonies
was the late Father Doneap, a man
universally beloved. The silver jub-
lee of Archbishop IIcnnessy's ordina-
ton occurred on Sept. 80, 1891, and
was one OF the most impressive and
memorable events that ever occurred
in this city. The ceremonies were
most elaborat,,, 800 priests and bish-
ops participating, in the ceremonials.
Becomes Archbishop.
On Sept. II, 1893, Bishop Hennessy
was appointed archbishop of do
cese including the states of Iowa,
Nebraska and Wyoming. The creation
of this nrchbishopric had been decided
on by he pope in May, and greet
preparations Mere made for the event.
The palli1lm was duly blessed ami
brought here from Rome by priest.
The investiture was made by Cardinal
Gibbons. archbishop of Baltimore.
Pontitical high mass was celebrated
S So nsaEisk s1 IT 46s w snn was fn ns
ktrssexee s ,'4 ivG impress i"
Iftay tl9 ceremonies a grand dir-
neYwass served at st. Joseph's college.
Up to last March the archbishop
ha9 enjoyed good health. At that tims
he had stroke Of paralysis. fron,
which it was believed that he woull
not recover. He did, howevert:and was
able to attend to the affairs of the die
eese. but not as actively as Before
During the summer he Went to E,
rope and appeared 10 :be: Mucta sben,
fitted by his trip. Last Npyembex /.
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary :,
his admission to the priesthood. Fo,
sony meHee,, g.s5 he had given up u.
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