El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-31
Americans Selected for Cardinals
Are Men of Distinguished Service
With Cardinal Gibbons They
Will Make Four Ameri-
cans HOnOred

The United States now has four car
dinals. They are James Gibbons, arch
bishop of Baltimore. and until a few
days ago the only prince of the Cath
Ollie church in-America, who was raised
TO the cardinalate on June 30 1885.
John Murphy Farley, archbishop Of
New Orleans: ". II O'Conneu, arch
bishop Of Boston, and Dfomede FaIconio,
apostolic delegate TO the United States,
who. although an Italian born became
q citizen Of the United States IN 1858.
Commenting on archbishop O'Con-
nell's elevation TO the cardinaIate, Rev.
Ambrose +. Roche, one Of his council.
says it is a crushing defeat for mod
ernism in this country because it shows
that american Catholics are understood
and recognized by the vatican.
archbishop Farley VIII SAIL for Rome
some time next week in order TO be
present at the cOusistOry which viii be
held in the Eternal city on November
Tt is probable that O'ConneIrs red
cap VIII be brought to him by dele
cation from the papal throne.
DiOmede FalcOnfO.
Diomede FalcOniO, one of the three
new American cardinals although born
al. PescOcOstanzO in the Abruzzi. Italy,
IS an American citizen. He netered the
and on completion Of his studies in No
vember 1855, he was sent as mission
airy to the United States On January
4, 1856, he was ordained a priest by
bishop TimOn, of Buffalo New York
An American Citizen.
He was professor Of philosophy and
vice president Of st. Bonaventure's col I
lege at Allegheny, n. Y, in 1866, and
became president of that Institution in
1858 at which time be became a citi-
zen Of the United States. From 1872 10
1897 he was secretary and administra-
tor Of the cathedral at HarbOr Grace, I
Newfoundland In 1888 he returned to l
Italy and was elected provincial Of the I
Franciscans IN the Abruzzi district and /
held the position two terms.
Holds Important Posts.
In 1883 he was cOmmissary and Wis I
ltOr general of the province of Naples, !
the following year being selected as Z
sTnOdical examiner for the diocese OF I
Aquila, and commisary and visitor gen I
eral of the FranciscanS, in the province !
Of Puglia, continuing in these offices /
until 1892
He was cOnsecrated bishop Of Lace I
dOnia July II, 1892. and on November /
%, 1895, he was raised to the office OF
archbishop Of Acerenza and Matera in
Basilicata- From 1899 to 1902 he was
apostolic delegate TO Canada.
Becomes Apostolic Delegate.
September 90 1902, he was selected as :
the apostolic delegate to the United
States and still holds that position, I
pending the selection Of successor,
though he viii remove to Rome.
John Murphy Farley.
Cardinal Farley was BORN at Newton
Hamilton. county Of Armagh. Ireland
April 20, 1892, the son Of Philip Farley
and Catherine Murphy Farley He was
first at St. Macartan's college,
MONAGHAN. Ireland later at FOrdham
college, New York City, and St JO-
seph's seminary, Troy, n Y.
Studies In Rome.
The next four years he devoted 20
study Tor the priesthood at the Amerl-
college in Rome, from which institution
he was one of the first graduates. and
was there ordained TO the priesthood
June IL 1870. That year he was ap-
pointed assistant rector Of St Peter
church at New Brighton staten Island
n. " serving in that capacity for Two
years, and was then selected by cardi-
nal McClOskey as his secretary, acIlng
n thar capacity until 1884, when he was
appointed private chamberlain to Pope
leo Is. with the title Of mOnsignOr-
Became Vicar General.
In 1891 he was selected vicar general
Of the archdiocese Of New D OK ana l
he following year was appointed pope
eos domestic prelate. In 1895 he was
auxiliary bishop Of New York and on
December d. 1895, was consecraIed
bishop. Of Zeugma-
Appointed Archbishop.
On the death of archbishop Corrigan,
,Tay g. 1902. he was appointed admins
traitor Of the New York diocese ana on
Septemb Der IS, 1902. he became the
fourth archbishop Of New York.
he is the author Of several DOCKS.
william TT. OfCouneIl.
William II O'C0nneu was born az (
Lowell Mass. December S, 1853 He
graduated from the Boston college and
uttered the new American college - {
Rome. italy. in 1881, and was ordained
! priest in the Eternal city June 4,
1854 He was appointed rector Of the
american college at Rome, November
81 1898 named domestic prelate June :
). 1897. appointed bishop Of Portland,
.Te. April p. 1901: cOnseCrated bishop ,
1T the church OF St. JOhn Lateran in
Rome, May 10, 1901, installed at the ca
hedral In Portland, Ne, July 4, 1901,
md named assistant at the pOntiflcal
hrone In January, 1905. He was later 1
elected archbishop Of Boston.