East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-28
GREAT MEETING
Of CATHOLICS
MOST NOTABLE CELEBRATION
OF THE CHURCH IN AMERICA
Eminent Prelates OF This and Other
Countries Gathering at New York
TO Celebrate Centennial Of Empire
Stase Dlocese-Two Cardinals Par
ticlpate In Weeks PrOgram-Re-
qulunl for Deceased Bishops.

New York, April 2S.-The mos'
notable Catholic celebration In the
history of the church In America VIII
be held in New York during the week
and has attracted to the city some 'oi
the most eminent prelates Of this and
other countries. The celebration
marks the beginning of the second
century Of the diocese of New York,
which was created In 1908 by Pope
Plus VII.
Two cardinals will participate In
the weeks program, Cardinal Logue
Archbishop Armagh, In Ireland, the
diocese founded by st. Patrick, and
Cardinal Gibbons In addition there
will be present Archbishop Ireland
OF st. Paul; Archbishop Ryan Of Phil
adelphia; Archbishop Quigley OF Chi
cago; Archbishop Keane OF Dubuque;
Archbishop Messmer Of Milwaukee;
Archbishop Riordan OF San Francis
co, and many bishops and the apostol-
ic delegate to this country, the Most
Rev. Diomede Falconia.
First Big Event.
The first important event OF the
week will take place tomorrow morn
ing, beginning with solemn pontifi-
cal mass In the cathedral. Cardinal
Logue, Archbishop Of Armagh, will
be the celebrant,. and Cardinal Glib
bons, Archbishop OF Baltimore. the
preacher. At s p. m. solemn pontifi-
cal vespers in the cathedral. Most
Rev. Diomede Falconio. d. D., apos-
tolic delegate, will be the celebrantr
and Most Rev. John ]. Glennon. d. d.
archbishop OF st. Louis. the preacher.
Wednesday, at 10 a. m, solemn
mass in the cathedral, at which the
children from the parochial schools
OF the diocese will assist and sing the
chant of the mass, and will listen to
a special sermon. for the occasion. At
p. m. there will be a grand mass
meeting of the laity at Carnegie hall.
Requiem for Dead.
Thursday. at 10 a, m. solemn pom
tificial mass OF requiem in the Cathe-
dral for the deceased bishops and
priests OF the diocese. At s p. m. a
reception will be rendered to the vls-
itlng prelates at the Catholic club.
The festival week will close with a
parade of the Catholic societies on
Saturday. at p. m, when 10000
members OF Catholic societies are ex-
peoted TO be in the line OF march.
The first bishop OF the New York
diocese was the Right Rev. Luke
Concanen, who was consecrated on
April "a. 1908, and died in 1910. The
second head OF the diocese was Bish-
op John Connolly, 1914 to 1925; he
was followed by Bishop John Dubois
who presided from 1925 to 1S42. In
the latter year he was succeeded by
Bishop John Hughes, one of the ablest
prelates the Catholic church In AM
erica has produced. Bishop Hughes
became the first archbishop on the
elevation Of the see In 1850, and died
in 1864. He was followed by Cardi-
nay McCloskey, who was archbihop
from 1864 to 1885, and who In turn
was succeeded by Archbishop Corri-
gan, since whose death in 1902 Arch
bishop Farley has presided over the
diocese. St. Patrick's cathedral was
begun in 1853 and consecrated in
1879.
Diocese Territory.
Geographically, the diocese COM
prises the Boroughs of Manhattan,
the Bronx, and Richmond, the coun-
ties OF Dutchess. Orange, Putnam,
Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and West
chester. and the Bahama islands. Its
territorial extent is more than 5000
square miles.
Some History.
Until 1908, New York was included
in the diocese OF Baltimore. When