The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12
OLD WORLD NEWS.

An Extensive DtoceSe.-The diocese
of Bishop Kelly, of Geraldton, West
Australia, covers an area of over
100000 square miles, and in this vast
tract of country fifteen priests labor.
Youngest Benedictine Abbot.-The
ancient Benedictine Abbey of Val
vanera, Spain, which has been sup
pressed, is now restored. It's Abbot,
Right Reverend Augustine Urcey, is
the youngest abbot in the order.
The Pope's optician.-Mr. Patrick
X. Cahill of Dublin, Ireland, has re-
ceived diploma appointing him OPP
tician to his Holiness Pope Renedict
XIV. Mr. Cahill will now be allowed
to put up the arms of his Holiness on
his signboard.
New South African 6ishop.-The
conservation of the Right Rev. Bishop
Cox, o. NJ. l., of the Transvaal, South
Africa, took place in johannesburg on
October %. The consecrating pre-
late was Bishop Delalle, o. M. l., who
was assisted by Bishops Rooney and
MacSherry.
Says His Rosary.-A Munster Fusi-
lier, writing to his father, describes
the hard fighting in which the regi-
ment has figured, and adds: Il am
not forgetting to say a part of the
rosary every night, no matter what
l am doing"
CeyIon PapaI Serf1inary.-At Handy,
: in Ceylon, India, there Is papal
seminary, which is a central one for
: ton there took place in 1898. Last
December eight students were Or
dained priests.
Veteran English Priest.-Mgr. John
Motler, V. G., of st. Joseph's Brad
ford, England, celebrated his ninetieth
birthday recently. He was born near
Manchester, England, and was edu-
Gated at the English College, Rome,
where he was ordained in 1850. He
was appointed Privy Chamberlain to
the Pope in 1898, and Domestic Pre-
late in 1896. During his ministrations
for fifty years in Bradford he has been
greatly esteemed by members of all
denominations.
Presbyterian Presides at Maynooth.
DR.. A. Anderson, President Galway
College, a Presbyterian, presided re-
Gently at the comforting of degrees
on students of the National University
, at Maynooth. Right Rev. Mgr. Hogan,
President of the College, warmly
thanked DR.. Anderson-a broad-mind-
ed and liberal man-for presiding. DR..
Anderson congratulated the College
: on the long list of graduates and its
many distinctions.
Antiquarian Discoveries in Rome
At present excavations are going on
in the Piazza Colonna, Rome, whence
: it is proposed to remove the insight
: ly structure that occupied the great
I part of the Piazza. Some valuable
t discoveries have been made. The
: excavators have struck upon the "Cam-
+ pus Agrippae," and magnificent speci-
t mems Of ancient architecture have
: been brought to light. Two statues of
4 some Importance have also been dis
1 covered.
t Catholic Indian SoIdiers.-When the
9 native Indian troops which have been
called up by Great Britain landed at
MarSeilles, France, short time ago
it was a pleasant surprise to many
+ Frenchmen to find that thousands OF
them were Catholics, and very good
4 Catholics, too. Another thing which
+ greatly struck the people of the south
r was the fact that they were well
:. supplied with Catholic chaplains.
S Bishop Becomes Pastor.-Hisy Emf.
d nence Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop OF
e Westminster, England, has appointed
9 the Right Rev. DR.. Butt, Bishop OF
r Cambysopolis, to the charge of St
I James, Spanish-place, London, in sue
0 cession to the late Canon Gildea.
New italian Hishop.-The Right
> Reverend Father Pacificus of Seggi
ano, ex-General of the Capuchins, has
T been appointed Bishop of Albenga
y Italy. His Office as, preacher of the
apostolic palace, which he held a mum
Der Of years, has been conferred upon
the Reverend Father Lucas, o. NJ
Cap, of the Venetian Capuchin Pro
vince.
: Belgian Henedictines in Ireland
! Edermine House, near Enniscorthy
= Ireland, has been taken over by Alb.
: bot Marmion, who was in charge OF
! a large monastery of so Benedictine
: monks at Maredsous, Belgium. The
: monks will go into residence there
Immediately. A residence close by,
which was formerly a Protestant rec.
: tory, has also been purchased for the
: use of the Order
Distinguished English Convert
> Lady Holmes, who was received into
the Church on All Hallows' Eve, by the
: Very Rev. Canon Drake, at st. Der.
nard's Convent, Slough, England, is
the widow of Sir Richard Holmes,
f K. C. v. O., for thirty-five years Ii.
|, brarian to Queen Victoria and King
| ~ W.T. at VTfndenr Hoo@Io Cho