The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-11-23
ne EWARK DIOCESE
INCORPORATED
Rt. Rev. ]. ]. o'Connor, Ro-
man Catholic Bishop,
Forms a Legal
Body.
WILL HoLDpRopERTY TITLES
Board Of Trustees, Which In.
cludes Bishop, Vicar GEN
eral and Chancellor
Will Conduct All
Business.
WILL HOLD PROPERTY TITLES

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Articles of incorporation of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Newark were fled to-
day with the county clerk by William J.
kearns, who is designated in the papers
as the legal agent. The association is
not for pecuniary benefit, the papers set
forth in describing the terms of the IN
corporation, but with the object OF ac-
quiring, having and holding lands, ten
ements, legacies, donations, moneys
goods and chattels by lease, gift, devise,
bequest, grant or purchase, for religious,
ecclesiastical, charitable and educational
purposes, and for the use and benefits OF
the Roman Catholic diocese of Newark.
The association is formed, it is stated,
under the provisions of san act to incor-
porate associations not for pecuniary
profit approved April u, 1898. The
purposes Of the Incorporation are set
forth in substance to be as follows
To promote and advance religious, ec-
clesiastical, charitable and educational
institutions and societies within the New
ark diocese; to aid and establish churches,
schools and institutions; to bring into
parishes worshipers of the Roman Cath
ole faith, and to aid and assist them
in acquiring lands or buildings, and to
render material and pecuniary aid to such
/ parishes until they become self-sustain-
ing.
1t is further specified that the associa-
| ton intends to aid ecclesiastical students
to pursue studies for the priesthood in
accordance with the canons of the ROM
an Catholic Church. and it is to have
general management, direction and con-
| troll of all civil and temporal affairs
placed under the association of the said
diocese.
The papers set forth that the main
office of the association is to be located
at No 552 South Orange avenue, South
Orange, which is the episcopal residence
of Rt. Rev. John J. O'Connor, bishop Of
the diocese. The membership of the as
sociation, it is specified, shall never ex-
ceed nor fall below FIVE persons, and
shall always be composed of the person
or persons who hold the offices and titles
in the Roman Catholic diocese of New
ark, as follows The right reverend bish-
op of the diocese, the right reverend or
every reverend vicar-general or admin
istrator of the diocese, the reverend chan
cellor Of the diocese and two priests who
shall be members of the Roman Catholic
Church and who are in good standing,
| according to the canons of the church,
and further approved by the. bishop or
the yicar-general The priests shall be
selected by the aforesaid dignitaries to
| join them as members of the association.
The number of trustees Of the assoeia-
ton. it is then stated, shall never be less
nor more than three in number, and shall
comprise the right reverend bishop, the
right reverend vicargeneral and the
chancellor of the diocese. They shall be
elected by the members Of the associa-
| ton and shall have complete and absolute
| management of all affairs of the associa-
| tion. The membership shall consist OF
| the persons whose names are appended
to the articles of incorporation, and they
and their successors shall hereafter hold
the offices as aforesaid; and in case Of
death, resignation or removal of the
bishop, yiear-general or administrator,
such vacancy shall at once be filled by
an election efNthe person who shall suc-
ceed to such office. The vacancies in the
positions held by the priests shall be filed
by a similar election held by the stuviv-
| ing members of the association.
The bishop shah be the president and
treasurer Of the association, and in his
absence the vicar-general shall be presi-