The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-16
FOR PAPAb delegate
Tn THE UNITED STATES
Archbishop FaICOnio May Sue
coed MartineIIi
is AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
Rumor Is Eeither Denied No tfrmed
at the egation-AsseIteC FAat No
Official Information Has Been Re
Ce5ved

The Most Rev. Di0mede FaIc9nj0. The
Apostolic Delegate for the Dominion OF
Canada. according to Rome dispatches.
has been finally decided upon b. HIS
Holiness Pope Leo XIII as PaDaI Dcle-
gate in the United States. to succeed
Cardinal aIartineIH The report IS
neither denied nor affirmed at the papel
legation in this city. It's officials state
that they have not received any iE-or-
nation on the subject. but that the aP-
poiutment. il made. is not entirely Tn
expected.
With Mgr. FaIconio as Apostolic Dele
gate in this country. the Vatican viii
be represented at the seat Of the Ameri-
can Government by an American citi-
zen, Mgr. Falconio having taken out
GENERALIZATION papers IN 1872 in Ale
eany, y Y. and having cast his first
vole n the same year for Horace
Greedy.
Archbishop Falconio IS well known IN
this country where he Iaoore5 for sew
eral years before his appointment as
Apostolic Delegate for the Dominion Of
CaEda- To the latter position he was
appointed August . 1899.
Archbishop Di9mede FslcCniJ was
born in 1872 at cccostango. italy IN
1860 he joined the Franciscan order OF
Friars Minor, and Eve years later was
sent to the United States IS a teacher
Of classics at St. Bonaventure's college.
Alieganv. y. T. re was ordained q
priest the following year. He remained
in the college for several years. ana was
4bar7 -r--- 7-=fur 10 rs.=H0~. M Ff--~ nor
Grace Newfoundland.
IN this diocese he IabOTed as vicar
general and administrator tin 1870. when
he returned 10 New York and spent
some zine in the Sullivan Street parish
a desire to see his aged parents took
him back 20 Italy. His expected return
10 New York was prevented by appoint
menIs 10 various Offices in the Francis
can ~r-fcr. eliminating in that OF pro
cu->ror general His signal success in
ell Use made him notable figure Ia
, ccInziasticaI circles at Rome. and FINAL
y Sc Pope appointed him In 1882.
Archbishop Of Acrcnzs. a see that need
ed a s-Touc head. He applied 70 his
charge he business principles a. nd meth
DDS ht had learned IN this country. and
the seemingly great difficulties vanished
As q reward TOT his services ne was
miuion CT Canada by Leo XIII in Au-
gust 1899. He came Immediately 20
America and has since represented the
Pope in Canada with remarkable apti-
tudc auE sEIll During The recent con
troversy involving the Catholic Church
with the Dominion government. brought
about by consideration OF public school
grants. ard covering period of seve-a!
years. Monsignor FaIeonio has shown in
variably marked adrcitness.
IN all his relations with Sir Wilfrid
Laurier. especially during the period
when the school subsidies we're being
discussed and were opposed by the latter
in The Dominion Parliament, he was ex-
cegdingly tac,ful in bringing about a
feeling OF good VIII between the oppos-
ing factions.
At the time the apostolic delegation
was established at Washington Arch
bishop Faleonio was the first slated for
the Office. which later was given 80
Monsignor SatolH He speaks French as
well as italian and English, and Is per
sOnally distinguished BY his learning
eIoquence. and graceful bearing.