Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-02
BISHOP GRANJON'S CONSIDERATION.
It Took Place at Baltimore and Was an
Impressive Event.

The Ri Rev. Henry Granjon, D. D.,
| bishop of Tucson, with the Very Rev,
| Edward Gerard, vicar general, and the
Rev. P. Timmermans, pastor of Clifton,
Ariz., arrived in the city of the holy
faith at 6 o'clock Saturday evening, and
have since been guests at the archiepis
copal residence, receiving every courte-
sy from Vicar General Anthony Four
chegu and other members of the local
clergy. The new bishop of Tucson is a
man of very agreeable personality, be-
ing large and portly and having mas
sive head, with rather handsome fea =.
lures. He is probably 35 years Of age
He said he had had a pleasant trip
since leaving Baltimore, stopping half
a day with Bishop Matz at Denver, and
spending some hours with Archbishop
Bourgade at Conejos on Friday night
The party is enjoying the cool breezes
of Santa Fe to the fullest. They will
rest here till o'clock tomorrow after
noon, when they board the train for
Tucson, going via Deming. Bishop
Granjon is no stranger in Arizona. He
was for seven years stationed in that
territory prior to three years ago, when
he went to Baltimore.
The following account of his conse-
Sun:
Rev. DR.. Henry Granjon, for the last
three years in charge of the American
branch of the association for the prop
agation of the faith, with headquarters
at st. Marys seminary on North Paca
street, was consecrated yesterday in the
Baltimore cathedral as bishop OF the
diocese of Tucson, Ariz. He succeeds
Most Rev. P. Bourgade, first bishop of
Tucson. who was appointed archbishop
of Santa Fe in April 1899.
The services of conservation began at
10 o'clock, and lasted about three hours.
Owing to the inclement weather the
procession from the cardinals residence
to the cathedral which is customary on
such occasions, had to be abandoned.
Those who were to take part in the
ceremony however, gathered in the
of the cathedral and marched
thence in procession down the side aisle
and up the main aisle into the sanctu-
airy.
When the procession entered the pews
in the cathedral were only partially
filled, but after half an hour they were
rapidly occupied, and it became neces-
sary to place chairs in one of the side
aisles. number of prominent people
occupied the pews nearest the sanctu
airy, in one of which sat the French
ambassador, Mr.. Jules Cambon, and
Messrs. Jules Boenfoe and Olivier
Taigny, of the French embassy's staff
at Washington.
The form of conservation of bishop
used by the Catholic church Is ancient
and it now follows in substance the
ceremony instituted 1900 years ago. 1t
is one of the most august ceremonies of
the Catholic church. Each Of the rites
has it's own symbolic meaning, which
altogether form service splendid and
impressive.
After the conservation the pr..ates.
priests and few invited guests took
dinner in the large refectory of st. |
Mary's seminary. Cardinal Gibbons oc-
cupied the seat of honor, and at his
right sat Bishop Granjon. At the left
of the cardinal was seated the French
Mr.. Jules Cambon. Near
him sat Messrs. Jules Boenfoe and Oil
ver Taigny, of the French embassy's
staff. Opposite the cardinal was seated
DR.. Magnien with Archbishop Ryan at
his right and Bishop McFaul at his left
hand. Opposite Bishop McFaul sat
Bishop Allen.
At the end of last week Bishop Gran
jon left for Denver, Colo, and is now
spending few days in Santa Fe. He
expects to reach Tucson, Ariz., by July
5, when he will take charge of his see.
The diocese of Tucson comprises Ari-
zona territory, Dona Ana. Grant and
Eddy counties, as we'll as part Of Sier-
ra county, in the territory of New Mex
leo. 1t was established in 1897, and has
sixteen churches. with resident priests,
and thirty-one missions, with churches
only. There are twenty-five priests In
the diocese, which has an estimated
Catholic population Of about 10000.