The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-13
TIE CATHOLIC CHURCH INfRICIIMOND
4; AND BISHOP O'CONNELL ITS, HEAD
lsL ne,. DENNIS ). o'ooNNEfA.

S-aihoic Church had a small Begin
Isf9 ia Richmond. The following.
\. frnsn an account recently given by
sather Magri. gives a splendid Idea of
foM the Richmond Catholic Church
snade it's beginning ia Richmond
With the landing al Norfolk IN lt9l
saf ,ihe French Able, Rev. Jean Dn-
bots. and some other priests OF the
Sa me nationality the Catholic Church
s in Virginia hogan a period Of pro-
rassive development Carry ing let
3 t.sias of introduction from Lafayette 10
Patrick Henry, James Monroe. the
Iees. Randolphs and to other dis
aifgnished Virginia families, the Able
Dubois was shown the utmost con-
sitfetaiiun. Leaving the other priests
Il Norfolk. which then contained
nSre Catholics than did the entire re-
main ser Of the state, Father Dubois
ID trneNed to R3chmond, whore he re-
sasined several months, including
fh& winter ~ 1912, The General
Assembly, then in session. CourtcousSy
ta4T him use of the hail " the House
ufy Delegate ia which he held re
tsxions services During his stay IN
Rissh uond ne Taught French la Pat
4lak Henry. TIE latter IN turn teach.
sne ihe priest English IL was with
Eenune regret that She Richmond
4enple haae farewell go the accom-
piished Able Dubois, who felt duty
aiflpg hI0 IN other fields. After la
bngsne for While II tine valley OF
.siTE ria. he departed for Maryland,
seGndsnE ~ }NbS Mount SAINT wary
S'aDese at t.Wn1t'snure IN 1875 ne
.arS reaIed thiFd HiShop OF Ne" oiN'
v aege he bird ln lS4z Ills success
sers nj Richmond were Fathers Mon
srwad, Michel AcEiro}5 Baxter ana
@aha+cV.
10 '7@8 NC find the ReN. Johh
haytr }tNorlnE az AIeNandf3a. y
sarlei church vas built there TIVE
years later NF Rev FRANCIS Neale ~
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e''' a. -, 81,
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va 90
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rf'a ~f'''"F priest ~ ,.e a'3.t'' ~.
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V pF''4'f houses - i"'1,'s ''''i,,'. -
l38s '''so 'oi AJ3' F", ''"S' n'a
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mrs streets thth ~ wv o'o , ',lo,'
fAatel on inc SoHi h"tS, ''i''' "' no
s9Aq Afhf lsF"t - '''>' a~"'n ~ ~
"a A'apFn'& - W. '','' "l -.
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~ ne h'ose 81 "i9. 0'i"u Wv -
~ t-aa' MAIN. h'' WIZ H'' ',''',n
stu h9ef'efhih "'ie''N' N"VN w
sfaeHd was "'no1' d iesiHsi't i' ~ F
stlairh happened frequently. ne ''''''
tt8pE Priests at"oSt tH'|I ".'H IN.
t.@n1 n"hct Ne"t *t'''NH' i'7''''''''@ u
Ro4}"ik'
The FIRST permanent place Of Cath
eiis worship in Richmond was room
Ia TiargroVe's tobacco factory, south
4 Maiu. near Twenty -s'henth street,
ard tnoNH as The Chapel The
'snebotts cburf "a, The Satlors
rhur h." hoea1so often attended bE
atiore lu 1871 +t"srrh t'ai}fEn. pro-
ifi@t"r II The o9lloeeo Flour M 'i.,,',
t'is.-'H' ihoe%and 1"'t7i* l." ne
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" et"' "'E.H 1e"tS - 't' ''''
"Hnpp o'"i"o". IT,
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Us nl'trifllf f"Slol' ~ '''' a., iit'i'''"
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aagaa sAeh. tpestht~ - ~ to'i''a'' -
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siae minus o. tiio>F FH"p"N'it" -
present names from "'''eh might oe
It t'-ts iilh sue fss9r 10 ti!e "a
fpshtea biSh"P NaH ue NSEe'' -.
ubG Nti| tut ''e" 70" a. tn' W
tHe3 ielt "aS 'ne OeSt H'lV' ~ -,
ne III h Il =
~ Aha9 measure ~ teisiouS ueteloP
4 agent IN AfePios WIN the rTCeh, nia a.
tiaf s'tlueA "i tHo ''io Do'i,,'''V'r
tsefd hfH' Ntthodf ePPositt7H' on
tne.i4Sls 81 me thfce ha'nes 10 Wal, -,
e Rome S'Pai@as' ~ ti'e
81 ~" "Iot'St an" 10y ''c pi9'''p9
lie province 'he Haiie 81 t"e "'N,'l
HnA- behhis d - AoHtleii, ~ ~ NaS
anhfsilaltns'g CHOSEN ~ w" pup ei'1e
ifosailh. rus me iFH.h' LOT tne pa
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Ai"t'"S''-
tn. ucNs Of The choice. dashed
over he wires If the country, met
vita universal approval knowledge
# the selection was received IN var
GINA with ordinations OF lrrepre-
aibie 10Y but nowhere more than IN
the capital city, the scene Of the new