New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
LEFT ALL TO THE CHURCH
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN'S WILL WAS
OPENED AFTER FUNERAI-SELEC-
TION OF HIS SUCCESSOR.
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Rochester MAY 1S-AH that Archbishop Cor
rigan possessed is given to the Church by the
terms of his will. This statement made to-
day by Bishop McQuaid. who. senior bishop
Of the archdiocese. is formal custodian of the
document Contrary TO the general impression
the will was opened Immediately after the
funeral services in st. Patrick's Cathedral. In
the presence of Bishop McQuaid and MOnsignOr
Mooney. administrator of the archdiocese.
Bishop McQuaid also said that all rumOrs con-
cerning Archbishop Corrigan's successor were
useless speculation. as there is absolutely no
possibility of any knowing who will be
chosen for at least two months. Bishop Nc
Quaid will start for New-York so soon he
shall receive formal notice of Bishop Farley's
return.
The news OF Bishop Farey's arrival in New
York was conveyed to Bishop McQuaid by The
Tribune correspondent. who asked concerning
the opening of Archbishop Corrigans will
Bishop McQuaid said:
While there was no particular reason for Sc
crecy nothing was made public about it then.
All Archbishop CorriE@n's property is left TO the
Church This was. expected. il is the usual
custom among the clergy Of the Roman Catholic
the Church they served. The will was very
short document. which. il relieved of it's legal
verbiage would have taken up hardly ten lines.
The executors are Bishop Mcdonnell. of Brook
lyn; Bishop Ciabrels, OF OgdensburS. and the
late Bishop Wigger. 1t is customary for clerf-
cal testaments TO have that number of execu-
tors, for obvious reasons. The will was
cuted in 1874. and l believe Il is the only
made by Archbishop CorTigan. If there
another have no knowledge Of il. The Origi-
nal copy is in the possession OF MOnSignOr
Mooney. administrator of the diocese. He COM
pared II with the copy In my possession and
found that they COrresponded. The property is
passed on IL were to Archbishop COrrigans
successor You know that in the Roman CathO-
lie Church archbishop and bishop occupy
a position analogous TO that OF the manager Of
a great corporation, and when one dies his
cessor takes up the mana cement with all its
burdens and duties. where the other dropped it.
II is generally known that ii was Archbishop
CorrIgan's custom to eNpeud his income in per-
sonaI charities and archdiocese interests Bishop
McQuaid said that estimate Of the property
appeared I'm the will
AS regards plans for the choice Of a successor.
that Bishop Farley has returned. Bishop
McQuaid said:
I have as yet received no formal notification Of
would have started at once for New-YOrk.
When 1t does arrive l will leave Rochester i'm
mediately for New-York. All speculation con-
cerning Archbishop CorriGan's successor IS idle
A convention of the trremOVable rectOrs of the
diocese will be held at once, and will select
names In the first week In June a convention
of the House of Bishops of the archdiocese will
meet in New-Y York. at which l shall preside
We will consider these candidates and make
such alterations as nit, accompanying
each change with reasons in writing. These will
be sent To Rome. A list will also he sent to the
arch bishops of the United States, who also have
the right to suggest changes 10 Rome. When
all these things have been considered. Rome will
make the selection 1t may be priest, il may
be Bishop. either from this archdiocese or any
other To say who is absolutely impossible.