Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-23

The New Mexican is indebted to
Archbishop Salpointes valuable his.
torical book Soldiers of the Cross
for the following sketch of the SER
vices and labors of the present Arch
bishop Of the Arch Diocese of Santa
Fe, the Most Rev. Peter Bourgade
LAS successor of Archbishop Sal
pointe, the Right Rev. Peter Bourgade
has been raised to the dignity of
Archbishop of Santa Fe. Bishop Bour-
gade is one of the pioneers of the
church in the Southwest. He left his
native land (France), to come to Ari-
zona, in the year 1869, when the Ter
ritory had only three priests. Arch
bishop Salpointe, with whom Father
Bourgade came to the west, had been
appointed vicar general of Arizona In
1868, and had at once seen the need
of procuring missionaries. He turned
to France, and near his native place
he was fortunate in finding volunteers.
Fathers Bourgade, Chaucot, NORM,
Jouvenceau, Bernard anda Escalier,
were the volunteers. They came, Of
course, overland from Kansas City,
across the plains, and the bishop tells
how glad they were when tired and
weary, they came in sight of the old
Pueblo of Tucson. Father Bourgade
had charge of several missions in sue
cession, to wit: Yuma, Arizona, and
San Elizario, and Silver City, New
Mexico. In 1885 on Archbishop Sal
pointe's succession to the See of San
ia Fe, Father Bourgade was made VIC
&C apostolic of Arizona. In 1898, the
vicarate was erected into regular
diocese, with the title of Tucson, with
Bishop Bourgade as it's first bishop.
During all these years the bishop has
labored faithfully and silently in the
service of God, discharging the duties
of priest, pastor and bishop with edi-
flying care and fidelity. And now the
words are spoken to him, and the re-
ward given him, which we read in
the Gospel Well done, good and faith
full, over few things, will place
thee over many Laborious, patient,
and humble, the especial friend Of the
poor and lowly, Jealous for souls, the
archbishop corresponds to the model
sketched by Saint Paul. Wherever
he has made an acquaintance, he has
made friend. The bishop was Off
cially transferred from the Episcopal
See of Tucson, Arizona, to the Metro.
politan See of Santa Fe, by rescript
Of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIII, dated
January 7, 1S99 The appointment
gave great joy to the people OF the
arch diocese, whose choice had been
from the beginning Of the vacancy,
the preferred candidate The solemn
installation took place on the 9Th OF
April of the same year. Besides tn
secular clergy of the diocese there
were present, Bishop Matz of Denver
a delegation from Arizona, and
number of Jesuit fathers from Albu
querque and Las Vegas, and a great
crowd from Santa Fe and the sur
rounding country. Six months later
on October 4th of the same year
Archbishop Bourgade was invested
with the sacred Pallium, by the Righ
Rev. Bishop Matz, at the st. Francis
Cathedral in Santa Fe. There were
again, in addition to the diocesan
clergy, special delegations of priests
from Arizona, headed by the Yer.
Rev. Edward Gerard, and from Colo
RADIO. The deacons Of honor to hi
grace, the Archbishop, were Rev. J
M. Coudert, and the Rev. Father De
fouri, the assistant priest being tn
Vicar General Fourchegu. Bisho
Matz, of Denver, celebrated pontifica
high mass, and was assisted by Yer
Rev. e. Gerard Of Tucson, as assistan
priest, and by Revs. Father Person
of Trinidad, Colorado, and J. B. Ra
llere Of Tome, New Mexico
| 1t was day long to be remembers
in Santa Fe. The good people, n
gardless of religious differences, turne
out en- masse. They began by r.
specting the new archbishop, and the
soon changed that feeling to admir
tion and love. That he may long liy
to bless his people and serve Ne
Mexico he loves so we'll, Is the earne