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In September, 1857. he was transferred
| to st. Mary's seminary. Baltimore, and
ION June 80. 1861, he was ordained
priest in St Marys chapel His first
mission was that of assistant priest at
st. Patrick's church, Baltimore, but in
the course of few months he was
made pastor of st. Bridget's church at
Canton, an eastern suburb of the city.
While he was performing the duties of
parish priest in that obscure place
Archbishop Spalding transferred him
to the cathedral, made him his private
secretary and appointed him to the I'M
portant office of chancellor of the arch
diocese
When the second plenary council of
the American Roman Catholic church
assembled at Baltimore in October,
1866. he was assigned to the office OF
assistant chancellor of that body,
which represented the entire hierarchy
Of the United States. In 1868 he was
made vicar apostolic of North Caro-
lima. with the rank and title of bishop.
being consecrated in the cathedral of
Baltimore by his friend Archbishop
Spalding on Aug. 16 North Carolina
then contained a population Of 1,OOO,-
900, of whom only 1000 were Roman
Catholics. But Bishop Gibbons was
equal to the duties of the office. and in
\ few years schools were opened, asy-
iums built, churches erected and the
number of priests increased from five
to fifteen.
When in 1877 the health of Arch
bishop Bailey of Baltimore began to
decline he asked Pope Plus TX. to give
him a coadjutor, at the same time sug-
costing Bishop Gibbons for the office.
His request was granted. and on May
20, 1877. Dr. Gibbons was appointed CO
idjutor, with the right Of succession to
the see Of Baltimore.
On Oct. 3 of the same year, on
the death of Archbishop Bailey, he
succeeded to the vacant see. and thus
1t the early age of fortythree attained
10 the highest ecclesiastical dignity of
his church in the United States, for
Baltimore being the oldest is therefore
the primary American see
Made a Cardinal In 1886.
In 1899 Archbishop Gibbons was
5ummoned to Rome, with other Amer
:lcan archbishops, to confer upon the
affairs of the church in the United
States. During this visit he was the
recipient of several marked favors
rom Pope Leo XIII. He was appoint
ID to preside over the third plenary
council of Baltimore. which assembled
in that city in November 1884 The
success of the council was due in a
great measure to the zeal, energy and
executive ability of Archbishop Glib
bOnS.
When the acts and DEGREES of the
council We're transmitted to Rome they
were after mature deliberation ap-
proved by the ecclesiastical authori
ties. Leo XIII. at the same time ex-
pressed his appreciation of Archbishop
Gibbons services and shortly after
ward nominated him for cardinal.
Archbishop Gibbons selected June
80. 1886, the day of his silver jubilee"
as priest. as the occasion on which he
would be invested with the insignia of
his rank as IL prince of the church.
Farley Born In Ireland.
Cardinal Farley was born i'll County
Armagh. Ireland, April 90, 1912. His
father was Philip Farley and his moth
er Catherine Murphy Farley.
AS a child Farley attended mass in
the church at Newtown. Hamilton,
County Armagh, Ireland, where he
spent his boyhood.
The county of his birth is distin
gu1she., historically, and the waters of
ioush Neagh in the north and of