The Archbishop of New York.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 43, 23 October 1902, Page 6

The Archbishop of New York.

Our American exchanges announce that the Right Rev. John M. Farley, Auxiliary-Bishop of Now York, lias- been appointed Archbishop in succession to the late Archbishop Corrigan His Grace Archbishop Farley was born in Armagh in 1842. His classical education was begun at St. McCartan s College When ho was 17 \ears old he went with his l arents to New York Whilst studyincr at St Joseph's Pixnincial Seminary, Troy, he attracted the notice of Cardinal McCloskev, who sent him to Rome to complete his theological studies at the American College. He remained four \ cars in this famous institution, and in I<S7O was ordained to the priesthood Returning to the United States in IR7H he was assigned to the pastorate of St Peter's Church, at New Brighton, Statin Island There he displaced the e\ecuti\o ability and devotion to duty which ha\c since won Ijim steady adxancement from one post of honor to another, untnl he has reached the great honor of being m\ os ted with the pallium lie served two years at St. Peter's, and then Cardinal JNlcCloskey transferred him to New York as his pri\ate secretary ll is duties brought him in contact with lhe leading dignitaries of the Church, and his fame was not long in reaching Rome in 1884 Pope Loo named him as one of his pri\ate chambenlams. this honor carrying with the title of Monsignor Further e\idence of the Pope's appreciation of the young priest was made apparent a few months later, when Mgn Farley was offered the position of rector of the American College at Uoine, his alma mater Cardinal McCloskev by this time had beromo so attached to his secretary that he would not part with him, and the honor was not accepted. Compensation for this sacrifice camo a few years later, when he was made \ icar-general of the diocese under Aichbishop Corrigan While serving as Cardinal McCloske.v \s secretary, he found time to take charge of the pastorate of St. (Jabriel's Church One of the first things he did to impno\f the parish nas to build a large lecture hall on the church propel ty at a cost of .£7OOO Under Father Farlev's guidance, the afTaits of the parish were prosperously administered, and he had the satisfaction of ha\ ing the church consecrated free from debt by Archbishop Corrigan K\ idence of the esteem and respect entertained for their pastor by the parishioners of St Gabriel's church •was attested on the occasion ot Father Farley's sil\er jubilee Tho twenty-fifth anni\ ersarv of his ordination occurred on June 11, ISO."). Durinir the celebration he w.is presented with <i purse of £2000 by the clergy, and another of £(500 by the congregation It was only six months afterwards that he was consecrated titulaii Bishop of Zeugma and made auxiliary to Archbishop Corrigan He was consecrated Bishop on liecernber 21, 1895, by Archbishop Corrigan. The cerejnony took place in St. Patrick's Cathedral, the construction of which he had supervised while acting as Cardinal McCloskey's .secretar.y.