Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-16
ARCHBISHOP CORR|GAN
CAREER OF NOTED CATHOLIC
DIVINE CLOSED IN DEATH
One Of the Leading Roman Catholics
of His Day-.-Had Been
Ill For Some
Time.

new YORK, May 0.-ArChDlshOp Nil
Chael Augustine Corrigan died at
l1:05 o'clock tonight, aged GO years.
The death of the Archbishop came as
a great surprise and shock to those in
the arChi.episCopal residence. II was
more so to the general public, for the
list bulletin of the day was that so
certain were the physicians of an i'm.
provement of the patient that there
would be no more bulletins tonight
Up to 1890 o'clock there was no evi.
dence OF collapse. In fact, the Arch
bishop, at 1910 O'Clock, talked with
his secretary.
About IL o'clock. however. the train.
ed nurses who had charge at the bed
side. noticed a change. Acting on in.
struCtiOns. the physicians we're tele.
phoned for. At the same time the
Archbishop two brothers were sum
moned to the room. as well as n mum.
Der of priests. II was quickly seen By
the physicians that the end was at
hand. and in less than a quarter of an
hour the prelate was dead. His last
moments were peaceful and without
evidence of suffering.
Archbishop Michael 4. Corrigan was
born in Newark. n. j.. on August IL.
1910. His parents were born in Lem.
ster, Ireland, and coming to this cCun.
try early In life, acquired means suf.
fcient to give the children q liberal
education. Ine Archbishop was sent
to st. Mary's College at Wilmington
Del, going thence to Mount st. Ma.
ry s College at Emmitsburg, Md.
whore hig brilliant 81,
dent attracted considerable attention
Here he developed the executive quail
tiles which were in after years to make
him the spiritual ruler over the great.
est see in the United States. He had
early in life cherished the wish tn
enter the priesthood, and shortly after
he finished at Mount st. Mary's. in
1853. the idea he had so long nursei
was In fair way OF realization. For
the purpose of taking orders he went
To Europe to pursue his studies, and
was one of the thirteen students with
whom the American College at Rome
was opened. Here he spent two years
in the preliminary studies OF the col.
lege. and then entered upon his theo.
logical course.
Mgr. Corrigan was ordained priest
September 10, 1868. by Cardinal Patri.
ri, in the Lateran Basilica. In 1864
he won the degree of doctor Of divin-
Ity, and in July of that year sailed for
America, and reporting at once to
Archbishop Bayley at Newark, n. j.,
was assigned to the professorship OF
dogmatic theology and sacred Scrip.
ture, as well as to the dictatorship OF
Seton Hall College. He later became
vice president, and when scarce 2S
years old became president of this i'm.
portant Catholic institution of learning.
In 1870 Archbishop Bayley visited
Rome. and DR.. Corrigan. during his
absence, became the administrator
and vicar general OF the diocese of
Newark. On May 4, 1873, he was con.
secrated by Archbishop McClosky. He
was in charge OF the Newark diocese
Tor seven years and during that time
dedicated forty-two new churches, con.
secrated the Cathedral and founded
number of new religious communi.
mites. He also founded refuge for
erring women, and reformatory for
boys.
He afterward, because of his sue.
ccssrul administration OF the Newark
diocese, was selected the cOadiutor of
Cardinal McCloskv. On October |,
1850, he was raised TO the achiepisco.
pal see of Petra and made Coadjutor.
He Was also given the right OF success.
sion. Archbishop Corrigan succeeded
TO the see of New York upon the death
of Cardinal McClosky, in October,
1888. The diocese OF New York is per-
haps the most important in the United
States, and contains about $1,000
Catholics.