| Show RT KEV DENNIS J OCONNELL the well known rector of the american college at rome beslin Besl cn new york july 17 the herald to days sava tho resignation of tho kt rev mgr dennis J oconnell from hia office of rector of the american college at has started considerable as to alie baturo of tins american prelate and about his successor in the resigned position bier nuell has been in poor health or soma time and hia resignation hs been partly assigned to this fact his uncle mgr jos P oconnell pastor 0 the church of st mary star of alio sea brooklyn has returned from brici european trip on the normandie mgr oconnell who is a son ot the late judge michael oconnell of columbia S 0 ie a ot the archbishop of baltimore he pursued his theological in ane american college in rome where he was ordained a priest in 1877 after a brief tour in the united states lie returned to rome for alio years ho has been rector of tho training school for american in that city in addition he has been engaged in various diplomatic tasks tor the american hierarchy nd was a sort 0 official cl iannel of communication ith alio vatican one other reason given for his resignation is that lie ie to bo made an auxiliary bishop to kielp cardinal gibbons in the work of the of baltimore mgr oconnell gave cardinal gibbons a banquet in alio american college at borne on sunday june 23 among were cardinals galimberti mazzella and the ot brooklyn hartford Hart fort and detroit with their secretaries and a number of other american priests the american college was established in rome by the bishops of the united states under the leadership of archbishop in 1859 it was formally opened on december 7 of that year in a former dominican con vent alie money to buy the property came from contributions by united states dioceses lit rev dr mccloskey now bishop of louisville ky waa the first rector mgr chatard a baltimorean Balti now bishop of vincennes ind was the second rector mgr louis M lot a new yorker w ho died in was tho third mgr OConnell 1 ed him the name marohn Mg rohn M parley vicar general pastor of st gabriels church this city lias been mentioned for alie vacant the nomination of alie candidate will bo made by alio arch bishops of baltimore boston philadelphia and new york aho rev dr thomas J kennedy and rev pr denis of philadelphia v ho will eail tor europe next saturday are mentioned as probable candidates |
