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Show NEW BISHOP OF INDIANAPOLIS. So-adjutor-Eishop-elect Chartrand, who has been appointed such for the see of Indianapolis, was born May 11, 1870, at St. Louis, where he attended the university. He is, we are told, from a Franco-Irish family. He made his theological studies in Milwaukee and later at the University of Innsbruck. Inns-bruck. Returning, he entered St. Meinrad's seminary, Indiana, and. was, by dispensation, ordained before the canonical age priest by Bishop Cha-tard. Cha-tard. He is an accomplished ecclesiastic, ecclesi-astic, speaking French and German readily, and to some extent also Italian. He is known as one of the eloquent priests of his diocese, and Is greatly loved and esteemed by the clergy and laity. The Indianapolis Star, a secular daily of that city, says editorially: "The appointment by the Pope of the Rev. -Joseph Chartrand as coadjutor coad-jutor bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis Indian-apolis is understood to be very satisfactory satis-factory to the Catholics of the city and state and is gratifying to the friends he had made outside of his Church. Though young to be the recipient of such a high honor, he has shown his eminent qualifications for it in his years of experience as j pastor of SS. Peter and Paul's cathe-; cathe-; dral and as right-hand man of Bishop. Chatard, whose secretary he has been for many years. He is a scholarly brbilliant man and a fine orator, but his greatest strength perhaps is his ability to handle people. He has done 1 a great work among the young men and boys of his parish, to whom he has devoted much attention, but his influence is hardly less in other chuch circles. He is a man of unusual gifts." The Record. |