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Show oooooooooooo ooooo oox oooc oooo THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF DUBUQUE. I 0 $ Washington, D. C, Sept. 13. The Apostolic brief appointing Mgr. John J. Keans, late rector of the Catholic University of America, Archbishop of Dubuque was received at the Apostolic Delegation here on Monday. In transmitting trans-mitting this paper the Cardinal Prefect of the congregation calls attention to the fact that as a particular mark of the esteem in which Pope Leo XIII. holds Archbishop Keans an autograph letter from the hand of. the Sovereign Pontiff is also included. Thl3 latter document is under the seal of the Holy Father, and will not be opened by any other than the prelate to whom it is addressed. The brief and the personal Iebter of Pope Leo wUl be transmitted to Mgr. eKans at the earliest moment after his arrival in this country. The new Archbishop of Dubuque will sail from Europe on the 13th inst., and may therefore be expected In New York some time about the 20th of this month. Archbishop Keane was born in Bal-lyshannon, Bal-lyshannon, Ireland, on Sept. 12, 1839. He came to the United States with his parents 'in 1S46, and was educated at the Christian Brothers' schools in Washington. He made his theological studies at Mount St. Mary's, Baltimore, Balti-more, and was ordained a Priest in 1866, and was appointed an assistant i pastor ot St. Patrick's Church, in which i capacity he served until he was consecrated con-secrated Bishop of Richmond on Aug. 25, 1878. Early in his saoredotal ca-reet ca-reet Mgr. Keane developed what Is still his greatest charm,, a magnetic influence influ-ence over young men of intelligence. Scores of strong Catholic gentlemen who ornament civic and .clerical life are converts to his eloquence and persuasion. per-suasion. When the Catholic University of America was founded. Bishop Keans was selected as the rector. He had been largely Instrumental in gathering the large fund which formed its firsit endowment' He was transferred from the See of Richmond and appointed to v ' . , this dignity in 1S90. which he held until un-til the Holy Father in October, 1896, saw fit to elevate him to the Titular Archbishopric of Damascus and call him to Rome, where he served as a consultor of the Propaganda and a Canon of St. John Lateran. the mother and mistress of all the churches of Rome and of the world. A year ago Archbishop Keane was granted leave of absence from this duty for the space of two years and detailed to active duty in the United States to complete the endowment of the Catholic University. Univer-sity. Since his arrival in this country last summer he has been very successful success-ful in gathering large contributions, nctably a handsome sum from Mr. Mi-hael Mi-hael Cudahy. of Chicago. . The Archdiocese of Dubuque is a fair . field for the abilities of Mgr. Keane. By this appointment he will take his proper place in the American Hier- t archy. The diocese is rich, and at the same time it is growing. It filled with the spirit of the vigorous west and besides affords a splendid soil for proselyting. The lifelong friends of the Archbishop at the capital are extremely ex-tremely gratified at his well deserved honor, and are predicting a new im- I petus to this province. Besides the I City -of Dubuque, Ia which is the ' I metropolitan see. this province includes f such important cities as Cheyenne I Davenport. Lincoln and Omaha, ' I I |