Evening star., 1922-11-18
VATICAN DELEGATE
!. T0U.S. APPOINTED
Archbishop Fumasoni-BIondi
Will Succeed Bonzano, Says
Catholic Paper.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. November 18.-An-
louncement was made in todey's is-
sue OF the Baltimore Catholic Review
Of the appointment of Archbishop
Peter Fumasoni-Biondi as apostolic
delegate to the United States. Arch
bishop Fumansoni-Biondi will sue
ceed Archbishop Bonzano. for ten
years apostolic delegate to the United
States. Archbishop Bonzano will sail
from New York today on his way to
Rome to receive the red hat Of car
dinal.. Tho official announcement Of
the appointment Of Archbishop Fuma-
soni-Biondi will be made In a few
days. 1t Is said.
Born in Rome. September I. 1872.
and eventually ordained q priest, Mgr.
Fumasoni-Biondi became canon OF
the Church Of Santa Maria, in Tras.
tevere. and an official Of the Sacred
letter issued by this congregation
on November 16. 1915. Pope Benedict
Nv named him titular Archbishop OF
Dioclea. Epirus. and apostolic dele
gate in the East Indies. with resi-.
dence in Handy. Ceylon. Tho papal
consistories of December 4 and z. re-
spectively. published his appointment
and the promotion Of his predecessor.
Archbishop Ladislas Zaleski. to the
Latin patriarchate OF Antioch. The
post OF pro-secretary OF the econo-
mate. or treasury department. OF the
propaganda congregation was as
signed, December 8. to Mgr. Cesare
Cerretti. brother of Archbishop Bo.
nayentura Cerretti. the present papai
nuncio in France. and Mgr. Evaristo
Lucidi. its former occupant, was was
nature tribunal and auditor Of the
judicial court of the papal house
hold.
Delegate to Japan.
Despite the press reports during
July, 1917. no diplomatic agent was
accredited to the Vatican by Japan.
the next scene of Mgr. Fumasoni's
activity. On January Is, 1918. how
ever. the Pope spoke hopefully OF the
spiritual prospects Of that empire IN
an audience granted to Capt. Stephen
Xavier Shinjiro Yamamoto. an eu-
thusiasttc Catholic, who was then
naval attache Of the Japanese minis
ter to Italy, and who now lives N
Toxic. .h.
nanal delegate In the East Indies.
sirnor Giulio Fumasoni-Biondt, q
relative. was made knight OF st:
Sylvester on March 9, IN recognitioh
of his efficiency in the second section
Of the propaganda economate. N.ne
Japanese off1cials were enrolled MAY
3 in the like pontif1cal orders. capt.
Yamamoto was decorated September
IL with the military grand cross OF
the order Of ST. Gregory the Great:
and on October Is. being chareeo
with a special mission by his govern
ment, was received in papal audience
On November Is Mgr Fumasont was
named the first apostolic delegate IN
japan, the post itself. which includes
jurisdiction over Korea and Formosa.
being established. November 20.
through the apostolic letter Quae
Catholico Nomint"
The .Vicariate Apostolic of the
Marian and Caroline Islands. and that
of the Marshall Islands. were also at
tached to the new delegation oy
propaganda decree of March 3. 1921.
But the Vatican recalled the incum-
bent during that month, and. just be-
fore leaving Japan, he received from
the emperor the title OF grand omcer
of the sacred treasure.
After reaching Rome again Mgr
Fumasoni was appointed secretary OF
the propaganda congregation on June
Is to succeed Mgr. Mario laurent.
who had been created a cardinal dea-
con on June 13. He was also chosen
a ccpsultor of these Roman congre-
cations: OF the holy office on June
25, of extraordinary ecclesiastical al
fairs on July 81, and, on November
16, of the oriental church.