The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-27
FRANCISCAN GENERAL
VERY REVEREND FATHER CIM-
mo Is IN THIS coUNTRY-WAs
ONCE PROFESSOR AND PARo.
cHIAL WORKER IN NEW YORK
STATE.

The Very Rev. Seraphin Cimino
Superintendent of the Franciscan
Fathers, arrived in New York from
Rome during the past month to make
visitation of all the Franciscan
houses in this country. 1t is his first
visit to America since his election as
superior general in the summer of
1915, although he is no stranger in
New York, having been for a time a
teacher of philosophy and theology at
st. Anthony's College, Catskills, and
then spent two years at st. Anthony's
Church in Sullivan street. While in
New York he will stay at st. Anth-
ony's.
The Superintendent of all the
Franciscan orders is we'll known, not
only to Franciscans all over the world
but to very large number of the
secular clergy as well. Father CHM
inc was born in the Island of Capri,
in the diocese of Sorrento, Italy, on
October 8, 1875, and received the
habit of the Franciscans on Febru-
airy 26, 1898, and three years later,
when less than 81 years of age, made
his solemn profession, and two years
later, on April 8, 1898, was ordained
priest.
His special aptitude for theology
had already been recognized by his
superiors, and he had been entrusted
with the duty of instructing students
in sacred scripture at the College of
st. Anthony in Rome. This is one of
the international colleges of the Holy
City, and students from all over the
world gather there, and during the
fifteen years he taught there he had
under him hundreds of young men
representing every section of the uni
verse where there is Catholic
church.
Not only were his abilities recog-
nized by his fellow priests of the
Franciscan order, but the highest
authorities of Rome knew them and
appreciated them fully, and he was
made one of the consultors of the
Sacred Congregation of the Index.
His position in Rome gave him an op-
portunity to study men and affairs of
the Church from many angles, but he
wanted to know something of paro-
chial work as it is done in the United
States, and obtained permission from
his superiors to come here for that
purpose, and in January, 1912, he ar
rived here.
He was not allowed, however, to
begin his labors in parish work for
several months, but was assigned by
the local superiors as professor of
theology at st. Anthony's College
Catskill, N. Y, but after a few months
was assigned as an assistant at St
Anthony's Church, and there served
the Italian people until his recall tc
Europe by the Holy Father in the fall
of 1913. He was called from his labors
here for further honors, and on his
arrival in Rome was sent to take the
hard and important position of Cura
tor of the Holy Land. 1t was during
a trying time there, but as in his other
positions he bore the burden so well
that his fellow custodians of Francis
can provinces from all over the world
were most pleased to choose him from
among the candidates for the high
Office of Superior General of the order
The Superintendent was accom-
panied on his journey from Rome by
the Very Rev. James Merighi, Pro
| vincial of the Immaculate Conception
| Province, the Italian Province of New
York, who went last April to visit his
parents in Italy.