Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-02-11
Many Dignitares Will Attend
Elevation of Bishop
Schrembs.
Louisville Relatives Will Visit
Grand Rapids On
Occasion.
HAS HAD A NOTED CAREER

The Right Rev. Monsignor Joseph
b. Schrembs, who has been named
Auxiliary Bishop of Grand Rapids,
Mich, will be consecrated on
Wednesday, February 90. He will
be an able assistant to Bishop
Richter, of Grand Rapids, who is in
III health. Monsignor Schrembs
spent several years in Louisville in
his youth as a teacher at st. Martins
school, Shelby and Broadway. Mrs.
Joseph Sayer, wife of the popular
tailor at 211 South Fifth street, is
the only sister of the Bishop-elect.
Monsignor Schrembs was born In
Ratisbon, Bavaria, March IL, 1856.
When he was eleven years old he
came to the United States and began
his studies at the arch-abbey of st.
Vincent, near Pittsburg, where his
elder brother had entered the Bene-
dictine order several years before.
After completing his college course
he removed to Louisville and taught
school for two years. In 1884 he
was adopted as student OF the
Grand Rapids diocese by Bishop
Richter, who had just been conse-
Grated as first Bishop of the diocese.
Young Schrembs entered La ,Grande
Seminary at Montreal, and for five
years pursued the study of theology
and philosophy. He was ordained
priest on June 20, 1889, and at once
began his work in the diocese of
Grand Rapids. After serving on
rural missions for several years he
was brought to Grand Rapids in
1900 as pastor of st. Mary's. Three
years later he was made Vicar Gen
eral of his diocese, and In 1906
was raised to the dignity of Mon
signor. For eleven years at least
be has been the Bishops right hand
and his elevation to the episcopacy
was not unexpected.
AS Auxiliary Bishop his duties will
consist mainly in visiting all
churches and religious institutions
of the diocese of Grand Rapids,
which contains 1900 square miles
of territory. In that diocese there
are ninety-four parish churches,
twenty-five mission churches, seven
ty-three parochlal schools, three
academies and three high schools.
The Catholic population is approx
mately 10000.
The conservation to be held on
February % will take to Grand Rap
ids the greatest and most dis
Hnguished assemblage of Catholic
dignitaries in the history of that
diocese. Archbishops, Bishops, Alb
bots and priests from all parts of the
United States and Canada Will be
present at the ceremony. The con-
secrator will be the Right Rev.
Henry Joseph Richter, who ordained
Monslgnor Schrembs to the priest
hood. Bishop Richter will be assist
ed by Bishops Macs, of Covington,
and Foley, of Detroit. The sermon
will be preached by the Most Rev.
Henry Moeller, Archbishop of Gin
cinnati. A choir of male voices
made up of members of all the
Catholic choirs in the Grand Rapids
diocese will sing the music incident
to the occasion.
Among the dignitaries who have
promised to grace the occasion with
their presence are Archbishops
Messmer of Milwaukee, Quigley OF
Chicago and Glennon of st. Louis,
and Bishops O'Donaghue OF Louis
vile, McFaul of Trenton, N. j.,
Jansen of Belleville, ILL.,, Cotton of
Buffalo, Canevin of Pittsburg and
Schwebach of Lacrosse, Wis.
The conservation of Monsignor
Schrembs has more than a passing
interest for Louisville people. The
new prelate is well and favorably
remembered here, not only as a
teacher at st. Martins parochial
school but on account Of other visits
to Louisville to relatives on special
occasions. On the occasion OF the
silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Sayer, his brother-in-law and
sister, Monslgnor Schrembs Off
ciated at the jubilee mass. He also
officiated at the marriage OF their
eldest daughter, Miss Mamie Sayer,
who is now Mrs. Fred Schmidt. That
ceremony was performed IN Grand
Rapids, and Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt
are now residing khere. He came. TO
Louisville again to perform the
ceremony that united Miss Matte
Sayer and Leslie Quinker, and again
to unite Miss Blanche Sayer and
Charles Schuchard, now of Cleve-
land, Ohio. The two latter marriage
ceremonies were held at st.
Anthony's church. His last visit 10
Louisville occurred about year
ago. Jacob schrembs. brother OF
the Bishop that is to be. is a cutter
for Joseph Sayer, the Fifth avenue
tailor. All his Louisville relatives
will go to Grand Rapids to be present
at the conservation.