The Irish standard., 1908-04-18
. CARDINAL LoGUE.
Short Sketch Of the Venerable Prin,ats
of All ireland.

Short Sketch Of the Venerable Primats
Of All ireland.
Announcement of the coming visit
to this country of His Eminence Car
dinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh
and Primate Of All ireland. has evoked
many expressions of pleasure.
Cardinal Logue was born October /,
1910. at Carrigart, near Letterkenny,
in the diocese Of Raphoe and within a
few miles of the place where his pre-
decessor. the late Archbishop McGet-
tigan, first saw the light of day.
Showing disposition to study for the
priesthood, his preliminary education
was carefully looked after, and in
1857, when he was in his seventeenth
year, he was sent to st. Patrick's Col
lege, Maynooth. There he soon dis.
played abilities and qualities of mind
and heart which betokened that his
career would be a singularly success
ful and brilliant one. In. 1865 he won
a place in the Dunboyne Establish
ment, one Of the most coveted prizes
at Maynooth; and his reputation for
scholarship was so large that when,
in 1865, he was ordained to the priest
hood, the Irish Bishops unanimously
elected him to the chair of theology
in the Irish College at Paris, which
was then vacant Father Logue filled
this post with remarkable distinction
and success for the following eight
years, during which time he not only
impaired his own learning to his stu
dents, but also Increased his store of
sacred lore by continual study.
In 1874, however, his Bishop, DR..
McDevitt. recalled him to Raphoe and
appointed him to the charge as ad-
ministrator Of the parish Of Glens-
willy. Tor two. years DIR. Logue ac-
quilted himself illustrfously of the du-
ties which -devolved upon him at
Glenswilly, and then the trustees of
st. Patriclz's College, at Maynooth
drafted him into the service Of his
alma mater. and made him professor
of Irish at that institution. In 1873
another promotion came to the future
Cardinal, when he was chosen profess
sor Of theology at Maynooth; but he
was hardly installed in that position
when Rome called him higher still
to the See Of Raphoe, left vacant by
the death. of, Bishop McDevitt. His
consecration took place in the Letter.
kenny Cathedral on July 20, 1879, the
consecrating prelate being Archbishop
McGettigan, of Armagh: Bishop Logue
remained at the head of the Raphoe
diocese for nearly eight years. during
which time he accomplished. in his
own quiet and .unos.entatious way, a
vast amount Of. good in his turisdic-
ton. In 1887 Archbishop McGettigan,
Of Armagh, feeling the need of a CO.
adjutor. asked for one, and when
Rome's choice twas announced it was
found that its selection had fallen
upon the scholarly Bishop of Raphoe,
DR.. Logue, who was accordingly trans
ferred April 30, 1887, to titular see
named coadjutor, with the rights OF
succession to Archbishop McGettigan
and who then quilted Letterkenny to
take up his residence at Armagh
From the outset Of his removal to st
Patriok's episcopal city DIR. Logue ma,
be said to have been entrusted with
the burden of the administration OF
the Armagh Archdiocese. Archbishop
McGettiRan was in poor health anC
practically incapacitated for an,
heavy work. In fact. he did not liv,
long after securing DR.. Logue as hi.
coadjutor. His death took place De
cember 3. 1887. less than eight month.
after DR.. Lokucs coming to Armagh
and then the present incumbent, b,
virtue of his rights of succession, be
came the Archbishop Of Armagh ant
the Prfmate of All Ireland. or his ad,
ministration Of the archdiocese it i,
unnecessary to speak here. That talk!
for itself. In what estimation the pri.
mate is held at Rome was fully illus.
trated in 1893 when Leo XIII. selected
him as the member Of the Irish hier.
archy on whom to- bestow red hat
He was created cardinal priest il
the consistory held January 16. 1893
being. strange as 1t may seem. tn,
first incumbent OF st. Patrick's See t.
have seat in the Sacred College.
The Cardinal Archbishop Of Ar.
magh has all his life endeavored t.
avoid publicity. and he has general,
succeeded in doing that. He kept ou
of the political field in those year.
when agitation was the order OF The
day throughout all ireland. but II wa.