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Ceremony Took Place ai Baltimore
aHd " as an Impressive Eveni.

Ceremony Took Place nt Baltimore
aud was an impressive Eyeni.
The fpl owing account off thr cun5"C.
rati0u ui thp Catholic bishop ot Tus
snu. 90 which diocese Eddy county
comprises the lOst unmurn divlsiun is
fion, the Santa Fr New Mcxican.
The llt Rev Henry Grsuion. u. -,
bishop ul iuscuu. with thO Very Row..
Edward Geufd, Vicar general. ava the
Rev =. Zimmerman, pastor, ul tIi
Con, Ariz., arrived in The city uf ile
holy fulth at o O'Clock saturday oven
ina, and have since been guests ut the
aruhcpacOphl residence. receiving
every courtesy ttum Wear General
Anthony FoufChtgu and other mem
beers of the local clergy. Ihe new
bishop oi Tucson rs q man OF very
agreeable personality, being large and
pOrtly, and having massive head,
with rather handsome features lie ia
probably 80 years of age. lie said he
had had pleasant trip since leaving
baltimore, stopping half q day with
Bishop Matz 90 Denver aud spending
some hours with Archbishop
liouggade at Concios on Friday night
The party iH enjoying the cool brec1es
of santa Fe 20 the fullest They will
rest here till O'Clock to- morrow after.
noon, when they board the train for
HnacOn, going via Drning Bishop
Granjon is no stranger IN Ariz0u
lie was for seven years stationed IN
that territory prior tn three years
ago. when he went % baltimore.
The following account OF his cOnse-
Grafton Is taken from the Baltimore
sun:
Rev DR. Henry Granion, for the
last three years Ia charge of the Amer
lean branch OF the association for the
propagation of the faith, with head
quarters at -. Mary's seminary on
North paca street. was c0nsecrated
yesterday la the Baltimore cathedral
as bishop OF the diocese OF TuscOn,
Ariz. lie succeeds Most Rev. 4. Bour.
gdde first bishop of Tucson, who was
appointed archbishop OF Santa Fe Ia
Apr.l, 1879.
The services OF conservation began
at 10 o'clock, and lasted about three
! hours. Owing 10 the inclement
weather the procession from the car.
dinals residence 20 the cathedral,
| which Is customary on such occasions,
had Co be- abandoned Those who
were 60 take part In the ceremony,
however, gathered In the sacrlsty Of
the cathedral aud marched thence in
! Procession down the side aisle and up
the main aisle into the sanctuary
| When The process on entered the pews
i ln the cathedral were only partially
! lilled, but after half an hour they were
| rapidly occupied, and Il became neces
| snry tO place chairs In one OF the side
aisles a number OF prominent peo'
pie occupied the pews nearest the
! sanctuary, in one OF which sat the
| French ambassor, Mr.. Jales Cambon,
and Messrs. Jules Boenioe and Olivier
ialgny, OF the French embassy's stan
40 Washington.
The form OF conservation Of bishop
used by the Catholic church Is ancient
and u now follows in substance the
ceremony instituted 800 years ago. 10
Is one of the most august ceremonies
! the Catholic church, Each OF the rites
/ has ita own symbolic meaning. which
| nltoghther form a service splendid ana
/ impressive
After the conservation the prelates
| priests aud "a lew invited guests took
dinner In the large refec .ofy of ~.
Marys seminary. Cardinal Gibbons
occupied the seat of honor and at his
| right sat Bishop Granj0n. AT the left
I OF the cardinal was seated the French
amhassor, Mr. Jules Camhon. Near
him sat Messrs. jules BOentoe and oil
vier Iaigny, OF the French embassy Is
stan. Opposite the cardinal was seated
, De. Magnieu, with Archbishop Ryan 40
hi6 right aud Bishop McFaulut his left
hand. Opposite Bishop McFaul sat
| Bishop Allen.
AZ the end OF last week Bishop Gran
Jon lett Tor Denver, Colo. and Is now
| spending q few days Ia santa Fe. lie
expects to reach Tucson, Ariz 10y july
., when he will take charge OF his seat.
The diocese OF Tucson comprises Ari.
zonn territory. bona ANA, Grant and
Eddy counties, as well as part of ,ier
"a county. in the territory OF New Mex.
leo. Il was established in 1881, and
has sixteen churches, with resident
I priests, and thlrty-one missions, with
churches only. There arr twenty I've
priests IA the diocese, which has an
estimated Catholic population OF about
| 40 900.