The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-10-14
SIOUX FALLS RtJO|cEs
BISHOP MAHoNEY INSTALLED.

BISHOP MAHONE4 ms IAELED.
The Right Rev. B. J. Mahoney wa,
installed as Bishop of Sioux Falls ol
October 6, with two Archbishops, 20,
priests and 1000 laymen witnessing
the ceremonies. The papal document
officially signed by Pope Plus .XI ant
declaring Bishop Mahoney duly con
secrated, was read, after which tn,
Bishop was conducted by Archbishop
Bowling to the customary throne
After the gospel, the archiepiscopa
prelate of st. Paul preached the in
stailation sermon. In welcoming Bish
op Mahoney to his diocesan see, he
said, among other things:
"You have come in the name O.
Christ at the request of our Holy Fa
ther, the Pope. You are tower oI
strength and will support us from
your chair of. authority. You arr
bringing ideas to us that the Holy Fa
ther has set forth, and you being in
the shadow of the Holy See for many
years, are in a position to interpret
them
"You were sent to the Holy See,
said the prelate, "that you might
learn and return and impart to youl
people the blessings and benefits thai
you received. You have come here
knowing what the state can do and
filled with ideals you will aid further
in it's advancement. May your pres
ence be blessing and may your life
be crowned by the rewards which
hope God will bestow upon you"
Bishop Mahoney then rose and with
the crosier in his hand, delivered his
first pastoral address to the clergy and
the people of the Sioux Falls diocese
Life Sketch.
Bishop Mahoney was born in AL
bany, N. Y, July "a, 1875. When he
had finished the grammar grades he
was obliged to leave school and work
to help support the family.
Was Telegraph Operator.
His first position was as a messen
ger boy for the Western Union Tele.
graph company. In a short time, he
learned the Morse code and was given
a key. He became one of the best op
orators in the Albany Office and was
selected to take the Associated Press
dispatches for the Albany and Troy
papers Later on vacations, he used
to work with the Western Union to
earn money for his college expenses
Bishop Mahoney is the son of a poor
workingman. and glories in it; he
worked his way through college and
is proud of it.
College Career.
He entered Mount Saint Mary's col
lege, Emmitsburgh, Md, in September,
1895, and was graduated four years
later with the highest ahonors of his
class. The then Bishop of Albany
Bishop Burke, recognizing the extraor.
dinary talents of the young man, Sc
lected him to represent the diocese al
the American college, Rome, Italy. He
was ordained to the holy priesthood
there February q, 1904, shortly after
the death Of his brother and his moth
er.
Assistant Priest at Troy.
In July, he returned to America and
was assigned as an assistant to St
Peters church, Troy, N. Y. He re
manned there for over five years, win
ming the love and affection of the peo
pie of Troy, especially of the poor and
the sick who were his special friends
When Monsignor Farrelly, who hae
been director of the American college
Rome, for 25 years, was cOnsecratet
Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, Morsignol
Mahoney was called to Rome to sue
ceed him December, 1909.
censecrated in Rome.
His conservation took place on thu
feast of Saints Peter and Paul, in thu
chapel of the American college. Car
dinal De Lai, president Of the Con
sistorial college, was the eonsecratin,
prelate. The co-consecrators were
Archbishop Zenghi, president of thu
Noble academy, and Bishop Sinbaldi
secretary of the congregation of Sem
inaries and Universities of Study. Car
dinal Bisletti, three other Bishops an,
many priests. and heads of religion
orders in Rome were also present.
The Bishops only brother, John Ma
honey, lives in Troy. One sister, Mis-
Margaret Mahoney, is trained nurse
The other, Sister Mary Aurelia, is
| member of the Sisters of Mercy, Rens
selaer, N. Y. The Bishops father die
in 1914.