New-York tribune., 1921-03-07
Cardinals Will
VoteDougherty
Red Hat To-day
Philadelphia Archbishop,
Born i'm 1865, Is One Of
Youngest Men Elevated
to the Sacred College
Presentation on March 10
American Will Be Among s
Who Will Receive Scar
let Biretta From Pontiff

ROME. March 6 CBy The Associated
press).-Approval Of the nomination to
the cardinalate Of the Most Rev. Dennis
j: Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadel-
phis, the third American Cardinal. and
five other notable sons Of the Church
at the secret consistory of the College
Of Cardinals here tomorrow. is the
preliminary sten to the bestowal of
the scarlet biretta, or "red hat" upon
Thursday. March 10. "
Chief interest in the United Stotes
in the Forthcoming ceremony centers
IN Archbishop Dougherty, who prior to
being called to Rome served az n
bishop in the Philippines and fifth
Bishop of Buffalo. He has been Arch
bishop of Philadelt hia and metropoli
tan OF Pennsylvania since July 10, 1918.
Dougherty May Pass Easter in Rome
Archbishop Dougherty has received
permission from the Pope to postpone
his departure from Rome, as it will be
Impossible for him to leave in time to
reach Philadelphia bA Easter Al
though definite plans have not been ar
ranged, it is likely that the Archbishop
Will pass Easter in Rome. He will Thus
have an opportunity to discuss many
important questions with the Vatican
and the different congregations.
The Archbishop's audience with the
POPE yesterday lasted half an hour. He
warmly thanked the Pontiff for the
honor conferred upon him. The Pope
expressed his warmest pleasure at see
ing the Archbishop again, adding that
ne had followed his career from the
days when he served in the Philippines.
Asked by the Holy Father which
- ho
the Archbishop replied that he had no
preference, but left the choice with tho
Pope
Archbishop Dougherty will have in
his court, assisting him in the various
ceremonies, Monsignor Crosse, as mas
ter OF ceremonies; Cavaliere FarelN.
Apostolic agent, and Signor Lauri, gen.
tleman IN waiting, who is the brother
of Monsignor Lauri, Nuncio in Peru,
who formerly was the Archbishop's
professor OF theology in the Roman
seminary.
Ordained Priest in 1890
Archbishop Dougherty was born Au
gust 16, 1865, in Girardville, Pa. an
anthracite coal mining village, and re-
celved his early education th> re. Later
ne became student at st. Mary's
Jesuit College in Montreal and St.
Charles Seminary, Philadelphia, whence
upon graduation he entered the Ameri-
can College, Rome, for advanced philo
sophlcal and theological work. Cardi
nal Parocchi ordained him a priest in
me Church of st. John Lateran, Rome,
May 81, 1890. and the youthful priest,
WHO thirty one years later was to be-
come cardinal, celebrated his first
mass the next day in ST. Peters. Re-
turning to the United States, Father
Dougherty became professor of Greek
and French and dogmatic theology in
81. Charles Seminary, a position he oc-
cuplcd until 1903, when he was desig-
Lated Bishop of Nueva Scgovia, in the
Philippines. He had already attained
cmlnencc as synodical examiner. as
preacher, writer and translator, and as
an authority on Anglican orders.
Cardinal Satolli consecrated Father
Dougherty as a bishop in the Chapel
OF st. Paul of the Cross of the Basilica
of st. John and St. Paul in Rome and
was assisted by the former Monsignor
GAsparrl. The young prelatc remained in
the diocese of Nucva Segovia until 1909
"nen ne was transferred to the diocese
of Jaro. where he celebrated the 25th
anniversary of his ordination. In Jaro
ne did notable work in building up the
Church and remained there until 1915.
when he was selected Bishop of Buff
falo, assuming his new duties on June
Z, 1916.
AS the successor of the ate Arch
bishop Edmond F. Prerdergast he was
the youngest man ever consecrated to
that office in the PHILADELPHIA arch
diocese. He will also be one of the
youngest men ever approved for the
red hat by consistory in Rome