The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-16
OLD WORLD NEWS

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Sudden Death of Bishop.--Mgr.
Vincent" Santiago Sanchez y Castro,
| Bishop of the Diocese of Santander,
Spain, died suddenly September 20.
while preparing to celebrate Mass. He
was born July %, 1S41, and became
Bishop of the diocese on March q,
1884
Irish Provincial Known Here.-Very
Rev. M. Gavin, G.. P, who has been
elected provincial of the Anglo-Hiber.
I MAN province of the Passionist order,
filled the same high Office from 1908
to, 1911. He is a native of Mullingar
and after studies at st. Mary's college
there and at Mount Argus, was or
dained at Pittsburg, U. S. A., 1889.
Croatian Bshaps.-The Jugo-Slav
Bishops at a conference held recently
passed a resolution to address a pc.
tition to the Holy See begging that
the doctrine of the Church regarding
the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
may be decreed to be a dogma.
Pope Aids Stricken Chinese.-The
Pope has given sum of $4,000 lire
for the relief of the people of Central
Chilhi China, who are suffering ex
IRENE privations on account of the
long drought and the plague of locusts
| The money has been forwarded by the
Holy See to Mgr. Fabregues, Vicar
Apostolic of Central Chilli, who
is charged with it's distribution by the
Pope.
Lithuanian Bishop InstalIed.-Mgr
Pringovic, Bishop of Latgale, the first
| Lithuanian Catholic Bishop, was sol
/ EMMY installed at the monastery OF
Aglona recently. Sixty thousand per
sons from all parts throughout Lat
gale, the Lithuanian Province, with
an early exclusive Catholic popula
ton, f1ocked to the monastery to wit
ness the event. The Lithuanian gov.
ernment was represented by the Cath
Ollie minister of the interior, M. Bergs
| Teachers in AIsace-L
dressing a large assembly of Govern
ment officials and teachers in Alsace
NJ. Millerand, the French President
stated that the welfare of France made
it necessary that the representatives
of France and all public teachers
while dealing with the population OF
Alsace-Lorraine, should take the ut
most care not. to give offense to the
faith and customs of the reconquered
provinces. M. Millerand's speech
made a strong impression on the
hearers, and is considered as a guar
antee that the Catholics will enjoy
full liberty as to Catholic teaching in
public schools.
New Appointment of <Bishops.-Mgr
Charost, Bishop of Lille, is made CO
adjutor, with future succession, of Car.
dinal Dubourg of Rennes. Mgr. Quill.
liet, Bishop of Limoges, is transferred
W h6ls IllF1OlC, DlOuOp VI al L
| quena, is made Archbishop of AK,
Provence. Mgr. Santos, Bishop OF
Portalegre, is promoted Archbishop of
Evera, Portugal. Mgr. Touer, Bishop
| of Dunkeld, is made administrator
| apostolic of Glasgow, Scotland. The
Rev. Father Aloysius Rancar, S. NJ,
is made, Vicar Apostolic of the Solo
mon islands.
catholicity in London.-Besides 140
Catholic churches, there are in Lon
don 1913 private chapels where Mass
may be heard on Sundays and holy
days of obligation. There are 165
Catholic schools, with about $4,000
children. There are six Catholic hos
pitfalls in the city, and 81 charitable
institutions. The total Catholic pop
ulation of London is now about AGO.
600. During the past decade the con-
versions have amounted to about
1000 annually, 1t is difficult to es-
tablish the number of Irish Catholics
in London, but it is not far out to
state that they are about two-thirds
of the Catholic body at large. Il
A Paray-Ie-Monial JubiIee.-His
Holiness Benedict XIV. has granted an
extraordinary jubilee to Paray-le- Mon
ial on the occasion of the Canoniza-
ton of st. Margaret Mary, whose
wonderful revelations at Paray have
made the name of the latter a house
hold word This jubilee can be gain
ed at five different periods, viz, from
August s to October "a next; from
April 90 to May 5,l1921; from May 20
to June 5. 1921; from August / to
August Is. 1921; and from August 2
to October II, 1921. During each
jubilee period, there will be grand re-
ligious ceremonies, with daily ser
mons by eminent orators. Likewise,
there will be solemn professions Of
the Blessed Sacrament, and Of the
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