Show the anc the diocese A AT bemore the oam to daj aal mill be a conry will list three kajs special S P chronicle sen ice 1 nov 9 the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of ahe first roman catholic diocese in alie united states begins in alie old cathedral here on sunday it ia an important tant bent in the history of the church in this country bringing together in general council all the leading clerical and the lay representatives in american dio creep in the opening ceremony alie pope will be represented by archbishop satolli of lepanto the church in and ireland by bishop virtue ol 01 portsmouth and Vau glian of saford the canadian hierarchy by cardinal taschereau six aps ops and six bishops of the dominion mexico by bishop montez de oca and E allan there will be aa notable an assemblage of prelates pr elates in the sanctuary at centennial bags on sunday morning as has e er attended a plenary council it ill ba the first service held in this country in two cardinals hae participated A cordon of Catli olic societies n ill form cathedral square and between the lines of knights in gay uniform and holding gilded banners the procession of archbishops arch bishops bishops monsignors and priests in their white and bolest ments will moe from the cardinals residence to alie main entrance of alie church cardinals gibbons and the papal representatives will follow the bishop walking under gold and crimson canopies cano pies borne members of young catholic friends bishop williams of boston will celebrate the pontifical mas and archbishop ryan of philadelphia will preach alie centennial sermon cardinal gibbons during the ceremony will occupy his throne at the left of the main altar and cardinal taschereau chereau will sit on a similar eleva t on on the right of sanctuary the and bishops n ill sit in a semicircle in front of the alter and the anesta will occupy feats outside of the chancel in addition to or and sixty bie hopa a eckre of monsignors and from to COO persons will attend the opening the visiting prelates pr elates are being en by prominent catholic laymen ol 01 cily and representatives of the vatican and foreign hierarchies as guests of the cardinal the tore ga prelates pr elates will not take any part in lie congress which begins on monday and will continuo turee days while the celebration will not equal in import tance the plenary councils it is intended to show remarkable growth of catholicism in thia counley aad this will be the theme of discussion and illustration when bishop cancil was elevated to the charge of the see of baltimore the first in this country there wen less than catholics in the united fc cardinal gibbons bays are now clergy and aillie rents to tenets of abo faith churches and chapels and institutions of learning the hierarchy comprises ono cardinal archbishop the primate seventeen arch bishops and seventy one bishops |