Identifier: catholicencyclop02herbuoft (find matches)
Title: The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Herbermann, Charles George, 1840-1916
Subjects: Catholic Church Theology Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York, The Encyclopedia Press
Contributing Library: Mississauga - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ly 327 priests in the whole UnitedStates. The Visitation Nuns from Georgetown estab-lished a house in Baltimore (1837) with Mother Juli-ana Matthews as first superioress. Mother AnastasiaCoombes established another Visitation monasteryat Frederick in 1846. In 1852 another house wasestablished (ilt. de Sales) at Catonsville, underMother Cecilia Brooks. The Third Provincial Council was held in the cathe-dral, 1837. It was attended by the archbishop, andBishops Rosati, Fenwick (Boston), F. P. Kenrick,Purcell, Chabrat, Clancy, Brutd, Blanc. BishopDubois declined to assist. The Fourth ProvincialCouncil was opened at the cathedral, 16 May, 1840.Ten bishops accepted the invitation of ArchbishopEccleston to attend the council, Flaget, Rosati, Fen-^^^ck (Boston), Portier, F. P. Kenrick, Purcell, Blanc,Loras, Miles, De la Hailandiere. The Sulpicians,Dominicans, and Redemptorists were also represented.Rev. Richard Whelan and Rev. John Chanche wererecommended by this council, respectively for the
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BALTIMORE 233 BALTIMORE Dioceses of Richmond and Natchez, thus freeing thearchbishop from the administration of Richmond.The St. Vincent de Paul Society was established inthe diocese (1840) and the Young Catholic FriendsSociety in 1S4S. In 1842, the corner-stone of CalvertHall was laid on the site of the pro-cathedral (SaratogaStreet). The present imposing building was opened1891. Rock Hill Academy was purchased by theChristian Brothers (1857) and Rock Hill College in-corporated 186.5. The Fifth Provincial Council was held in the cathe-dral, May, 1843. It was attended by seventeenbishops. At this time there were 90,000 Catholics,.58 churches, 70 priests, two seminaries, three colleges,two academies for boys, six for girls, five orphanasvlums, and ten free schools. The total populationof Maryland in 1840 was 469,232. The Sixth Provin-cial Council met at the cathedral, 10 May, 1846.Twenty-three bishops were present and four religiousorders were represented. The Blessed ^irgin MarjConcei

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