Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-19
SIX BISHOPS ARE
CONSECRATED At
SAME CEREMONY
Archbishop Ireland Conducts Inn.
pressive Catholic Rite Before
Distinguished ~Assemblage.
DIGNITARIES ATTEND THE
SERVICES At ST. PAUL
Governor OF State, Apostolic
Delegate and Numerous
Prelates Present.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 19.-Signif-
cant of the growth of Catholicism In
the new world was the splendid cere-
mony performed by Archbiship Ireland
in st. Paul today, by which for the first
time since the church came to America
six bishops were consecrated stimuli
t%aneously.
These six new bishops of the st. Paul
province received their divine commits
sion at the hands of their own vener-
able metropolitan, assisted by two of
his remaining bishops, in the chapel
of st. Pauls Seminary, almost precise
ly at the spot where Father Louis Hen
nepin, the first Christian missionary TO
the region of the future province, land
ed on the bank of the Mississippi, "a
league below the falls of st. Anthony"
$50 years ago.
The archbishop, his nine bishops and
his six hundred priests out Of 800 nov
in the province. represented a Catholic
population of 500, 900. At the time the
first bishop of st. Paul was consecrated,
sixty years ago., there were two priests
only and perhaps LOCO members of the
church.
The consecrator himself and the
preacher, of the conservation sermon,
Bishop Thomas O'Gorman, of Sioux
Falls, were the first two seminarians
of the diocese of st. Paul chosen from
among the boys of the first parish
school by Bishop cretin, first bishop of
St. Paul.
The ceremony conducted today in
the beautiful chapel of the st. Paurs
Seminary was before the Governor of
the State and his staff, 600 priests, 50
bishops, $50 s~eminarians and Mgr.
Diomede Falconio. apostolic delegate OF
the Vatican to the United States, Arch
bishop Fergus Patrick MacEvoy, OF
Toronto. Canada, arrived today to as.
sist in the conservation.
The bishops consecrated were:
The Rev. James O'Reilly, Of Mime
apolis, bishop of Fargo, N. d.
The Rev. John J.. Lawler, Cathedral
of st. Paul, auxiliary bishop of the
archdiocese OF st. Paul.
The Rev. Patrick r. Hebron, rector
of st. Paul's Seminary, bishop of Wi
mona. MINI.
The Rev. Timothy Corbett, OF Duluth,
bishop of Crookston, MINI.
The Rev. Vincent Wehrle, of Bene-
dictine Order and abbott of the monas-
terry al Richardson, n. D., bishop OF
Bismarck, N d.
The Rev. Joseph F. Busch, head of
the missionary band in the archdiocese
of st. Paul, bishop of Lead, s. d.
Archbishop Ireland was the conse-
orator, and was assisted by Bishop
James McGolrick. of Duluth. and the
1t. Rev. James Trobec, of st. Cloud,
Mimi. The Rev. Francis Schaefer was
master of ceremonies.
Under the direction of the Rev.
Father Schaefer, the procession of
about 800 priests and $50 seminarians
formed on the southern side Of the
spacious grounds, and presented a
striking appearance as it wendell it's
a underneath the great oak trees to
st. Mary's chapel, where the consecra-
ton ceremonies We're held.
Following the priests came the bish-
ops, then the bishops-elect, and last the
archbishop, all in the robes of their
Office.
An immense gathering of the laity
witnessed the procession, but owing to
the fact that the chapel nae seating
capacity for only the priests, the pub
lie was not admitted to witness the con-
secration.
The final act of the function was the
bestowal of the kiss of peace by the
consecrator. The sermon during the
conservation was delivered by Bishop
O'Gormon, of Sioux Falls, s. d. After
the ceremony, the archbishop, the
bishops and all the priests We're served
with Inner under the trees on the
seminary grounds. A public reception
was arranged for tonight, permitting
friends of the new bishops an opportu-
nifty to offer congratulations.