The citizen., 1911-06-16
Brief Sketch of Cardinal Gibbons.

OAA0A oAobCA Vi OdrOlndl GIBBONS.
IS34-Born on July 23 in Baltimore, on
North Gay street near Fayette. Baptized
at the Cathedral several days later.
IS57-Taken to Ireland by his parents
and his education begun few years
later.
IS49-Sets sail for New Orleans, and
was shpwrecked on the Great Bahamas.
ISso-Starts life as a clerk IN New
| Orleans
IS55-After attending a mission of
three famous preachers he determines to
enter the priesthood
IS55-Enters Saint Charles College.
at Ellicott City.
IS57-Enters Saint Mary's Seminary.
Baltimore.
IS6r-Ordalned priest on June 10th
at the Cathedral in Baltimore. Appointed
to Saint Patrick's and then Saint Bird
gets Church.
IS63-Appointed secretary to Arch
bishop. Spalding and assigned to the Ca
thedral
IS66-Assistant Chancellor of the Sec
ond Plenary Council of Baltimore
ISoo-Selected as Vicar Apostolic of
North Carolina
ISoS-Consecrated bishop August 18th,
IN the Cathedral by Archbishop Spaldinp.
and began his labors in North Carolina.
ISo9-Went TO Rome to participate in
the Vatican Council and voted to have
the lntalliable teachings of the office of
the Pope made Catholic doctrine. He
was the youngest bishop in the Catholic
Church at that time
IS72-Named as Bishop OF Richmond
and administrator apostolic of North
Carolina.
Is76-Finished his first and greatest
book The Faith of Our Fathers"
I677-Named as Coadjutor-
OF Baltimore, with the right of success
sion.
1877 After the death of Archbishop
Bayley he became the head of the pri-
NATAL see.
ISS4-Presided over the Third Plenary
Council OF Baltimore, the last of its kind
in this country
1SS6-Made Cardinal by Pope Leo
Mi ON June 9TH, and invested with the
red blretta on June Goth
ISS7-Was successful in having the
congregation of the Holy Office issue a
decree tolerating the Knights of Labor
IN the United States and lifting the ban
OF excommunication from them in Can
ada.
ISS7--On March 25th, he was installed
IN his titular church of Santa Maria in
lrastevere, Rome, and preached his
famous sermon in which he defended the
American system of the separation of
church and State.
ISS9-Centennial of the founding of
the American hierarchy which was
marked by a great ecclesiastical cele-
bration in Baltimore.
ISq6-United with Cardinals Vaughan.
OF England, and Logue, of Ireland, in
an appeal to the nations for the establish
ment OF an international tribunal of arbi-
tration.
IS9S-Opposed the war with Spain on
the ground that it was not justified. but
after II began ordered prayers said in all
the churches of the diocese for the sue
cess of the American arms and the
speedy conclusion of the war
1899 Iooo-Was instrumental in send
ing Catholic American teachers and
priests to the Philippine Islands
I9oo-Secretary of War Taft conferred
with him concerning Talts mission to
Rome to purchase the friar lands.
I9o3-Was the first American Cardinal
to participate IN the election of a Pope.
Ioo6-Organized the celebration Of the
centennial of the laying of the corner
stone of the Cathedral.
IeoS-Went to Rome and London and
on his return was greeted by the people
OF Baltimore with great reception.
I9Io-Preached in Montreal Cathedral
on the occasion of great Eucharistic
Congress.