The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29
Claims of This Country $
Catholics Finally
RI CO. nizea.
ANNOUNCEMENT
IS MADE IN ROME
Farley and O'Connell Will Be,
Elevated to Sacred College at
November Consistory-Fal-
COMO Also to Get Red Hat,
Making Four Cardinals
in United States.
Especial Gable to The rimos-Dispa,eh. ]

Especial Cable to The Timcs-DtspatchJ
Rome. October 2s.-At last thu.
claims OF the 100000 Catholics OF
the United States for increased rep.
resentation in the hierarchy of tho
church are to be recognized. ana
there are to be three American cara
dinals. AS matter of fact there Will
be four cardinals in the United States. 4
Announcement Is made that the Most
Rev. ]. NJ. Farley, archbishop of New
York. and the Most Rev. w. H. o'Con3
nell. archbishop of Boston, are amonc
the prelates who will be created carr
dinals by Pope Plus at the consistorY
to be held November 81, and the notis.
ficauon Is added that similar honor
is to be bestowed upon Mgr. Diomeda.
Falconio. the apostolic delegate in the
United States Mgr. Falconio is cit-
izen of the United States, having be5
come SO in 1871. These three, then.
added to Cardinal Gibbons. of Balti-
more, will place the number Of the
wearers of the red hat in the United
States at four
Ever since the elevation OF Pope
Plus to the pontificate there has been
u steady pressure on His Holiness ON
the part OF the American Catholics for
increased representation in the sacred
college, and last May the intima tiou
was given out here that the Pope re-
cognized the force of the argument
to the extent of deciding that there.
should at any rate be second Ameri-t
can cardinal.
Hampered in Choice. 81,
1t Is open secret in Vatican ciri,
cles that the Pope has always con-
coded the rights of American Catho-
lies to increased representation, but
that he has been hampered in hls
choice of those to bear that represen-
tation by the activity of those seek.S
Ing the coveted honor. %s,g M
To avoid giving pain or ofrense to
the partisans of various aspIrants, the
Pope has even avoided the summoninE
OF consistories or has let consistories
pass without nominating any one to
fill the rapidly growing list of yacan-
cies.
1t Is on record that not long ago a
high prelate. when asked why so few
consistorieS were summoned replied
with much emphasis: America is re-,
sponsible for It."
Finally the Pope. having carefully 7
and fully considered the whole situa-j
ton. came to the conclusion that no /
matter who was chosen, some one must
of necessity be dissa tished: that thai
thinned ranks of the Sacred College i
must be filled. and that as head of thai
church the heroic selection among tho
thihei ieaii dspirants lay without appedfl
in his hands and must be made without
further delay
VIII Get Red Hats.
The full list of prelates whose eIeval
ton to the cardinalate as officially ana
nounced is: I:
Mgr. $. NJ. Cos y Macho. Archbishop Of
Valladolid q
Mgr. Diomede Falconio. apostolic del,i
egate at Washington.
Mgr. y. Vico, papal nuncio at Ma
drid.
Mgr. j. Granite de Belmont pignelll.{
cX-papal nuncio at Vienna.
The Most Rev. John NJ Farley, Arch.t
bishop of New York.
The Most Rev Francis Bournn,I
Archbishop of Westminster
The Most Rev. Francis s Bauer.
Archbishop of olmueth
Mgr. l. a. Mite. Archbishop of Paris,
The Most Rev. William H. o'Connells
Archbishop Of Boston.
Mgr. f. V. Dubillard. Archbishop OF
Chambrey. |
The Most Rev. Franz X Nagel. Arch.
bishop OF Vienna
Mgr De Cabrier. Bishop Of Months.
lier (France).
Mgr. Bisleti, papal major domo.
Mgr. Lugari, assessor of the holy(
Mgr Pompeli secretary OF the Con.
gregation Council.
Mgr. Billot. of the Jesuit order.
Mgr. Van Rossum. redemptionist.
Causes Much Surprise.
Both the announcement OF a consi
sistory and the names of those who
are 70 be elevated to the cardinalata
caused much surprise here. The ip-
tntions OF the Pope were kept eni
tirely secret, the general absorption In
the war aiding materially in maintain
| ing the secrecy.
The selection of teh new cardinals
IS the subject of interest owing chief
~ 10 the recognition the United States
mas received. Archbishop Barley's ele-
reuon has caused q generally excel
lent impression as, besides his emil
nent qualities. he Is head OF one OF the
most important Catholic centres OF tha
world.
Archbishop OConnel1 who is very
popular in Rome. is the youngest
among the new cardinals.
1t is stated that soon the American
cardinals Will be further increased so
as to give the West representation
in the senate of the church.
| For the first time since the rupture
; with France, cardinals have been Sc.
lected from that country. The four
named added to the three already ex4
| France. Portugal on the other hand.
has not been recognized. Mgr Mendes
| Bello, Patriarch OF Lisbon. having falls
ed TO receive the red hat indicating,
that the Pope considers that the rup-.
| ture of the concordat with that coun-i
try must have a retroactive eftectg1
Mgr. j. Tonti, papal nuncio at LisSf
bon. also has been passed over. whtIsi
Mgr. Vico, papal nuncio at Madrid, ansft
| Mgr. Granite. INlpal nuncio at VieRnexl
| have been honored
! The last consistory was held in Deg
cember, l9o7. four cardinals being ap.I
pointed at that time, Since then nanxl
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