The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-25
Nor. Bruchesi the Young Arch
bishop Of Montreal, Can
didate for Honor.
FATHER WAS AN ITALIAN
CANADA HAS SEEN WITHOUT A
CARDINAL sINcG 1ses AND
CATHOLICS THERE THINK THEY
ogsgRvE ONE.



Montreal, Que. Aug. :5.-News has
eeached this city that the next con-
sistory. or meeting Of the college OF
cardinals In Rome will take place In
November, when II IL expected that at
least ten Of the eighteen vacancies In
the sacred college will be filled. No
accurate information about the per-
sonnet Of the new dignitaries has been
received, but 1t Is the confident belief
In church circles here that the red hat
will be conferred on Mgr. Bruchesi.
the young and enterprising archbishop
OF Montreal.
Canada has been without a cardinal
ever since the death Of Cardinal Tas.
cherau In 1898. With millions OF Cath
olics included In her population she
believes she IL entitled to represen.
tation In the highest body OF the Ro-
man Catholic church. In regard to the
United States 1t has been said that
the real reason why that country has
not been given another cardinal was
because of the number OF candidates
and the consequent difficulty in max
ing q satisfactory choice. This reas-
on cannot apply to Canada for. with
the possible exception Of Mgr. Begin.
the aged archbishop of Quebec. none
other than His Grace OF Montreal has
ever been mentioned for the high hon.
or.
Archbishop Bruchesi 10 now In his
fifty.fifth year. having been born In
Montreal on October 20. 1855. the son
Of the late Paul Dominique Bruchesi. q
prominent Italian merchant Of this
city. Young Bruchesi studied for .
time at the Montreal seminary. Then
he studied philosophy at Issy. in
France. and later followed the theo.
logical course Of the Roman College.
In 1878 he was ordained In Rome by
Cardinal MANAGE.
On his return to Montreal Mgr. Fab.
r. chose him ~ his private secretary.
but Laval University claimed him as
professor OF dogmatic theology. and
Cardinal Taschereau prevailed on Mgr.
Fsbre TO give up his secretary. When
In 1887 the Montreal branch Of Laval
University was established Able Br,i-
chest was. called to the chair of Chris
tian apologetics. At the same time he
was called an a member Of the house.
hold Of Mgr. Fabre and made titular
canon Of the cathedral.
On the death of Mgr. Fabre In 1897
Able Bruchesi was called to the see OF
Montreal. During his episcopate the
archdiocese has made great progress
The great cathedral has been brought
to completion. He has founded asy.
lums. hospitals and homes for the un.
fortunates OF all kinds. Always in.
terested in the welfare OF the working
classes, he has never ceased to give
the best advice to the people under his
charge In his endeavors to promote
the best relations between employers
and employed.
Several years ago Mgr. Bruchesi es
tablished the custom OF holding q re.
1fgious celebration at Notre Dame
church for the Participating work.
ingmen and at st. Patrick's for those
speaking English. He has also taken .
personal and active interest In the
italian residents OF the archdiocese
His temperance crusade, confided tc
the Franciscan Fathers as preachers
has made great progress and has done
much to bring about q strict enforce
ment OF the license laws In Montreal
and vicinity.