The Washington times., 1921-03-25
D. c. may FURNISH
NEXT ARCHBISHOP
Bishop Shahan, Of c. u, and
Bishop Russell Prominently
Mentioned.
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coadjutor bishop. There il. how
over. no coadjutor bishop in the
province Of Baltimore at present.
This province includes the dioceses
Of Charleston. 8. c.: Richmond. Va |:
St Augustine. Fla; Savannah. Ga /:
Wheeling. w. Va, and Wilmington.
Del. in ac>ftion to the vicariate Of
North Carolina The heads OF each
Of these jurisdictions are titular or
auxiliary bishops. with no right Of
succession.
BISHOPS TO SUGGEST NAMES.
According to the usual fomula,
these bishops will meet in Baltimore
within the next two months in secret
conciave. They will discuss among
themselves the merits OF various can
didates for the archbishopric. Tho
result of this discussion will be the
recommendation Of three names.
These three names will not be an
nounced, but win be submitted to
Rome.
The Pope will. Of course, almost
surely select the next archbishop OF
Baltimore from among these three
bishops, but the sovereign ruler of
the church 10 not required to do this.
Speculation, therefore, centers on
the three names that the provincial
conciave will recommend. Out of this
speculation the names of Bishop Will
liam T. Russell. OF Charleston, former
rector OF st. Patrfck's in Washington:
Bishop Michael J. Curley, of st. Au-
gustine, and Bishopy Thomas ]. Sha-
han, rector of the Catholic University.
stand out. af
CLOSE TO CARDINAL.
Bishop Dennis OConnell. Of Rich
mond. has long been considered ono
Of the strongest and ablest prelates
in the province and for years he stood
highest in the estimation of Cardinal
Gibbons. There II little doubt that
Bishop O'Connell would stand as the
almost certain successor to the
arch bishopric here were not his age
likely to be a deciding factor. He IL
now about 20 years old. and. 1t IL
said. he Is not quite strong enough for
the additional duties that head of the
aIchiepiscopal See Of Baltimore would
impose on him. The Cardinal Is said
to have realized this during the last
few years, and. as . result, has given
more encouragement to the work of
Bishops Russell Curley and Shahan,
particularly to the work of Bishop
Russell and Curley. Both Of these
are, comparatively. young men and
capacity for work.
The late Rt Rev. Mgr. Sigourney
w. Fay, II was reported at one time,
was the real choice Of the Cardinal
for succession to the archbishoprlc
here. Monsignor Fay was reputed
as one OF the most brilliant priests
in America and It was frequently pre-
dicted that he would be another
Gibbons." He was very close to the
Cardinal. and many in church circles
looked for his elevation to CO.
adjutor bishopric, which would have
given him the right OF succession N
the archdiocese
There probably MAS much truth to
this, although the reports were not
entirely true. They were ended with
Monsignor Fay's sudden death last
year. Since then. with Bishop O'Con-
neH's age standing out as q difficulty
in the path Of his succession, the
Cardinal is said to have given lit
tie personal thought to his success
sor.
II Bishop Russell. who stands out
as tho most probable choice from
among the three mentioned, Is elect
ed IL will bring him back to tho
scene of his early labors. just rs
Cardinal Gibbons elevation brought
MIN DACh 10 " 90 cCS-
retary to the Cardinal and chancel-
lor OF the archdiocese before being
sent to Washington as rector OF st.
Patrick's there. While rector Of St
Patrick's he was elevated to the bish-
opric.
Bishop Corrigan will probably con-
tinue as administrator of the arch
diocese, pending the selection of .
new archbishop. but this does not
follow as q matter of necessity.
with the death of the cardinal. arch
bishop OF Baltimore, Bishop Cor
rigan's duties as vicar-general of
the archdiocese ceased. His official
duties at present are confined to his
pastoral care OF his titular church
In Europe.
The consultors Of the Archdiocese
must select an administrator. To
perform this office they will meet
today and II is practically certain
that they will name Bishop Corrigan.
He will continue to direct the af-
fairs OF the archdiocese until an
archbishop is appointed. The con-
.ultors are Bishop Corrigan. Msrs.
George w. Devine, Il. r.. Dyer. c.
y Thornaa and Revs Iouis r.