Show POPES OWN CHOICE hgr diomede falconio falcon papal delegate to canada he to aa arrles Arr lei all an stollen landow baj in til th fires drw arm IA ord and 4 aa Ms Bs art all in the present acute state of the diplomatic cont controversy rovers between the united states and canada the notable fact that the pope lope has recently appointed an american citizen head of the catholic church in the dominion seems to have escaped general observation the pre prelate late w m ho his has hn been designated as apostolic delegate tile the same position that far mgr Mai mastinelli holds here in ia mgr diomede Fal falconio conlo 0 S F archbishop of arenza and mareta in italy for ears lie he as professor and president at st bottem en tures the college of his hid order at allegan Al legon NY Y subsequently he did parish m work ork in st anthonys anthony church in Su guillian illian street new york it waa luring tile lila residence at at al it agany gany that M mgr gr Fal falconio conlo became a cit lien speaking of the fact his hia old friend and associate father anacletus 0 8 F pastor of the sullivan street church sas bas lenihen in the N YU Y herald erald ire hecei ed hla his papers nt at I 1 ittle alle N Y the counti seat of Cat gus county lie ile and I 1 toted for prell dent lit in 18 1872 2 1 I remember lint quite well v ell because I 1 enit cat my vote lote for horace arcele Gr Or iele cele hop Is a line and sturdy lime mgr falconio Is expected to arrive and take lake up his official residence at ottawa very ery soon ile he will bringan irish franciscan friar with him bina as a his bis F secretary ills authority as an the personal representative senta sent tive athe of tin pope will mill be supreme in ecclesiastical tuat ills ilia comi coining 1 ii the result of the mission mishion of linves ti gation made in Cui canada lads two to ears ar ago b by the special auvo of the pope mgr 10 1 WOR MOR DIOMEDE FALCO 10 apostolic diat DI kt to the Cat catholic holla church in canada merry del lelal N ai n bo as sent ov erm hen there was so BO much beligio political turmoil in the dornin dominion lon over the manitoba school question quer tion and the issues issue its attempted settlement raised there at the time the apostolic delegation mas established at NN ashington aa hington mgr falconio Ial conio nias vi as the first slated for the 0 office mee which later was vas givan to mgr satolli ile he speaks french as axell well as italian and english and la in personally distinguished by his learning eloquence and graceful bearing mgr Fal falconio conlo was vas born in 1842 at resco Pesco costango ital in 1860 he joined the franciscan order of friars minor and me bears ears later mas w sent to the united states as am a teacher of classics elat at st college allegan Al lefan N q Y lie ile wax was ordained a priest the following 3 ear lie ile remained in the college for several 5 earn and waa as then sent to assist lilt ali bishop of harbor grace newfoundland in this diocese lie he labored as an icar general and administrator till 1870 han when he returned to new lork ork and bt some time in the street parish A desire to see his a ged aged parents took him back to lint ital ills ilia expected return to new york aorl was as prevented presented by appointments to various offices in the order culminating in that of procurator general ills ilia signal success in all these theme made him film a notable figure in circles at rome and final the fhe pope appointed him in 1892 archbishop of n see that needa a strong head ile fiteni at plied charge the bubi bu biness nesi principles and methods lie had learned in this countr country nud the seemingly great difficulties anis lied it was well vell understood in the roman curlit curis that he ii was as regarded ns as a star men man held in readiness CbS for a big diplomatic mission |