Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-18
GARR|GAN INSTALLED
First Bishop Of the New Sioux
City Diocese Installed in
Office Today.
The Occasion One OF Great In.
terest to Catholics in the
Northwest.
All Priests OF the Diocese
Present to Participate in
the Ceremonies.
Special to Times-Republican.

special TO I1fneS-RepuDnCan.
Sioux City, June 1S.-With ceremon.
BETTING the occasion Rt. Rev. p. j
Garrigan, of Washington, d. c., was
today installed as bishop of the new
Catholic diocese of Sioux City. The
ceremonies were all participated in by
all the priests of the see. special
train was run from Sioux City to Lee
Mars, carrying prominent clergymen
of the diocese and many citizens OF
Sioux City to meet the bishop and well
come him to his new home. He was met
at the station here by clergy and citi-
zens who escorted him by circuitous
route to ST. Mary's church.
J. S. Lynch. st. Marys: M. McDer-
mott, st. Joseph's; A. Braunger, st.
Boniface; A. j. Granger, st. Jean Bap-
lists, We're marshals of the day, and,
with NJ. Joesten, ST. Jean Baptist, sec
rotary and treasurer, and with the
priests of the city, Fathers p. j.
O'Connor, ST. Josephs; j. A. Gerleman,
ST. Boniface; L. p. Dagnault, ST. jean
Baptiste, and Edward Masteron, st.
Mary's, will constitute the committee
in charge.
Rev. John Smith, of Emmetsburg,
Iowa, the oldest priest in the diocese
in point of service, will be dignior ex
clero, and the other officers will be
Rev. Fathers P. j. Farrelly, Sheldon,
and j. Kuemper, Carroll, chaplains to
the bishop; Very Rev. P. Burke, Fort
Dodge, and Rev. j. Schultz, Remsen,
chaplains to Archbishop Keane;; Rev.
E. Heelan, Fort Dodge, master of cere-
Rev. S. Butler, Gilmore City,
cross bearer; Revs. NJ. Bradley, Fort
Dodge, and A Schaeffer LeMars,
acolytes; Rev. l.. Cooper Charter Oak
thurifer; Rev. f. j. Bruno, Alton, no.
tary; Very Rev. B. C. Lehman, Boone
speaker.
The Catholics of western Iowa have
long been clamorins for diocese of
their own. When Archbishop Hennes-
sly of Dubuque died, and was succeed
ed by Archbishop Keane, the new do
cese was recommended and a papal or
der followed soon.
The new diocese is 105 by 100 miles,
and includes twenty-four counties. Ly-
on. Osceola, Dickinson. Emmett Kos
suth, Palo Alto, Clay, Sioux, O'Brier,
Plymouth, Cherokee, Pocahontas, Bue-
ma Vista, Humboldt, Webster, Calhoun.
Sac, Ida. Woodbury., Monona, Craw-
ford, Carroll Greene and Boone. In the
diocese are ninety-thr priests, sew
enty-seven churches with resident
priests, eighteen missions, twenty-four
stations. thirty-six schools, 165 teach
srs, $500 pupils and $4,000 Catholics.
When ST Mary's church was elevated
to cathedral, Dean T. Treacy, pastor
thirteen years, was transferred to Car
roll and DR.. Garrigan will have charge
Of the parish. ST. Mary's church and
school were originally designed at a
cost of about 100000; the church has
not been completed, having been used
in an unfinished condition eight years.
1t will now be completed.
DR.. Garrigan is large in physique,
in manner gracious and
kindly. For fourteen years he has been
associated with the Catholic universi-
ty at Washington as vice rector, and
a central position between
the academic, financial and executive
of university activity he
has been peculiarly fitted for the mani
fold duties OF a bishopric. DR.. Garrigan
represents more than his university eX-
rerience, however. When he was made
vice rector In 1888. he had been thir-
ten years in the practical ministry as
priest in Fitchburg, Mass. AS curate
and as pastor he lived thru the con-
structive period of church history in
hat section. He met and solved the
problems in the upbuilding and Great
ng Of great parishes in cities where
growth has revolutionized religion. As
, young man. Just ordained. he was
me of the superiors of Troy seminary,
where he studied for the ministry.
So It happened that when, in June,
901, Rome asked for three names from
which to select a bishop for the new
zee, the names of Bishop Lenihar of
cheyenne, Wis, lately deceased; Faith
r. ] NJ Cleary of Minneapolis, and DR..
were selected by the bishops
If the province and forwarded. 1t has
,een reported that Bishop Lehman was
FAMED but that he died before the pa
,al briefs reached America. Dispatch
IS from Rome last January stated def
litely that DR.. Garrigan had been chos-
n, and the official announcement of
lis appointment was made at Rome
asst Monday.