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Show Chappelle's New Apointment. Washington, Sept. 28. The announcement announce-ment that Archbishop Chappelle of New Orleans has been chosen apostolic aposto-lic delegate for the Philippines attracts much attention in official and clerical quarters. The position has been vacant va-cant up to this time and owing to the large property interests of the church in the Philippines, the official status it occupied under Spain, and the influence of the clergy 'over the natives, it has been regarded as an apt factor in construction. con-struction. About a year ago the Pope named Archbishop Chappelle as apostolic apos-tolic delegate for Cuba and Porto Rico, but no appointment was made for the Philippines and the archbishop of Manila Man-ila has continued to exercise chief jurisdiction, ju-risdiction, dealing directly with Rome. In view of the latter's former strong pro-Spanish views, his co-operation with the United States military authorities au-thorities at Manila has been the source of much satisfaction to the church authorities au-thorities here. But it is felt -that the presence of a delegate in this country, authorized to act for the Vatican, will permit more direct co-operation on the questions which are constantly arising. aris-ing. Under Spanish rule the Archbishop Arch-bishop of Manila was a government official, of-ficial, receiving $12,000 annually, while four bishops, at the head of the four dioceses constituting the island, received re-ceived $6,000. This status no longer exists ex-ists and the church officials are maintained main-tained out of the church resources. It is expected that Archbishop Chappelle's appointment will permit of reorganization reorganiza-tion of the church system of the islands, is-lands, based on changed conditions. |