The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-11-21
DIOCESE OF DENVER.
CITY OF DENVER.
Father Callahan Leaves For His
Home in Ireland
special Correspondence.)


special Correspondence)
Tho contemplated departure of Rev.
,,.bael T. Callahan for Ireland in all
,r.6abiIitv brings to a closing chapter
a.. vents through which the cathedral
,,arish has passed during the past two
months.
Father Callahan has announced his
intention of remaining in Denver until
the latter part Of November or the first
week i'm December and the interval be-
tween now and then will be sufficiently
long for Bishop Matz to settle affairs
So that a permanent pastor may step
iu and take charge. No hint has as vet
been given out as to the plans of the
bishop. and between now and the an
loinment Of a successor to Father CAL
laran the parish viii be directly in
charge Of the bishop himself
Father Callanan's departure from the
diocese. although only on a vacation.
viii cause great change in affairs.
Although absent from the parochial
residence for some weeks, he has been
nominally pa nr of the cathedral, but
when he leaves will necessitate the
immediate aDpC ltment of an active
pastor. Tho announcement made
through the daily press last week as u
The probable D.. ointment of Rev. Percy
y. Phillips as successor to Father Cal
l2nan is pronounced by Father Phillips
10 be absolutely without foundation.
While Father Phillips would be emf
/, nenuy suited to assume the pastorate
tf fiourishing cathedral, he has cher
ished no aspirations toward that office.
ard his duties as chancellor of the do
vese quite occupy his time. Other ru-
mors have been afloat concerning the
probable candidate. but Bishop Matz
has declined to verify any of them
Father Callahan will go back to his
home in Ireland to pay a long prom
lsed visit to his relatives there. During
his Denver pastOrate his mother was
called away by death: but two surviv-
ing relatives reside in Ireland and Eng
ldnc. A brother, the Very Reverend
Joseph p Callahan. is pastor of a large
congregation in Galway, and sister is
"A teacher in the Sacred Heart convent
in London. Both brother and sister VIII
bc visited by the Denver pastor, but ii
Is with the former that he will spend
most Of his time Bishop MaJz has
granted Father Callahan an indefinite
vacation. and he may remain abroad to
study for some time. 1t is toward study
mat Father Callahan is particularly
bent He attained ar enViable reputa-
lion at Maynooth. where he completed
his theological course. and before his
ordination he passed successfully two
government examinations. On both he
won first honors for Latin, Greek. Eng
lSh. French, natural philosophy ard
mathematics including geometry. alge-
bra, arithmetic and bookkeeping. Fa-
lhor callahan is a splendid linguist and
Is conyersant also with the Italian and
Spanish languages. He holds four gold F,
medals for having won first place in I
the study Of dogmatic and moral the !
Dlogy in the ecclesiastical branches.
Future Life Work.
Father Callahan says he will never |
rest until he has completely restored !
The funds lost in speculation for the |
new cathedral and he intends taking a /
vacation preparatory to beginning a life |
OF hard work. A more optimistic view |
Is now being taken of the situa ton, as /
many of the stocks have risen in value !
snce their purchase for the cathedral /
ana the deficit viii. after all. be but
slight Said Father Callahan:
1T shall be my life work to replace.
I'm toto, the funds that I invested. Nv
return from Ireland is indefinite. and
The work into which l shall enter when
get back viii be with this object in
NeW-the restoration of the invested
funds. OF course I am unable to say
ant the present time how much money it
VIII be necessary for me to replace. for
should some Of the stock rise in value
lhe deficit Will be greatly reduced. l
wish TO see the other members of NV
family before I again take UP hard
work. 1t viii be the object of my life
II live long enough to make up to the
Denver parish any money that may be
lost because Of the securities | bought
ior the cathedral There is a possibil-
liy that something may be realized
from them.and I am hopeful that little
VIII eventually be lost, but what there
Is intend to make up if L am spared.
he bishop is now in direct charge of
Inc parish, and viii remain so, I am in j
formed, for some time"
Thus Father Callahan makes his clos
ing statement to his people He is
crushed because of the turn affairs have
taken. and the rest and recreation will /;
give him new energy to begin once
more his work. He has been away
from his home in Galway for thirteen ]
Years, that is. ever since his ordination
j. ne date for his departure has not been
definitely fixed, but it viii be within
me coming fortnight The many friends
9, the pastor wish him a safe and .
peasant journey and a speedy return. 2