The Irish standard., 1914-06-06

1908 the Holy Father named him
Bishop of Chalons, and on April 20.
1909, Archbishop of Lyons in sue
cession to the late Cardinal Coullie.
Mgr. Tecchi.
Mr.. Tecchi is a Roman, born in the
Eternal City on June 26, 1854, and
ordained, after brilliant course of
studies at the Apollinare, on Decem-
Der %, 1876. Under Leo XIII he
served as substitute of the old con-
sistorial Congregation and of the
Penitenziaria. After the Sapienti
consilio in 1908 he became Assessor
of the new Consistorial Congregation.
Mgr. Won Hartman.
Mgr. Won Hartman, who as Arch
bishop of Cologne, is the ruler of the
most populous diocese in the Cath
olic world, was born in Munster,
Westphalia. on December Is, 1851.
He was ordained priest in 1874, af-
ter which he spent several years
studying in Rome as one of the Chap
lains of the Anima. After his re-
turn he was engaged for many years
in pastoral work until on June 16,
1911, the Chapter Of Munster elected
him as Bishop of that See. October
20. 1912. the Chapter of Cologne
paid him honor, and his election as
Archbishop was confirmed by the
Holy Father.
Mgr. Victorian Guisasola was born
on April 81. 1852, and studied for
the bar. but after brief practice,
realized that he was called to the
priesthood and was ordained in 1876.
He was appointed Bishop of Osma on
June IS. 1893. Thence he was
transferred to the See of Madrid in
1901, but Immediately afterward Leo
XIII promoted him to theArchdio-
cese of Valencia, where he remained
until last November. He has thus
governed in succession four Spanish
dioceses.
Mgr. Serafini.
Mgr. Serafini is a Roman. Mgr.
Serafini will be the fourth Roman
Cardinal in the Sacred College. the
other three being Cardinals Cassetta,
Lugari and Tecchi. He will be the
third Benedictine Cardinal, with Car
dinal Vaszary, the retired Primate
of Hungary, and Abbot President
Gasquet. He was born on August 3.
1852, and made his religious pro-
fession at Subiaco on June 16, 1874.
His ordination to the priesthood fol-
lowed in 1877, and his appointment
to General of his conere-
cation in 1882. Before he had quite
reached 40. in June, 1892, he was
elected Abbot-General. Eight years
later Leo XIII wanted him for Arch
bishop of Spoleto. Plus x wanted
him in 1905 for Apostolic Delegate
to Mexico. He was recalled to Rome
three years ago to be made Assessor
of the Holy Office in succession to
Cardinal Lugarj.
Mgr. Giustini.
Mgr. Filippo Giustini, secretary of
the S. Congregation of the Sacra-
ments, was born on May 8, 1852. at
Cineto-Romano, and was ordained
priest on December %. 1876, and i'm
mediately afterward appointed Pro-
lessor of Canon Law at the school of
the Apollinare. In 1902 he became
Secretary of the now abolished Con-
gregation of Bishops and Regulars.
and in 1908, after Plus KS great re-
form of the Roman Curia, was NOM
mated secretary of the Congregation
of the Sacramento. Since 1904 he
has been member of the Commits
sion for the Codifcation of Canon
Law.
Mgr. della Chiesa.
Mgr. della Chiesa, who was born
at Pegn, in the diocese of Genoa, on
November 81, 1854, and ordained to
the priesthood TN 1873, accompanied
Mgr. Rampolla to Madrid in 1888
and remained there as secretary of
the Nunciature until 1887. He re-
turned to Rome with Cardinal RAM
polla and entered the Secretariate of
State as one of the minor officials.
until in 1901 he was appointed Sub
stitute of the secretariate and secre-
tary of the CIPHER. December 16.
1907. Plus x appointed him to be
Archbishop of the important See of
Bologna. Less than seven years of
prudent administration there have
won for him place in the Sacred
College.