Evening journal., 1903-10-27
|YAN TO Be
| MADE A CARDINAL
+rchbishop Of Philadelphia to
be Elevated to Sacred
College
INOUNCEMEHT TO Be SOOE
Is Said Appointment Is Already
known to Archbishop Ryan and Dig
Fnitaries Of the Archdioeese-Recom-
|nended by Cardinal Gibbons.


Philadelphia, Oct. 2e.-The Right
lev. Patrick John Ryan, archbishop
Philadelphia, is to be made a car
nal by Pope Plus X. Omcial an
|buncement Of the high honor to be
inferred upon the archbishop, as one
the foremost men in the Catholic
|lurch in America, will be made at
e next public consistory in Rome.
The fact that he is to be elevated
membership in the Sacred College is
ready known to Archbishop Ryan
bid to several of the dignitaries of
4 8e archdiocese. Until formal an
Duncement is made in Rome, how
er, the archbishop and his official
mily will be forced to assert ignor-
lce of any such intentions on the part
the pope The news was brought
this country by Cardinal Gibbons,
Baltimore, when he returned from
some, where he had gone to partici-
lte in the election Of a successor to
: bpe Leo XIII.
NrTo Cardinal Gibbons, in a measure,
4 due 4or to be conferred upon
rchbishop Ryan. 1t is understood that
'bpe Plus, soon after his election to the
air Of St. Peter. gave an audience to
he American cardinal. He spoke low
Igly of the church in America, asking
bally If Cardinal Gibbons would not
wise the appointment of another car
pal in the United States. Cardinal
D5ons not only enthusiastically de-
#hred that he favored the pope's pro-
Ett, but brought the name Of Arch
shop Ryan prominently to the atten-
pm of his holiness. Pope Plus then
cided to raise the archbishop of Phil
y elphia to the Sacred College.
Cardinals owe their appointment
lely to the pope. The appointment
a future cardinal is announced by
sR pontiff In consistory. but the name
a reserved "in petto." At a subse-
4eIt consistory it is made public
he ordinary meetings of the consis-
.ry, the ecclesiastical senate, are held
yopt once fortnight They are Sc
and are presided over by the pope
Al3lic consistories- are held from time
time. as occasion may require. They
"A attended by other prelates besides
e cardinals. and by the foreign am
4 ssadors to the Vatican. In them
e announced the resolutions arrived
by the pontiff in secret consistories
archbishop Ryan, it is understood
now a cardinal 'fn petto," that is
ht the pope has announced in secret
nsistory the appointment of a car.
hal. At the next public consistory
be held within a few weeks, the ap.
intment of Archbishop Ryan will be
icially promulgated.
The elevation of Archbishop Ryan tc
Sacred College will have practi.
ly little effect upon the archdiocese
Philadelphia. He will still remain al
head, like Cardinal Gibbons and
archdiocese of Baltimore. It is
obable, however. that Archbishop
N will ask for a coadjutor. In this
ent it is likely that a movement
puld be started to have Bishop Prem,
rgast given the honor with the right
succession. At the present tim'
shop Prendergast acts as coadjutor
I his privileges would die with tn,
hth of Archbishop Ryan. Should h
appointed coadjutor with the righ
succession. he would become arch
shop of Philadelphia on the death o.
present head of the diocese. Tn,
Bction of coadjutor, however, car
ly be accomplished by the votes o.
bishops of the province affected.