Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-12-16
New DiOceses and New Provin-
ces Are Likely to Be
Created.
San Silvestro Is Now Prac-
tically an American
Institntion.
RECTOR LIVED In new YORK

From Rome 1t was cabled this
week that the Pope, who follows
closely what is taking place in the
United States, has asked to be kept
informed Of the preparations which
are being made in New York and
Boston for the reception there re-
spectively of Cardinals Farley and
0'Connell. Plus X. was much graft
fled at the enthusiastic send-off
which was given to the new Ameri-
can Cardinals, thus indorsing his
choice by kind of plebiscite, and he
will be delighted even more when
the arrival of the new Princes of the
church in the United States is the
signal for a fresh manifestation of
approval. He has been heard to ex-
claim:
''The Americans are good-hearted,
generous and enthusiastic, but their
Cardinals deserve their affection, be-
ing above all praise"
1t is in fact asserted that there
will soon be other proofs of the
Pope's prediction for America in
Catholic hierarchy by the creation
OF new dioceses, and possibly new
provinces, so that the United States,
even from that point of view, will
rank among the first Catholic powers
In the world.
Meanwhile Rome is also becoming
an important American. center from
the Catholic point of view. Besides
the interest due to the fact that
there are to be in the United States
three wearers of the purple, who
look to Rome as the holy, inspiring
city; that a fourth American Car
dinal, the ex-Apostolic Delegate to
Washington, lives IN the Eternal
City, and that all four have there
their titular churches among the
most important in the center of
Christendom. 1t must be remembered
that there is the American College,
with its $50 students, that other
American students are at the Pro-
paganda. and other American priests
are at San Silvestro, which, under
the rectorship of the Rev. John
Dolan, has become an American
church. Father Dolan, who is Irish
by birth, lived for dozen years in
New York and became an American
citizen. Only few years ago he
was appointed rector of the English
speaking church of San Silvestro,
which under his able guidance has
practically become an American in
stitution. II was there that one of
the most successful dinners, with
the presence of several Cardinals,
high prelates and church dignitaries,
was given in honor of Cardinal Far
ley, who felt there as though he were
on American soil.
Cardinal Farley, after attending a
dinner given in the Irish College in
honor O Cardinal Bisietti, took pos
session OF his titular church, Sancti
Maria Soprara Minerva. The cere-
mony was imposing. The church
was crowded with 10000 persons of
all nationalities. Cardinal Farley
sat on the throne, surrounded by
clergy, and received the homage of
dignitaries OF the church.
The suites of the new American
seven OF tho& attached to Cardinal
Farley having left Tuesday for Cher
bourg. They will sail from that port
on board the Kronprinzessin Cecile
on December 10. Monsignor Dennis
o'Connell. Auxiliary Bishop of San
Francisco, will leave Europe on the
same steamer, embarking at
Bremen.
Cardinal o'ConneIl, Archbishop OF
Boston, subject to the permission OF
the Pope, expects to spend a few
weeks in Sicily before his return to
the United States. In such event he
will not return TO Boston until Jan