The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-11
NOT A STRANGER '.e.
IN LOUISVILLE
NEW BISHOP HAD ACTED FOR
THE LATE BISHOP.
No Conservation Service, as He is
Already n Bishop and Man of
Great Popularity.
ABOUT HIS PERSONALITY

Louisville, KY. Feb. 1.-THE new
bishop of Louisville is not a stranger,
having acted for the late Bishop Nc
Closkey on several occasions. Bishop
ODonaghue is a man of wonderful
versatility, good mixer and popular
with all classes. He is open and out
spoken. democratic IN his ways and
in the forefront of all civic as well as
religious movements. Bishop O'Don-
aghue Is approachable, with a cordial
manner, and is we'll versed in passing
events, besides being a great scholar.
As a speaker he is not what would De
called a finished orator, but there Is
so much good common sense in his
homilies. the gospel Is expounded
with such clearmess and in such plain
language, that the truths are in many
cases taken more to heart than IL the
sermon were composed of rounded
periods and flights of fancy.
No Conservation.
The services welcoming the new
bishop will, no doubt. be very simple.
Having already been consecrated
ltitular bishop of Pomario and auxil-
iary OF Indianapolis, there will be
nothing for him to do but to take
possession of his diocese. There can
be no conservation, as he has already
been consecrated bishop. Until the
new bishop arrives it will be impossi-
BILE to say where he will reside. For
years Bishop McCloskey lived at the
residence next to the Cathedral of the
Assumption, which still bears the
name on a silver plate on the door,
bishops House" He then bought
the old Buckner property at the
southeast corner OF Brook and Col
lege and made his home there. This
residence still belongs to the diocese.
Thinking the country air would be
beneficial. Bishop McCloskey trans
ferred his belongings to Preston Park
Seminary on the Newburg road, re
tanning three rooms at the Cathedral
rectory, to which he drove in every
day to transact his business.
VIII Have Large Diocese.
Bishop O'Donaghue will have a
larger diocese to look after than he
had in Indianapolis. and here he will
also have a free rein. At indianapolis
he had to conform to Bishop Chat
ards IDEAS. but here he can use his
own judgment. Indianapolis diocese
has a Catholic population of lis 1000,
while the Louisville diocese has al
most 10000. There are here fewer
priests than in the Indianapolis do
cese, with practically the same num-
Der of churches. There are over 200
priests. almost one-third Of whom are
members of religious orders. There
are one seminary, four colleges. six
teen academies, seventy parochial
schools, three orphan asylums, -four
hospitals and two homes for the aged
poor. There are eight orders of men
In this diocese. two of whom are
brothers. and eight orders of women.
The new bishop will have the APP
pointing of a secretary, chancellor,
vicar general and six consultors. As
1t will be several weeks before Bishop
O'Donaghue can come to Louisville,
the repairs on the Cathedral will
probably be finished before then.
Bishop McCloskey knew that the
present location of the Cathedral Is
not the best now, and bought land in
the Highlands. thinking his successor
might build there. Macy objections
have been raised to this locality, II
being urged that the Cathedral should
be more centrally located. In In
dianapolis, Bishop O'Donaghue was
located at the old Cathedral of St.
Patrick. Bishop Chatard being at the
Cathedral of st. Peter and Paul, on
Meridian street. This edifice has not
been finished, the front waiting for a
new entrance. II Is an unusual build
ing. perfectly straight in design, in
stead of Gothic. with the windows up
near the roof
Satisfaction General.
Among both clergy and laity In
the city the one idea was of satisfac-
ton that so soou a successor TO
Bishop McCloskey was named and
that he was a man of such eminent
fitness and qualifications for the posi-
ton. With one accord he Is praised
by all those who have been thrown
in contact with him, as well as those
who can Judge only by his deeds. He
Z is described as a blg-hearted man,
who ever keeps an eye on the poor
and tries to alleviate their position.
The universal verdict is, "He is the
man for the place" He is 61 years
OF age and has been auxiliary bishop
of indianapolis almost ten years, be
ing consecrated April 25. 1900.
| Loves Good Story.
| Indianapolis, Feb. 11.-"This 1:
ifhe first 7 have heard of Il. I know