The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-17
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GLIDING His E%xeelloney Monsignor NAL
comic, the Apostolic delegate In Wash
ington. He will also take prominent
part I'm the funeral rites.
1t was said last night that Bishop
Henry Gabrisls. of Ogdensburg. N. Y,
would probably be selected to sing
MACS at the funeral, and that Bishop
Camiilus r. Macs, of covington. KY,
would very likely take a prominent
part In the service. Both these pre-
lates are natives of Belgium. where
Bishop Van de Vyver was born and
reared. They knew him long and in
timateIy.
Cardinal Gibbons will pronounce alb
solution at the close of the service.
Must Sail to Rome.
A telegram was received last night
from Bishop d. J. O'Connell, Assist
ant Archbishop Of San Francisco, ex-
pressing his grief at the death of
Bishop Van de tyver, and stating that
owiu~ to the fact that he has been
summoned to the side of the Pope In
Rome, he will be unable to be present
at the funeral Friday. Bishop OCon-
nall. was at one time a priest In Rich
mond, and was connected with Bishop
Van de NyVer, IA a priest of the old
cathedral.
The cathedral and all other Cath
oiic churches in Richmond were
draped in black yesterday in mourn
ing for Bishop Van de Vyver. The
knights of Columbus hall. adjoining
ST. Peters church. was also draped az
was the home of the priests in Rich
mond.
Acting Bishop Named.
Cardinal Gibbons last night ap.
pointed a. administrator Very Rev
j. j. Bowler. vicar general of st
Peters church, who will have charge
Of the Virginia diocese until the sue
cessor to the bishop is named,
The vacancy In the ecclesiastical ses
will be filled direct from Rome, his
holiness. the Pope. exercising the ap.
pointing power. The method observed
will be first taken up by Cardinal Glib
hons, who, having appointed the ad.
ministrator for what Is known as the
interregnum. will await the action ol
the assembly which Is to choose three
names from which the next bishoI
will be appointed. The priests select.
ed for his purpose are known al
"consultors," who, with priests known
as the i~rremovable r%ectors,' will Sc
lect the three names and forward then
to Rome. The three names selected
are designated by choice as "Worthy.'
More Worthy" and Most Worthy,
The bishops of the ecclesiastical
province. presided over by their arch
bishops. will also assemble and will
select three m From the tw,
lists thus sem to Rome the college @
cardinals wiz recommend the ap-
pointment of the next bishop, whiel
viii finally be passed on by the Pope
Churches 70 Act.
During his career Bishop Van d.
Vyyer created the following ohurehe
in the State. all of which will d.
honor to his memory:
St. Nincent's do Paui's church
Newport News. established 1889.
st. James, Falls church. astablishe,
Sacred Heart, Norfolk, esta hlishe'
(, 1884.
The Holy Paraclete. Charlottesville
established 1898.
St. Joseph's flor colored peopie>
Norfolk, established 1893.
Sacred Heart, Manchester, estab
lished 1901,
Sacred Heart, Prince George coun
~, established 1905.
Sacred Heart, Danville, re-estab
lished 1905.
A new parish at Berkiey. near Nor
folk. Ia also likely to be established.
After the advent OF Bishop Van d
Vyyer. churches were newly estab
lished or rebuilt at the followin
places:
Portsmouth, st. Pauls: Roanoke
St. Andrews; Petersburg. st. Jos
eph's: S%taunton. ST. Francis; Man
chester. Sacred Heart; Norfolk. Sac
red Heart: Norfolk. st, Joseph's (col
ored); Lynchhu-g. st. Joseph's tcol
oredl: Falls Church. 1t. James: For
Monroe, St. Mary's; Newport New
st. vincsnt's: Keyser. Assumption
Henry, Immaculate Conception: Ell
Garden. St. V~lncept's: GormaHia, s.
John the Bastist: Hot Springs. Sac
rcd Heart; Coyington. Sacred Heart
Ehepherdstown, Immaculate Concep
ton: Charlestown. 1t. James: Wood
stock. Mission church; Kilmarnocl
st. Francis; Hague. 81. Francis: Has
%risonburg. Blessed Sacrament; Colo
niai Beach. St. Elizabeth: West Poin'
st. Tegesa's; PRINCE George count,