The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-13


BISHOP OF THE SEE BY BISHOP
o'GoRMAN - ADDRESSES FROM
THE CLERGY AND THE LAlTY-
SERMON BY ARCH SHOP
KEANE-PUBLIc RECEPTION IN
THE EVENlNG-NEW BISHOP
MADE SPLENDID IMPRESSION
ON CATHOLICS AND NON CATH
oLICs.
On Thursday, May 4, with all the
on such occasions, the Right Reverend
John J. Lawler was formally enthroned
as third Bishop Of the Diocese of
Lead in ST. patrick's prO-Cathedral,
in that city. The event brought to
the Black Hills the largest number
of Bishops and priests ever assembled
in that locality for any celebration
Among the distinguished prclates who
came to do honor to the new Bishop OF
Lead were Archbishop Keane of Du-
buQue. Bishop OGorman of Sioux
Falls, Bishop Then of Lincoln, Bishop
Bowling of Des Moines, Bishop
Busch Of st. Cloud and Bishop Nc
Govern Of Cheyenne. Nearly all the
priests Of the Diocese of Lead were
present and many came from Mime
sofa, Nebraska and South Dakota
TO take part in the celebration.
At the hour set for the ceremony
the procession, made up of dozen
altar boys, about forty priests, the
visiting prelates accompanied by their
chaplains, and finally, the Right
Reverend Bishop Lawler, Wended it's
way from the episcopal residence to
the Cathedral which was filled with
a congregation that taxed the seating
capacity, among whom were a very
large number of non-Catholics. AS
soon as the procession reached the
sanctuary the priests were assigned
seats in the front pews and the Arch
bishop and Bishops were accommO-
dated in the sanctuary. When the
Right Reverend Bishop Lawler took
his seat on a faldstool in front of the
altar, the Rev. j. M. Reardon of st.
paul, ascended the pulpit and read,
in the Latin original, the Papal Bulls
one appointing Bishop Lawler to
the See of Lead, the other address
ed to the clergy and laity of the Dio-
cese. The latter was read in English
as follows:
(Translation.)
Benedict Bishop, Servant of the
Servants of God, to Our beloved sons,
the clergy and people of the city and
diocese Of Lead, greeting and apostolic
benediction.
Today, we nave in the fullness of
Apostolic power released Our Vener-
able Brother John Jeremiah Lawler
heretofore Titular Bishop of Hermop-
oils, from the bond which bound him
to the Titular Episcopal Church of
Hermopolis, and after having taken
counsel with Our Venerable Brothers,
the Cardinals of the Holy Roman
Church, in virtue of Our Apostolic au-
thority we have transferred him to
your cathedral church of Lead, de-
prived at present of its pastor, and
have placed him in charge of it as it's
Bishop and pastor. Wherefore, we
eXhOrt you all and bind you to the
obligation of receiving with feelings
of loyalty said Bishop John jeremiah
IaWlcr as your father and the shep-
herd of your souls, Of rendering him
all due honor and of showing due
obedience and respect to his whole
some admonitiOns and commands, 50
that he may find in you devoted sons
and you in him Il benevolent father.
And we ordain and command that
through the good offices of the Bishop
who now rules your diocese these our
letters be read publicly from the pul.
pit of your cathedral church, when.
ever occurs the first feast day of OBJ
legation.
Given in Rome at st. Peters in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, this twenty-ninth day OF
January, in the second year of oul
Pontificate.
OCTAVIUS CARDINAL CAGIANO,
Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
The Right Reverend Bishop Lawlel
vested, wearing the cope and mitrC
and carrying the crosier, land ac
companied by his chaplains, Fathers
Cullen and Gaughan of Minneapolis
was led to the throne by the Righ
Reverend Bishop O'Gorman of Siou,
Falls and formally installed as Bishol
of Lead Then the Reverend Clerg.
Of the Diocese advanced and kneelint
before the Bishop kissed his ring il
token of submission to his episcopa
authority.
Address from the Clergy.
At the conclusion of this ceremon
the Rev. r. f. DUDE of Deadwoot
Administrator of the Diocese durin
the interregnum, delivered the follow
ing address:
Right Reverend Bishop:
1t becomes my privilege, my last an
most pleasant duty as Administrato
of the Diocese Of Lead, to bid you we
come to your See city. In the nam
therefore, of all the clergy and a
the faithful of the Diocese of Lea
extend to you a hundred thousan
Ehole-souled, hearty welcomes.