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form schools, eight orphan asylums
and two aaylums for the blind.
The population figures for the re-
manning archdiocese OF the country |
are: baltimore. 100000: Cincinnati.
200. 900: Dubuque. 1850: Milwnn
kee. 250.000: New Orleans. $4,000: |
Oregon City. $4,000: Philadelphia.
| COS 900. st. Louis. 5000: ST.
Paul. .sh.00O: San Franc.sco. 252.-
900: Santa Fe. liO.i,3. BROOKLYN.
under Bishop McDoncll. is easisly
the premier OF the organic groups
not in the category OF archdioceses.
II has a population OF 100000. or
twice thnt OF the total result Of the
figures for the four diOceses In llli-
nOis, outside OF the city OF Chicago.
viz. Alton. Bellcville. Rockford and
Peoria. Pittsburgh is second in This
grouping. having 4Sp.000.
| The figures for other diocese hav-
Ing well known cities as their '"n-
ter are;
| Cleveland. 350. 900: Columbus. 33-
0d5: Denver. l05.000: Detroit. 3@:-
900: Indianapolis l2i.0i5: Newark.
aT0.0o0: Pittsburgh. $4,000: Hart
ford. tCnnn.) |23.0o0: Springfield
Mass. $4,000: Portland. ,MeJ.
I23 3.000: Providence. 26o.Oo0: Syra-
ci,se. lai .tG3. Toledo. 10000.
Omaha. ,5.S,'. The least OF the or
Eanized groups is that of IN" vicar
int" Of North Carolina and Belmont
Abbey. which has a population or t.
ZOE sonis In an area OF 1880 square
miles. This vicariate embraces IN"
eniir. state OF North Carolina and l.
notabl. as the seen. OF the early Ia
iors OF Cardinal Gibbons. who vas
the first vicar apostolic. From this
obscure missionary field he rose era
duaiIy TO the bishoprick OF Rich
mond. the arch.pIscopal dignity aud
finally. III. Sacred Cole. CuriouslN
enough the motto on iii. coat OF
arms OF this vicariatc is Crcsca'.
| Returns from Aiaska show 500
Catholics in thar territory. equally
divided between the settlers and th"
native In an area OF so 400 sduar"
miles. In numbers the strength OF
the Catholic church. according To-
the figures here given. is In the rlt-
les of extraordinary population snd
manufacturing centers. In the GOA
fields Of Pennsylvania and West Nir-
HInia the Catholic population Is n
grci as some o; the better known OF
the second class cities. The diocese
OF Erie. which traverses the bitumi-
nous coal fields. has 10000: Scran-
ton. In the heart OF the hard coal re-
g.on. a.a 200. and Wheeling. ". Va.
$1,000. The Catholic population In
the diocese Of Salt Lake. which In
ciudes all oi the Mormon state and y
portion OF Ncvada. IL l2.0Na. The
number Of new parishes established
In 1871? In the United States is 3.s.
Since this work went to press the
church lo.t Its oldest prcla'c. Bishop
John !. Hogan. who died last fchfu-
AIRY at the age OF 81. He had been In
the episcopal rank u years. exercis-
Ing the duties OF bishop Of st. Joseph
Mo.. from 1868 to 1850. when he
was promoted to See OF Kansas City.
in which he died. His death leaves
Bishop OF Detroit the senior TN
point Of agcI OF the prelates In this
country. CariinYi Gibbons will he
- in Ir'y. Arehsnhor ireland is
fiv. yeart his junior.
), In the cartinMatisi. lists the sen
lor An,5.eAd.sa,SsIats tsap!c. ,s ns,, n the
order. lp the obituary lists for the
United States for last year are such
well known names rs the Right Rev.
p. A. Ludden. late bishop OF Syra-
cuse: the Rev. A. =. Doyl. Of the
PauIists: Right Rev. Mgr. p. j. Nc
! Namnra. BROOKLYN: the Rev. Bern
ard r. Mckcnns: Very Rev. Rudolph
Meyer. $. J.: the Rev. John II. Stu
cbc. Right Rev. Mgr. j. f.. Millcrick.
Right Rev. Mgr. r. l.. Tohin. the
Rev. Charles ]. vnadegrif, and the
Rev. r. II. O'Connell.