The Washington herald., 1908-01-27
SOON TO BIZ BISHOP
Mgr. 0'COnnell Will Be Con
Secrated in Baltimore.
CEREMONY IN THE CATHEDRAL
PreIate Connected with Catholic
University tO Receive High Church
Honor Some Time in AprII-Cardi-
nal Preferred Conservation I'm Bal
timOre Rather Than Rome.

Mgr Daniel J. O'Connell. rector Of tho
Catholic University, will be consecrated
Titular Bishop Of Sebate in the Balti-
more Cathedral, probably the third week
in April
This time has been tentatively chosen
because the arehbishops Of the United
States meet at the university during that
week and the board of directors also hold
the first of their semi-annual sessions
then. Mgr. O'Connell is desirous Of hav-
ing many Of these dignitaries present
with the least Inconvenience to them.
It is CardinaIeGibbons' wish that Mgr
O'Conneu should be consecrated at Baiti-
more rather than at Rome, where he has
been invited to come for the ceremony
by the officials Of the Propaganda and
other high dignitaries OF the church.
Exact Date Not set.
The exact date win depend entirely on
the plans which are made 10 celebrate the
centenary Of the raising Of the Baltimore
see to the archieplscopal dignity. This
event will be duly celebrated April S, the
anniversary of the date the BUN was pro-
mulgated by Pope Plus VII
On this date three other archdiocese,
those Of Philadelphia, New York, and
Boston, and the diocese of Louisville. all
will celebrate the centenary of the estab-
lishment Of their sees, and the various
members of the hierarchy will be in great
demand for the ceremonies. Baltimore be-
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first programme, and the others then
will map out their plans
a movement is on foot among the clergy
of Washington and its enviTons TO signal
| ize the centenary Of the archdiocese and
the conservation OF Mgr. O'Connell by
some celebration designed to honor the
cardinal in a special manner. The car
diual heretofore has fr0wned on all dem
onsuations in his behalf but this time
the clergy intend to formulate their plans
without appeal TO their spiritual head.
| number Of anniversaries in the car
dinals calendar have just occurred OF
/ will be celebrated in the near future. Thc
| projectors Of the programme 10 honor tht
cardinal believe that the TWO past events
| and the two future may be appropriately
! celebrated at the same time with the cen
/ tenary Of the first archbishOpric in the
/ United States.
An Important Function.
| Mgr. OfConneIPs conservation win bC
one of the most important religious func
tions held in the venerable Baltimore edi.
| fee since Cardinal NartinelH received the
/ red hat II viii be attended by the entir,
staff Of the Catholic University faculty
the students. and the affiliated colleges
/ besides a fuH representation from the
diplomatic corps and official circles Of
/ Washington.
! Mgr. O'Connell, holding titular bishop
| ric. the seat Of which. in Asia Minor, Il
now in possession OF the Mussulmans
will discharge his active duties at the
university until a vacancy in the Ameri
can hierarchy leads % his promotion.
The new prelate is "a native Of Soutf
! Carolina. and was rector Of the American
| College at Rome before coming TO Wash
| ington He Is a renowned Dantesr
scholar and at one time possessed one ot
/ the finest Dantean libraries outside OF
| Ravenna He presented his collection
10 the University of Notre Dame, in In
diana.