The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-22
RAISED TO A MITRE
Two Prominent Minnesota Priests
Promoted to Be Bishops.
REv.J.J.KEANE GOES TO CHEYENNE
The New Diocese Of Lead, $. D., to BE
Directed by, Rev. j., N. stnriha
of st. Paul

Rev James j., Keane, Of Minneapolis
pastor of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception becomes bishop of Cheyenne,
Wyoming. ,...~5- ~ -.
vicar general of the Catholic archdiocese
St. Francis de Sales, is made bishop of
the new diocese Of Lead, S. D..
These announcements come by cable
from Rome. -&. -: fs.gN :..~.e
Father KraEe has not yet been off,
cially notified of his appointment and re-
fers all inquiries to the secretary Of the
archbishop. r:a,. - +. !. ......> !.
The appointment Of bishop is effective
uron> official notification from the arch
bishop Of the diocese of st, Paul. Fol-
lowing this are the necessary conservation
ceremonials before, the new bishops as
sumo office. ~ - 80 -. -.A ,s,..,t,,,.
,s%- 70, Rev. j. j. Kcane's Life. AZ ~
Rev. Father ]. j. Keane was born in
Chicago, Ill. When seven months of age
he was brought to Minnesota. He at
tended select school at Rochester and
afterwards Grand seminary at Montreal,
where he was ordained. He came direct
ly to Minnesota and was for two years
assistant to Mgr. Caillet at St. Mary's in
st. Paul. Off two subsequent years he
was I'M charge of st. Joseph's at St. Paul
Park, then a combined seminary and COL
lege, as teacher. r.. After two years in
the chair Of theology, he was made presl-
dent of the institution. He held this
office four years and ten years ago came
to Immaculate Conception church parish
id Minneapolis. - ,..,.. . D. -. -s -s' 80
Under his pastorate communicates of
Immaculate Conception parish have near
ly doubled in number, from 1000 to 1000,
making it the largest parish in the city.
Many priests have served their .noviti-
ates in the ministry as assistants under
Father Keane's supervision and have
gone out as shepherds Of other flocks. The
various societies Of the church have pros
pered, notably the knights of the Cross, a
religious and literary society for young
men which Father Keane founded. The
Church of the Immaculate Conception
was the leader in the movement, in which
all the churches took a part, to build the
Christian Brothers high school, now
completed. -
The news Of the appointment meets with
wide satisfaction. Father Keane is highly
respected by clergytnen Of other faiths
and by the church going community.
Bishop stariha's New Diocese
Rev. Father Stariha seemed very much
surprised at his appointment and said that
he did not even know of the division Of
the diocese Of Sioux Falls, as Bishop
O'Gorman had suggested. He said:
South Dakota is too large diocese
for one bishop, and its seventy churches
and as many chapels too widely scattered.
The new diocese is created to permit
closer communication between the bishop
and the churches and to relieve che pres
ent bishop Of burdensone duties The
field is growing and the duties Of it's bish-
op will be extensive. -;
|, II have. worked here for twelve years,
and will :tind, It hard to, break home ties
If this news is, confirmed. It is hardly a
Welcome announcement to me- { . e
bishop Staritia built the Church Of St.
Francis de Sales, one Of the strongest in
st. Paul ) He is a native, of Austria, 81
years Of age, and was ordained to the
priesthood at Marquette Mich: after
completing his collegiate and theological
courses at St. Francis, Milwaukee. He
was sent to Red Wing in 1872 and built
st. Joseph's church there, when there
were but five priests between Winona and
st. Paul. In 1884 he was transferred to
st. Paul. For five years past he has been
vicar general of the diocese of st. Paul.