The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-25
THE MAKING OF A BISHOP
REV. DENIS ODOyAGHUE WILL BE
CONsECRATED TODAY.
Prominent Representatives of the
Catholic Church VIII BE I'm At
tendance-The Programme.

This morning. promptly at o'clock. peo-
pie who are fortunate enough to gain ad-
mission to St. Johns Church will witness
one of the most impressive and solemn
ceremonies of the Catholic Church-the
conservation of a priest to the eplscopacy.
The conservation of Rev. Denis O'Donag-
hue as bishop OF Pomario. Africa. and as
signed as auxiliary bishop to the see of
indianapolis, is an unusual ceremony in
this locality, as IL is the first of the kind
that ever occurred here. Bishop De st.
Palais was consecrated in Vincennes and
Bishop Chatard received his orders in
Rome.
All during the afternoon yesterday and
until late last night the visiting clergy
from adjoining States were arriving TO be
present at the ceremony. There are many
distinguished prelates of the Catholic
Church among them. Archbishop William
Henry Elder, of Cincinnati, who is TO be
the consecrator, with Bishop Foley. of De-
troit, first assistant consecrator, and
Bishop Byrne. of Nashville. second assist
ant consecrator, were the guests Of Bishop
Chatard last night.
Shortly after o'clock this morning a
parish house on Georgia street and will
proceed to ST. Johns Church. The cere-
monial procession will be led by the cross
bearer, Rev. A. A. Schenck. who will be
followed by the acolytes. Revs. Joseph
Duffy and James McCoole, of this city
The clergy will follow the acolytes and in
the following order will come the monsig-
nors. administrators, mitred abbotts visit
ing bishops. first assistants and second at
master of ceremonies, bishop-elect, bishop
of indianapolis. Archbishop Elder. Bishop
Chatard will be attired in the full robes of
the church. The archbishop will also be
vested In the full insignia of his office.
THE MUSIC.
The music for the occasion will be rem
dered by the combined choirs of St. Johns,
st. Patrick's and IS. Peter and Paul
churches. The services will I'm all likeli-
hood continue for three hours. Imme-
diately after the ceremony OF conservation
the clergy will go to the Denison Hotel
where Bishop Chatard has arranged for a
fine banquet to be served.
The following Is partial list Of those
who are here, with the Office they will hold
in the ceremonies of to-day: Consecrator,
Archbishop Elder, Cincinnati; first assist
ant consecrator. Bishop Foley, Detroit;
second assistant consecrator. Bishop
Byrne, Nashville; archpriest, Very Rev.
Anthony Scheideler. v. G.. indianapolis;
notary, F. III. Gavisk. Indianapolis; dea-
cons of honor, Very Rev. E. McBarron
and Rev. II. j. Dieatel, Evansville; deacon
OF mass. Rev. III. Alerding. indianapolis;
subdeacon of mass. Rev. John w. Doyle,
Washington; chaplains to Bishop Chatard
Rev. j. +. Sonderman, Lawrenceburg, and
Rev. ID. J. McMullen. Richmond; chap
lains to the blshop-elect, Rev. E. j. Spell
man, Cambridge City. Rev. Timothy
O'Donaghue, and Rev. William Maher, In
dianapolis; chapiains to Bishop Foley, Rev.
]. b: Kelly. New Albany. and Rev. Francis
Byrne, Rev. John Ryves, Terre Haute, and
Rev. William Seibertz. Tell City; chaplains
Very Rev. Francis Haase, o. 8. NJ, Indian
apolis; Rev. Daniel Curran, Indianapolis
Bishop Macs. Rev. A. Kaelin. Shelbyville;
chaplain to Bishop Janssens, Belleville, ILL.,,
Rev. Francis Lehner. o. M. c.. Terre
Haute; chaplain to Rt. Rev Athanasius
Schmitt. o. s. B., abbot of st. Meinrad's,
Rev. Joseph Weber. Indianapolis; chaplain
to Rt. Rev. Edmund Obrecht. abbott of the
Trappist Abbey. of Gethsemane, Ken
lucky, Rev. Victor Schnell, Terre Haute:
thurifer, Rev. f. Ledvina, Princeton; cross
bearer, Rev. A. A. Schenck, Brookville;
acolytes, Rev. James McCool and Rev. Jo-
seph Duffy. Indianapolis; master of cere-
monies, Rev. Joseph Chartrand Indian
apolis: assistants, Rev. Victor Brucker and
Rev. Francis Ryves, Indianapolis.
The following toasts will be responded to
at the banquet: LEO KILL" Bishop Cha
liam O'Rourke, Cincinnati; Church and
Country" Bishop Foley: "Our Diocese"
Rev. Herman Alerding; THE Hoosier
State" Very Rev. John Guendling, Fort
McBarron, Evansville. Rev. Denis McCabe
will be the POSTMASTER.