Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-26
BISHOP J.B. P|TWAL
Conservation CeremOn-
les at Santa Fe.
Large Crowd Witnessed the
Impressive Details.
Bishop Matz, Of Denver, Preached
an Eloquent Sermon.
ARCHBISHOP BoURGADE coNsECRAToR.

The Citizen yesterday afternoon pub
iished special dispatch from Santa
Fe, briefly giving an account of the
conservation of Rev. j. b. Pitaval as
auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Peter
Bourgade. A full account of the i'm
pressive ceremonies is found in the
following article from the New Mex
lean:
The conservation of Rev. ]. b.
Pitaval at the cathedral today to be
auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Peter
Bourgade of the archdiocese of Santa
Fe, was church event of great grand
eur and yet picturesqueness The
Ginning of church bells proclaimed
the festal day early this morning and
soon the streets were thronged with
festive multitude which had come,
in part, from Colorado and Arizona to
witness the significant ceremony. II
was almost 8 o'clock when the blaring
of trumpets and the strains of a fes.
tival march by the Cavalry band, an.
nounced that the ecclesiastical process
sion had started from the archepis.
copal residence. Following the band,
which was in uniform, came the cru
cifer. acolytes and about forty priests
after whom followed the church digni.
tarIes, in their rich vestments: Arch.
bishop Peter Bourgade, Bishop N
Matz, of Denver; Bishop II. Granjon,
of Tucson, Ariz.; Rev. j., b. Pitaval,
Vicar General Anthony Fourchegu and
| Iothers, the priests in line representing
not only the archdiocese of Santa Fe,
but also the dioceses of Denver and
Tucson.
In the cathedral large and devout
auolence had gathered. Rev. II. Pouget
of East Las Vegas, master hand at
the pipe organ, presided at the fine
organ of the cathedral and before the
arrival of the procession rendered a
number of beautiful voluntaries. AS
the procession entered the main por-
tai, the triumphant strains of Gounod's
pontifical march poured forth and as
the clergy formed around the altar on
which glowed many tapers, the soft
strains OF Shumann's Ave Maria trem-
bled from the organ through the nave
and transepts. 1t was beautiful and
magnificent picture, rich in color and
eloquent in significance. Through
stained windows filtered the rays of
the sun upon the congregation below
upon which fell hush as was read in
| Latin the brief from his holiness, the
pope, appointing Rev. j. b. Pitaval a
| bishop, and authorizing his consecra-
| ton to that high ecclesiastical honor.
| With resonant and distinct voice,
Father Pitaval answered the questions
put to him by Archbishop Bourgade,
the consecrator, who was assisted by
| Bishops n. MatZ and II. Granjon.
Kneeling at the altar, Father Pitaval
made his profession of faith, allegi-
ance and loyalty to the church. The
clergy Joined in imploring grace from
on high, after Father Pitaval had pro-
nounced the solemn oath to give all
the church demanded.
Bishop N Matz, of Denver. preached
forceful sermon in English, choosing
text from st. Paul. He spoke of the
beauty OF the tabernacle of the Lord
and then reviewed the history of
Bishop Macheboeuf and another apos-
tie starting out from Santa Fe, little
over forty years ago, going overland
into the San Luis valley up into Colo
RADIO there amidst great trials and
| hardships to establish the church. He
!
/ pealed and effaced the debt 1t owed TO
New Mexico. by giving one of its
priests to be bishop at Santa Fe. He
emphasized the necessity for a form
of government in the church as well
as in society He spoke of the new
birth of the Christian and explained
that the spiritual body needs food and
medicine to sustain, nourish, purge and
cleanse il, the same as the temporal
body. In language clear and eloquent
| he reviewed the significance OF the
different parts of the conservation GER
emony and applied a lesson from each
/ He paid a high tribute to the learning
/ efficiency and goodness of Archbishop
/ Peter Bourgade and in conclusion ad
monished the new bishop and his hear
ers in kindly, heartfelt terms.
After Bishop Matz, Most Rev. c
Pinto. of El Paso, Texas, preached in
( Spanish. His sermon was a most elo
quent one that visibly affected many
of his hearers.
! After these sermons the ceremony
was resumed with the imposition OF
hands, the amounting of the head, the
| investment with the crozier, the laying
on of the gospel, the blessing of the
mitre, the taking possession of the
episcopal throne and the solemn
thanksgiving, during which Arch
bishop Bourgade and the new bishop
led the procession down the main aisle
blessing the kneeling multitude.
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