Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-30


# nell. archbishop of Boston
: Mgr f. V. Dubillard, archbishop Q
y Chambery.
L The Most Rev. Francis X. Mage
: archbishop of Vienna.
e Mgr. De CARRIERS, archbishop q
Montpelier tFrance).
Mgr. Bisleti, papal major domo.
$ Mgr. Lugari, assessor of the Hol.
: Office.
: Mgr. Pompeli secretary of the Con
/ Igfegation Council.
: While this announcement bring!
news of Importance, 1t comes hardly
as a surprise. 1t has long been fel
that at the next consistory at which
Icardinals would be created, America
would be recognized. Both archbish-
ops named in the dispatch have be-
fore this been discussed as probable
choices for the red hat. The announce
mcnt concerning Mgr. Falconio does
not surprise those acquainted with
ecclesiastical history. 1t has been eX-
lpected. Almost since his appointment
las apostolic delegate il has been con-
leeded that in time he would be made
La cardinal. His predecessors in that
loffice have without exception been so
Ihonored. The late Cardinals Satolli
land Martinelli were two of the former
apostolic delegates who were pro-
NOTED TO the Sacred College.
| The dioceses of Archbishops O'Con-
nell and Farley are among the leaders
lin America in number of Catholics,
in organization and In zeal of priests
and laity. The two prelates themselves
are distinguished for their ability.
At present the College OF Cardinals
is at its lowest ehb in numbers for
many years There are about 45 men,
bers. whereas, the college, We're all the
places filled, would number TO- The
failure of the Pope to call a consis-
tory of late years and the large num-
her of deaths have combined to bring
the number down.
The last consistory was called on
Dec. is, 1907, and at that time four
cardinals were made, one of them from
Rio dc Janeiro. Brazil.
1t happens sometimes that the Pope
creates a cardinal and then withholds
the announcement for some time
While the announcement is still UNI
made the holder of the office is said to
be a cardinal lin petto." When official
word is given of the appointment the
probate takes his position among the
| members of the Sacred College and
holds rank according to the time 1T
| which he was raised to the Office.
The cardinals, after they have been
duly consulted and proclaimed, form
| the supreme council of the church.
| They act as councillors to the Pope
and at the death of Pope elect
successor.
There are three classes of cardinals
| cardinal bishops, cardinal priests
and cardinal deacons. Those of the
first class number six, are highest in
rank and are known as suffragan
| bishops of the Bishop of Rome. the
| Pope. They have dioeeses in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Rome and form
/ the closest body of councillors to the
| Pope.
| Cardinal priests, the class which in
| eludes Cardinal Gibbons, have a titu
| lar church in Rome and have dioceses
| elsewhere. In the titular church are
placed pictures of the cardinal HIM
| self Thus. in the Church of Santa Ma
ria in Trastevere, Rome, hangs pic
ture of Cardinal Gibbons.
This is the class to which Archbish-
| ops O'Connell and Farley will. in all
proba bility. be placed.
| There will be 50 cardinal priests
| when the Sacred College is completed
and has its full 20 members. and II
| cardinal deacons The cardinal dea-
| cons are generally elevated from the
ranks of priests, while the cardinal
priests are archbishops or bishops.
| Archbishop O'Connell after his ele-
| walton will keep practically the same
| relations as at present to the other
| bishops and archbishops of this coun-
| try He will hold. with Archbishop
Farley and Cardinal Gibbons. an inn
portant position as adviser to the
Pope on American affairs, and he will
take his seat in conclave when Pope
is TO be elected.
New York. Oct 29.-Archbishop John
A. Farley was greeted as His Eminence
in congratulatory messages and visits
which he received, today. from his adj
mirers in and out of the church.
| The archbishop did not receive any otti-
cial confirmation, today, from the Holy
See of the news brought to him in Asso-
ciated Press dispatches, last night, oil
lis elevation to the cardinalate. Semi
lefficial messages from came to him, how
ever apparently forced upon him belief
THAT the good news was true and he made
lro attempt to conceal his qualification.
| Boston, Oct 29.-The Most Rev. vii
liam H. Oconnell, d. D., archbishop Of
the diocese of Boston, who is to be raised
Ito the highest rank in the prelacy of lnt
ICatholic church as a member of the Sa
Tered College of Cardinals, according Il
dispatches, last night, from Rome, today
celebrated mass according to his usua
custom at the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross. AS to the news from Rome th'
archbishop had absolutely nothing K
lsay, however, declining to state even /
he had received personal messages as tt
the calling of the consistory for Nov. q
1t is known that many messages of con
graduation from various parts of thu
country and from abroad have been re
. lceived by the archbishop during the day
while the entire diocese received tn
news. this morning, with marked enthus
iasm.
A prominent clergyman of Boston, lat
to-day, received a cablegram from Recto