Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-29
CoNsECRATED AUXILIARY BISHOP
 WITH IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES

With the impressive ritual of the Rom an Catholic church, the Right Rev. John Gregory Murray. D. D.. was raised to the episcopacy of the church and consecrated titular bishop of Flavius and auxiliary to the bishop of the diocese of Hartford in St. Joseph's cathedral at Hartford
 Wednesday morning The spacious edi- near 2,500, was filled. The pews were
 all occupied andSa large number of chairs in the aisles and in the rear of the church accommodated many who were unable to obtain sittings in the pews. Among those present were Gov ernor Marcus H. Holcomb. Judge James H. Webb of the superior court, Mayor Richard J. Kinsella and other state and local officials and former officials.
 ] The Rev. Rockwell Harmon Potter. pastor of the First church of Hartford. the Rev. Ernest deF Miel, rector of Trinity church. the Rev. George T. Lins- ley, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd and Professor A. B. Merriam of the Hartford Theological seminary, occupied sittings during the ceremony.
 The consecfating bishop was the Most
 Rev. John Bonzano. the papal delegate
 at Washington, and who is titular arch bishop of Melitine., He was assisted by l the Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan. D. D.,
 rector of the Catholic university in Washington, and who was at one time, under the late Bishop MMahon, chan cellor of the diocese of. Hartford. the inn portant office in the affairs of the dio- lcese which Bishop Murray has filled for years-and by the Right Rev. John J Milan. bishop of Hartford.
 | The Rev. Maurice F. MAuliffe, vice president of St. Thomas seminary, was the assistant priest, the Revs. James B Nihill of Bridgeport and the Rev
 Arthur O'Keefe of. Torrington vert ideacons of honor, and the Rev. William -d J. MGurk of South Manchester deacoI
 of the mass, and the Rev. Uric O. Belle
 rose of Taftville, sub-deacon.
 ! Owing to the rainy weather the pro cession of church dignitaries and clerg.
 from the episcopal residence to the ca
 thedral was abandoned. The bishops
 monsignori and priests assembled in tn
 vestry and proceeded in procession int
 the main body of the church to th' seats reserved for them in the sanctu ary and in the pews. There were fl ' the neighbortood of 700 or 800 prelate : and priests present.
 } A guard of honor consisting of mem . bers of the fourth degree, Knights O 7 Columbus, under the command of Car : tain Frank E. Shea, preceded the proces !. sion from the vestry. They wore tn 3 sash and swords of the degree. and whil l the procession was passing in front c k the altar they stood in two files betwee
 the altar railing and the front pews. y The sanctuary choir consisting ( l priests of the diocese sang under tn si direction of the Rev. John J. Kelley c e Stamford and of the Rev. Walter Nc e Grain of Norwaik.
 : The sermon was preached by th . Right Rev Monsignor Duggan, V. G.
 The ceremonies were conducted in tt s Latin language but with the aid of t volume containing the entire ritual, wit l. an English translation, the congregatio F found no difficulty in following the cer' r monies.
 l. After the ceremonies of consecratiol l. the visiting prelates, monsignori ar j. 1 priests were the guests of Bishop Mia |. at dinner in Mount St. Joseph's sem l. nary, West Hartford. There were 6s e present. including many. church dign d taries from New York. Pennsyvani
 Massachusetts and Rhode. Isand. IT y setting in the dining hall was elaborat .- with the papal flag and the papal coz d of arms displayed, as well as emblem y of the diocese of Hartford The speal ). CTS at the dinner were Archbishop Bor n zano, Bishop Milan and Bishop Murray
 Bishop Murray pontificated at solem
 vespers in the evening in the cathedral