New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
TO BE FOURTH ARCHBISHOP
MONSIGNOR FARLEY WILL HAVE
CHARGE OF ONE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND CATHOLICS

be the fourth to occupy that office The fire,
Bishop of the Diocese of New-YOrk was tho
Right Rev. r. Luke COncanen, who was con-
secrated on April 24, 1905. He was succeeded
by the Right Rev. John Connolly on Novemba,
6, 1911 Bishop John Dubois was his successor
assuming the high office on October %. 1S2e
On January Z. 1898 the Rev. Dr. John HugbA,
consecrated Titular Bishop of BasileopoIi,
and coadjutor to the Bishop of New-York He
succeeded to the See of New-YOrk on Decenoba-
20, 1872 Eight years later he was raised to the
dignity of archbishop. The Catholic community
had increased rapidly. and when the archdio-
cese was created. on July 10. 1850 the act was
looked upon as a proper recognition of the i'm
portance of the Catholic Church.
Archbishop Hughes was a man Of marked
ability, and exerted great influence for good
on the people whose spiritual welfare was
placed in his keeping, and when he died On
June 3, 1864, he was sincerely mourned bv tn.
whole community. He was succeeded by tbs
Rev. Dr. John McCloskey who had been the en-
adjutoI to the Bishop of New-York. In 1911 h.
was translated to the See of Albany, and came
from Albany to assume the place made vacant
b. the death of Archbishop Hughes. He was
created Cardinal Priest of the Holy Roman
Church March II. 1875, under the title Of
Sancta Maria supra Minervam- He died on
October 10. 1885, and was succeeded by the Rev
DR.. Michael Augustine COrrisan. The third
archbishop was consecrated Bishop Of Newark
N. J.. in May, 1873 and promoted to the Arcbi-
episcopal See of Petra and made coadjutor to
Cardinal McClOskey, with the right Of success
sion, on October |, 1880 He succeeded to the See
| of New-YOrk on October 10 1855. and was made
assistant at the PontifcaI Throne on April 10
1897. He died on May >. 1902 and it was freely
predicted at that time that the fourth arch
bishop would be the able coadjutor. Bishop Far
ley who had demonstrated that he was not only
a learned Churchman and a capable spiritual
leader, but a wise and sagaciOus man of affairs
The Archbishop of New-York's duties are such
| that he must be possessed of more than ordinary
executive ability 70 be successful. because all
Roman Catholic Church affairs of importance
are referred to him. and no final action can be
taken without his approval The district over
which he has jurisdiction consists of the bor-
oughs of Manhattan. The Bronx and Rich
mond, and the counties of Duchess Orange
Rockland, Sullivan. Ulster and Westches-
ter, and the Bahama Islands The territory
covers Ar square miles in the United States.
and with the Bahama Islands is 91S3 square
miles in extent
There are 2I6 churches of which 100 are in
cities and 156 in the country There are also
SO chapels. and over these ZIG priests preside.
OF these 51S are secular and 1913 regularly Or
dained priests These churches and chapeIs are
maintained for the accommodation of 100000
Catholics. There are also in the archbishOpric
thirty converts, twenty communities of men and
thirty-four communities Of women. For the ac-
commodation of boys there are fifty-nine paro-
chial schools where the attendance last year
was 1926, and for girls there sixty paro-
chial schools. with an attendance of 2I, 74
These schools all in this city. but there
also seventy-one parochial schools outside Of
New-York. in which ;i,GO1 boys and 4. 194 girls
received instruction last year In all there
about seventy-twO thousand young people under
Catholic Church care in the archbishopric.
Among the institutions which the arch
bishop. by virtue of his office. presdes are one
theological seminary. six orphan asyluTns
infant asylum. twenty-six Industrial and re-
form schools, fifteen hospitals, three homes for
aged. five immigrant homes. four day nurseries
and schools for deaf mUtes The Arch
bishop of New-York is also the Metropolitan OF
the Province of New-YOrk, which includes the
whole States of New-York and New-Jersey- AS
metropolitan the archbishop acts as arbitrator
in disputes between priests and bishops. There
are eight bishops in the Province of New-YOrk.
six in the State of New-York and two in New
Jersey.
Bishop Farley. who was the unanimous choice
the important office through which these yari-
Gus institutions are managed and directed, was
born in Ireland on April 20 1872. He attended