The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-28

For the sixth time in the history OF
the st. Paul archdiocese, episcopal con-
/ Secration services will be held at the
! Cathedral, when at $50 o'clock this
morning the Rev. James j. Keane, of
Minneapolis, and the Rev. j. M. Stariha,
| of st. Paul, will be elevated from the
| priesthood to the dignity of bishop. :
The conservation of Fathers Keane
and Stariha will be attended with all
| the pomp and ceremony incidental to
the rite. Archbishops, bishops and
other church dignitaries from all parts
| of the West and Northwest will attend
| the services. The ceremonies, which
are among the most elaborate in the
church will be conducted by the Most
Rev. John Ireland, archbishop of st.
Paul, assisted by the Rt. Rev. Joseph
B. Cotter, of Winona, and the Rt. Rev.
James McGolrick, of Duluth.
Pontiflcal high mass will be sung by
Archbishop Ireland, and Bishop Thorn
as O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls, will
preach the conservation sermon.
The services in all will take from
three to four hours, after which din
ner will be served to the newly con-
secrated bishops and visiting clergy
at the home of Father J. J. Lawler,
pastor of the Cathedral.
According to the canon laws of the
Catholic church three bishops are nee
essary to elevate a priest to the posi-
ton of bishop, the consecrator and his
two assistants.
Rites Are Impressive.
There is the conservation of. the
bishop elect with the sacred oils, the
presentation of the mitre and the cro-
zier, the catechising of the candidate
by the bishop and the final OATH, in
which the bishop elect swears obedi-
enee to the Holy Father and fidelity to
the church.
In this oath the bishop elect also
promises to visit Rome at least once in
ten years to make an accounting to the
holy see for the conduction of his dios
cese.
Each step toward the creation of a
bishop is carried out in due form pre-
scribed by the rules of the church. So
elaborate is the ceremony that it takes
several hours to PERFORM it.
Nine Bishops From This Diocese.
One Of the features of today's conse-
Grafton is that the elevation of Fa-
theirs Keane and Stariha makes nine
bishops that the st. Paul archdiocese
has furnished the church. These are
Archbishop Ireland, who was conse-
Grated in 1875 by Archbishop Grace;
the Rt. Rev. Joseph B. Cotter, Winona,
Dec. q, 1889; the Rt. Rev. John Shan
ley, Fargo, N. D., Dec. q, 1889; the Rt.
Rev. James McGolrick, Duluth, Dec.
81, 1899; the Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Gor-
man, Sioux Falls, April 27, 1889; the
Rt. Rev. James Trobec, st. Cloud, Sept
81, 1897; the Most Rev. Alexander
Christie, Portland, Or, June 20, 1898.
Archbishop Christie, the last to be
consecrated, was appointed an arch
bishop within a year of the time he
was made bishop. 1t was the quickest
promotion ever made in the American
branch of the Catholic church.
Two of the bishops, Cotter and
O'Gorman, who were consecrated at
the st. Paul Cathedral, will officiate at
today's service and all of the other
seven will be present at the ceremony.
There is not another diocese in
America that has produced as many
bishops as the ST Paul diocese, and
the record of nine is considered re-
markable by Archbishop Ireland.
Great Army of Dignitaries.
Bishops and high church dignitaries
from all parts of the West arrived in
ST. Paul last night to attend today's
services. Among the prelates who will
be present are: Most Rev. 3. A.
Langevin, Montreal; the Most Rev. F..
x. Katzer, Milwaukee; the Most Rev.
Alexander Christie, Portland, Or; the
Most Rev. John J. Keane, Dubuque,
Iowa; the Right Rev. II. Cummiskey,
the Right Rev. DR.. Gorrigan, Sioux
City; the Right Rev. William Brondel,
Helena, Mont: the Right Rev John
Jansen, Bellville, ILL.,; the Right Rev.
John S. Foley, Detroit; the Right Rev.
Frederick Els, Marquette: the Right
Rev. Thomas Bonacum, Lincoln; the
Right Rev. Richard ScanneT, Omaha;
the Right Rev. James Trobec, st.
Cloud; the Right Rev. Joseph B. Cot
ter, Wfnona; the Right Rev. James
McGolrick, Duluth; the Right Rev.
John Stanley, Fargo, and the Right
Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, Sioux Falls;
Monsignori Langner, Buh, Oster, En-
gel, Nugent, Coyne, Maggie, Ravoux and
Flynn.
Bishop Stariha will assume charge
of the new diocese of Lead, s. D., i'm
mediately after his conservation. This
diocese was created from the division
of the Sioux Falls diocese, which COM
prised the whole of South Dakota.
| Bishop O'Gorman found his territory
SO large that he was unable to cover
| it, SO about six months ago it was de-
cided to divide it,
rTyl.