The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-07-12
Diocese Of Denver.
THE DENVER LETTER.


Pitaval was the guest of Bishop Matz.
to whose diocese he has belonged for
twenty years. The priests of Colorado
regret very much to lose one who has
iabored for so many years among them,
put are rejoiced in the honor that has
been conferred upon him.
John Baptist Pitaval was born in
France in 1858. He was educated in
the diocese of Lyons. where he was
afterward ordained sub-deacon. In
1881, when Bishop Machebeuf returned
TO France with such wonderful tales of
| missionary life in the west. he so in
hamed the heart of the young student
that he resolved to forsake ali that he
held dear in the home of his childhood
ana follow the sanity bishop to the
| new Held. His plan did not meet with
| the approval of his parents who
thought the new world fraught with
| untold peril, and who besought their
| boy TO remain at home. In order to
escape their vigilance. young Pitaval
! remained hidden in Paris for MANY
weeks before taking passage for Amer
lea.
The party landed in this country in
June, 1881, and Immediately repaired to
st. Charles college. near Baltimore
here Father Pitaval was ordained dea-
con by Cardinal Gibbons. In December
OIL 1884 he was raised to the dignity
OF the priesthood, at Loutto academy.
de was first assigned to the San Luis
! valley, where he remained for nine
| years. In 1890 he was transferred To
aspen, where he remained until March
/ OF this year Durango was his next
/ held of labor, and it was from this
| place that he was chosen to be Arch
bishop Bouregarde's assistant at Santa
! Fe N0ii 20
Father Pitaval is eminently fitted for
the exalted position to which he has
Deen chosen. His excellent education
( ms polished manner, his long expe-
! Tiehce IN church work, his splendid
physique combine to make him the man
perfectly suited to assume the episco-
pal dignity
While being duly appreciative of the
honor that has been conferred upon
MIN, Rather PitavaI regrets very much
10 nave the diocese where his prisetlv
career mas thus far been spent. Bishop
Nlalz gave dinner in honor of Bishop-
@ @eiect FltaVal last Monday, at which
were present Rev. Fathers O'Rvan
Phillips, Callahan, Carriran Norrin
Herzoc. c. S. S. r., O'Neil. O. P. Rob
inson, Francis o. F. NJ. Eisler. c. S.
>. h, Henebery and O'Malley.
On tuesday Father Carrigan was host
AT dinner, at which the Rev. T. r
PltaVal was guest of honor
II is probable that a special train
VII lcarry party of Denver priests TO
the scene of conservation.
Rather Pitaval will make his retreat
Win the Jesuit fathers in Las Vegas.
About forty secular priests of the
DenVer dlocense will go on retreat next
lf flg,
sacred Heart. The exercises win he
conducted by the Rev, Eugene AIagav-
hey' ,. D. The priests viii leave for |
thelr homes on Friday evening in time
TO attend to the Sunday services.
%
Mrs. Julie Bouchon, grandmother of |
Mrs. Thomas A. Hayes and Mrs. Rob !
ert Craig, died at the residence of the |
former on Monday evening. The funeral |
look place on Wednesday morning
from Logan avenue chapel, the Rev. |
Father Callahan officiating. Mrs. |
Bouchon was one of Denver's early
pioneers. and was well and favora bly
known in this city.
Miss Norah Mccarthy a nonular
Catholic girl of Denver and a grad
uate OF st. Mary's academy, was mar
ried on Thusrfay last to Mr.. Henry
Connolly of Havana. Cuba. The we'd
ding was a quiet one on account of
the recent bereavement in the family
OF the groom. Father Callahan of the
chapel performed the ceremony. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Connolly left that even
ing for their future home in Cuba.
Nearly hundred people attended the
meeting of the Gaelic league at ST
Leo's hall last Sunday evening. DIR
Henebry was agreeably surprised 70
hnd that large number of young men
and young women were able to read
the Irish language. The text books
not being here, Father Henebry gave
a blackboard lecture on the common
forms Of salutation.
Genuine Irish dancing was induIeed
in while Father Henebry and Miss
Burke of North Denver played real
irish music on the fiddle w. ]. Nc
Carthy of the County Cork and T.
oConnell of the County Limerick gave
an exhibition of the regular hornpipe
NJ. w. Donovan, who is taking a
theological course at the Sulpician sem
mary at Baltimore arrived in Denver
on Sunday evening, and will spend the
summer with friends in this city.
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A number of priests from all parts
of the state We're in town during the
week paying their respects to Father
Pltaval, who left on Tuesday evening.
Although there have been several ru-
mors Of engagements in Catholic cir
cles, there seems to be a woeful lack
of weddings. This fact is much la
mented by the pastors of the city.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of the
parish will receive holy com
munion at the o'clock mass in Logan
avenue chapel next Sunday. There
VIII be no meeting in the afternoon.
Inc Hlbernian convention opens in
this city on next Tuesday morning.
with solemn pontificial mass at the
Sacred Heart church at II O'Clock.
Bishop Matz will be celebrant. and
will be assisted by Very Rev. Father
robinson as assistant priest, and Rev.
tather Phillips at master of ceremo-
MES. A number of prominent Himer-
mans have already arrived in the city.
and are making their headquarters at
the Albany hotel.
One of the events of the past week
was lawn party given by Mignon
Langan in honor of ST Mary,s grad i
lates. The lawn was brilliantly illu- :
Dancing was enjoyed during :
he evening, canvas having been ]
spread for the occasion Vocal selec-
lions We're rendered by Messrs Havens IC
and Allen, which were much appre- !
,lated by the forty guests present {
iames were INDUCED in, and refresh '
nents were served. Miss Langan was !
az hNr lny. |