Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-27
GREAT FALLS. MONT, NEW SEE
MartinelIi Informs Father
Lenihan of Assignment Conse-
Grafton viii Take Place it, Dubuque
September 21-Ireland Sends Con-
eratulations-His Work Here.

Ole church. Of this city, as the bishol
of the new see. The action of the pops
creates two bishoprics in Montana, thu
see of Helena having previously hat
| Jurisdiction over the entire state.
/ The news, conveyed in the above ca
blegram from Rome, which was com.
municated to Rev. Lenihan Saturday al
| Dubuque, will be received with botr
giadness and sadness in MarshalltoNf,
| Friends of the new bishop, while happy
at the thought that he has attained
| such high position in his church, VIII
| bitterly regret his departure from Mars
shalltown, in which city he had always
| expected to make his home. The news
was as great surprise to Rev. Len-
han himself as it will be to his numer>
Gus friends as he had no thought what-
considered by the pope. Rev. Leni-
hans assignment is effective imme>
dia,ely, ahho he will not be consecratec
until the return of Archbishop John j.
keane. from the old world. 1t Is the
privilege of new bishop to choose the
time and place for his conservation.
and the archbishop to perform the cer>
emory. Bshop-elect Lehman has se-
lected Archbishop Keane, and Wednes-
day, Sept. 81, as the date. The city in
which he was born, Dubuque. where he
was baptised, confirmed and entered
the work that afterwards led to his or
dination. has been chosen us the place
for the most solemn ceremony. Rev.
Lenihan now enjoys the distinction of
being the first native priest of Iowa to
be made a bishop. and is the first
alumnus Of ST. Joseph's College, Du.
buque, to be privileged to wear the
purple
A Suffragan Of Old Friend.
As bishop OF the see of Great Falls
Rev Lehman will become suffragan
of Most Rev. Alexander Christie, D. D.,
archbishop of Portland, Ore, who cons
Quoted his theological studies in Mont
real with Rev. Lehman. This viii be
an added pleasure connected with the
duties OF the new bishop. Great Falls.
which has been created q See is city
OF about $1,000 Inhabitants, growing
and thrifty, situated III northwestern
Montana. The population of the city
is largely Catholic. and ore of the frs,
things that will be done by the new
bishop is the creation OF .wo new par
ishes. The territory over which Bishop
Lenihan will have Jurisdiction com,
prises in square miles a district about
the size of the state of Iowa.
Lenihan's Work in MarshaIltown.
The work of Rev. Lehman In Mar
shalltown has been most successful
in every particular. He is beloved by
his parish. with the members of which
he has always maintained the most
friendly relations. Rev. Lehman game
to Marshalltown nearly seventeen years
ago. on July &c, 1887, TO take charge
of st. Marys The church property
then consisted only of a small frame
church. 25x50, standing int the corner
of Fourth and Church streets. In 1883
Rev Lenihan built the present ST.
Mary's church, at First and Linn, and
improved the adjoining property, used
since as a rectory. The churchs prop
erty in Marshalltown at the present
time, including the church, rectory.
st. Mary's institute AMI convent, is
valued al 100000. Rev Lenihan's
time, during the past two years has
been devoted largely to the building of |
the new st. Thomas hospital, which |
today represents a value of $4,000
Sketch of Bishop-EIect's Career.
Very Rev. Matthias Clement Leni- |
nan. V. f., M. r. pastor of St Mary's |
church, and dean Of the Marshalltown |
ieanery. who will be known hereafter
as Right Rev. M. G. Lenihan, D. D.,
bishop of Great Falls, WAS born in Du-
ouque in 1854. He was taptised by the
irst bishop OF Dubuque, Right Rev.
Matthias Loras, D. D., and was christ
sned Matthias in the bishops honor. He
'eceived the sacrament Of confirmation
1t the age of IL years, by Bishop Glenn
mt Smith, the second bishop OF Du-
,uque, and took the bishops christian
lame as his middle name He re-
'eived tonsure from Bishop Hennessey.
His preliminary education was re-
'eived in the first sisters school in
owa, the Cathedral parochial school,
by the Sisters of Charity.
II 1870 the young man entered St
ohn's College. at Prairie du Chen
Wis, having at that time decided to
It himself for the priesthood. After
hree years at st. Johns he returned
0 Dubuque, and entered ST. Joseph's
'ollege, In which he remained two
ears, finishing the philosophical
curse. In 1876 Rev. Lenihan began
is theological studies in the Grand y
eminary, Montreal, and was ordained c
S priest on Dec. 20. 1879 His silver I
ibilee. celebrating twenty-five years
/ the priesthood, will be celebrated
ext winter.
While Rev. Lehman las seen almost {
quarter of a century in the service /
his church he has had but two e
larges. His first. aftef being ordain- t
l, was a mission, comprising all of $
rawford county with residence at o
ALL He was there from 1880 until \
81, when he was assigned to this a
ty, succeeding Rev. j. Murphy, who d
now at Vail. While at Vail Rev. IL
anihan was appointed to Boone, but v
delegation of his parishioners visited e
e archbishop, with G. plea that he o
retained at Vail, and the request 3
as granted. Two years ago Rev.
milan was made a dear, by Archbishop
cane and the council, in charge of the n
deanerY, comprising c
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