The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-04-09
BISHOP MOELLER
MADE COADJUTOR-HIS
ELECTION BY THE
PROPAGANDA
At Rome AnnOunced-Bishop
Speaks in Complimentary
terms of the COlum-
bus Diocese.

Rt. Rev. Henry Moeller, D. D.
Roman Catholic bishop of the dio
cese of Columbus, has been appoint
ed coadjutor to Archbishop Elder O
Cincinnati, and on the death or re-
tirement of the aged prelate, the Co.
lumbus bishop will be the spiritual
head of the church in Ohio, Indiana
Kentucky, Tennessee and Michigan
and will have under him nine bish
ops, over 1000 priests, several thou
sand members of religious orders and
over 1000, ZOO Catholics. The to.
tai population of the archdiocese i.
over 10000, 900, and is not only the
largest in the Uflted States from q
population standpoint but also one
of the largest in the world. The fol.
lowing bulletin from Rome tells OF
the appointment of Bishop Mosller
and Bishop Glenpon as coadjutors 10
the arcbbishops of Cincinnati and
st. Louis
ROME, April 6th.-There was an
unusually large attendance of cardl-
nails at the session of the propaganda
Eide. this morning. After an ami
mated discussion Rev. John Glennon
received the appointment of coadju-
tor to Archbishop Kain of st. Louis
and Henry Moeller was appointed
coadjutor to Archbishop Elder of
CINCINNATI.
THE BISHOP TALKS oF''APPo1NTMENT.
Bishop Moeller said that it was
just three years to the day since he
was elected bishop of Columbus, the
election taking place April 6, 1900.
Speaking of his election and Of his
removal to Cincinnati, be said: 81
have been in Columbus less than
three years, as l arrived here August
81, 1900, few days after being con-
secrated at Cincinnati. During my
stay here l have found the people of
Columbus and of the diocsse ex-
tremely pleasant, courteous, kind
and just, The priests l have found
to be generous, attentive and hard
and if l have been named
eoadjutor to our venerable archbishop
and l 60 to Cincinnati, l will carry
with me the most pleasing recollec-
tions of the people Of your CITY,"
Bishop Moeller will probably not
receive the papal bull for 80 days at
least and III the meantime after be
receives his official notification he will
make preparations for his departure.
There is no ceremonial attending his
accepting the coadjutorsh,p, but on
the retirement Of Archbishop Elder
when he is elevated to the archbish-
opric an elaborate ceremonial will
take place.
WHO WILL SUCCEED HIM.
On the retirement of Bishop Mo-
eller the Columbus diocese will for
the second time in three years be
placed in charge of Very Rev. F. x.
opecht, vicar general of the diocese.
1t will then be incumbent upon the
rectors and counsellors
to meet and name their choice for
the bishopric. The name Of the
Very Rev. M. NJ. Meara, rector of
St. Joseph's cathedral, is being fav-
orably mentioned as Bishop Moeller's
successor.
BISHOP MoELLEE's CAREER.
Rt. Rev. Henry Moeller, who will
eventually become archbishop of
Cincinnati, was born in that city, De-
,ember II, 1S49, and is less than ,54
years of age. He received his pre-
iminary education in st. Joseph's
parish school and afterwards attended
St. Xavier's college, where he studied
philosophy, theology and the classics.
He went to Rome and completed his
,ducation and on June 10, 1876. he
vas named priest by Monsignor Lutte.
He was assigned to the archdiocese
If Cincinnati and on August 25,
1900, was consecrated Bishop of Co.
umbus, succeeding the late Rt. Rev.
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