Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-25
RIGHT REV. HENRY COSCROVE BISHOP
OF TIE, DAVENPORT, - sss:zyESE :sGEESE IS DEAD
END OF CATHOLIC PRELATE AZ
TER MONTHS OF
WAITING
PASSES A WAY AT HOME

Coming to Davenport as a Young Man
All His Ecclesiastical Life is Spent
81. There in the upbuiIdine OF the Cath
oIic church-FuneraI Thursday.
4 Davenport. Dec. 24.-Bishop Henry
Cosgrove, of the Catholic diocese Of
Il Davenport, died at 1925 o'clock Satur-
day night, after long illness from
bishop of the Davenport diocese since
1884, when he succeeded Bishop NC
Mullen. and it has prospered greatly
lnder his administration.
Bishop Cosgrove's death was due to
IN affection of the left kidney, from
which he had suffered for years: he
4 had been unable to publicly ofilc1ate
Davis was appointed coajutor
bishop and will be his successor The
funeral services will be held Thurs
day morning at the Cathedral at 10
O'Clock. Many noted Catholic d1gnitar-
les will be present as we'll as all OF the
priests of the Davenport, and DUBUQUE
dioceses !,
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul will
preach the funeral sermon and Arch.
brate the pontifical mass.
Henry Crosgrove was horn in VIII
liamDprt, Pa, December 10, 1894. He
was the son of John and Bridget Cos.
grove. His parents were natives OF
ireland and came to America fouI
years before he was born, settling in
Williamport, Fa.
But little is known of his boyhood
days except the fact that his parents
: ,1o Sto
y lad who wes afterwards to become
! bishop had but few of the luxuries OF
e life
!. a few wears after his birth his fam
iYy moved to IIrllidavsburg. Pa where
they lived until young Henry was y
vea rs of age when the family movef
to .Dubuoue Ia, where he received nlE
early education.
During his bovhood davs he served
as an acolvte under Bishop Matthias
Joras in st. RaDhael-s cathedral Du
hnaue. AT that time Bishop Loras the
first bishop Of Dubuque was at the
head of the diocese and under hi:
tltorshin Henry Crossrove received
bis catechetical instruction for hrs
holy communion and confirmation. :.
When Bishop Crosgrove was Il
years of age he first determined t.
study for the priesthood and 1mme
diatelv entered tho seminary of Dnbl
que. He had for his preceptor at tha
time Very Reverend Josenh Creto'
3 who as vicar general of the dioces'
Of Dubunue which at that time in
eIlded which is now the diocese 0
4 Davenport Father Creton later be
came first bishop of st. Paul
After a course of study with Fathe
Creton the young man want to 81
Bernards' seminary at Table Moun'
8 near DUBUQUE. IN. The seminary. a
that time was in charge OF Fathe
Treyis who was years later to becom
vicar general of the Davenport die
cese when. Father Crosgrove wa
made bishop.
Comrletine his course. at ST. Bel
narTs he went to st. Marv's seminar
In Perry county No. where he con
nleted his collegiate work Immediate
" following he took ND course G
theology in the seminary at Caror
dolet. Mo. Among the preceptors VIII
n directed the Young mans theoloeica
studies at that time were Father Her
nessey who afterwards became bisbo
and later archbishop of the DubUrll
see. and Father Feehan, who afte
wards became archbis1 up of the arcl
diocese of CHICAGO.
Ordained Priest in 1857.
Immediately after the Young ma
concl,. ed his studies at The theolog
cal school he returned to DubuoM
and was ordained l. priest in S
Raphaels cathedral. Aug. 81, 1857
Bishop Smytfe who was successc
to Bishop Loras. his former bisho
officiated at the ordination the latte
having passed away February 19, 1856
A cherished little incident wit
Risrop Crnsgrove in connection wit
his ordination was the fact that h
was the first priest who was ordaine
In the new st. Ranhsels cathedral an
the first priest ordained by Bisho
Clement Smythe.
The cathedral at that time was or
Of the largest Catholic churches Yves
of the Mississipni river and it was tt
center of Catholicism in the midd
west. The cathedral had been bui
but a short time previous and Dubunr
was the see CITY of the dincese whic
, at that time included a portion of Mi
nesota Illinois and all of Iowa.
Father Cosgrove was but % yea
of age when he took upon himse
his priestly vows and he was at th
time one OF the youngest priests
the diocese. So well had he prepare
himself for his work. however. th
when he had been given the sanctif
of the church to take up his priest
duties he was not only equipped wi
brilliant education but contained
OF those mCTal alu IeilslouS lucas III
years after made him greatly revere
!, and respected.
Takes Up Work at Davenport.
Bishop Crosgrove took up his re-
dence in Davenport and his duties
priest at ST Marguerite's church Sc
femher 6. 1857. The circumstanc
which brought the young priest
Davenport were most peculiar. Elev'
days before he had been consecrat
into the priesthood by Bishop Smytl
of Duburne The bishop had decid
to send the newly consecrated prie
to Independence, Iowa where he, W
' to be pastor of church.
Father Crosgrove had been notifi
OF his intended pastorate and had pl
s. .,arad to go. In fact he had all |