Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-21
MANY IN ATTENDANCE
At FUNERAL SERVICES
Clergy and Ldymen From all Parts
of the Territory Are Present.
Body Will Not be Buried Un-
I'll Saturday That Friends
May View It.

Equal with the universal sorrow
which is felt all over the southwest
at the death of Archbishop Pierre
| Bourgade, Is the interest which L. be-
ing manifested by both clergy and
laymen of the Catholic church in his
| probable successor.
! The name of Rev. Father A. Man
| darali, pastor of the Immaculate
| Conception church, is frequently mem
toned in this connection by Catholics
of this city. but 1t is stated on good
| authority that Father Mandalari
could not accept the honor were it
rendered him, because of tn, ct
rules of the Jesuit order to v / he
belongs. The order forbids its mem
| berS 10 accept any honor, other than
the priesthood, from either church
OF state. SO far as is known. there
is only one bishop in the entire order.
| Father Mandalari left yesterday
for Santa Fe to be present at the
| funeral of the archbishop.
| 1t is said in Santa Fe that Bishop
j. b. Pitaval, who was the assistant
of the archbishop and who In fact
carried the burden of the office for
the past year, during which the arch
bishop was Ill, is considered as the
logical one for the higher office. He
is familiar with its duties and has
| the confidence of the people in the
| diocese.
Rev. Father A. Fourchegu, vicar
| general at Santa Fe, may be made a
| bishop. However, there is no rule of
| succession whereby such promotions
are at all assured. Bishop Pitaval, II
is said, was appointed to his present
position only as an assistant to the
late archbishop, but not with the
| right of succession. There Is nothing
however, to prevent his appointment
| to the position.
The usual form of making the ap-
pointments Is for the bishops in the
| archdiocese to select the names OF
several Of the clergy most eligible for
| the high office. These names are
| submitted to the archbishops Of the
| country. From the list of names the
| archbishops then select three names
and these are again submitted 10 the
pope. The pope then names the arch
bishop, almost invariably choosing one
of the three names submitted, al
| though he is not bound to do So
1t will be some months vet before
| the name of the new archbishop is
| announced. 1t is reasonably sure that
ne will be selected from among the
clergy of the southwest. who are con-
versant not only with the language
and customs of the English speaking
! people, but also with those of the
Spanish and Mexican descent
Body Reaches New Mexico.
All that is mortal of the late arch
bishop will arrive at Lamy Junction
late this afternoon on Santa Fe paA-
senger train No. /.
| The body will reach Santa Fe about
! 7 o'clock tonight It will be received
at Lamy by Bishop ], b. Pitaval and
several clergymen.
At Santa Fe Rev. Antonio Four
chegu, vicar general, with Mayor
Jose d. Sena and others prominent in
city and business affairs, will meet
the body at the station.
! The body will be conveyed to the
cathedral and received there by Rish-
op y. C. Matz, senior bishop OF the
archdiocese. Surrounded by lighted
candles, with members Of the clergy
kneeling in silence before the com
munion rail, the remains of The vet
eran archbishop will lie in state to-
/ night and tomorrow morning.
!, At 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning
the bells of the three Catholic
churches of the city will begin to toll
and solemn requiem high mass will
be said by Bishop NJ. c. Matz, assist
ed by the clergy and attended by peo-
pie from Santa Fe and from all parts
Of New Mexico.
Hundreds of requests have been re-
ceiyed for permission to view the
body before it is laid 20 its last rest,
by the many friends OF the arch
bishop. Therefore the body will not
be buried until Saturday morning II
Will lie in state in the cathedral 50
that all who desire may have a chance
/ 10 pay the last tribute 70 the dead
Father Antonio Fourchegu, at 3
/ o'clock Saturday morning, will say an
other requiem mass. after which the
body will be laid away in the vault
beneath the high altar Of the cathe-
dral where lies the body OF Bishob