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November 10, 1850: “The Consecration of the Bishop of
the New Catholic Diocese of Savannah”
The following article was printed in The New York
Herald, morning edition, November 12, 1850. A
copy of that issue has recently been placed in the
Diocesan archives.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10, 1850
ne of the most imposing ceremonies of the
Catholic Church took place this day, at St.
John’s Church, in the consecration of the Rev. Mr.
Gartland as Bishop of the new diocese of
Savannah. The Rev. Mr. Gartland is a native of
Ireland, about 45 years of age, and has been in
this country more than thirty years. He was edu
cated at Emmettsburg [sic] College, Maryland,
and, since his ordination, has been connected with
the congregation of St. John’s. We learn that with
him the noli Episcopari, “I will not be a bishop,”
was no idle or hypocritical phrase. He loved the
flock over whom he had been pastor, and was by
them beloved. His talents and his piety commend
ed him to the clergy, with whom the selection lay,
and by their request he has been appointed by
Pius the Ninth, to the responsible office of ruler in
one of the newly created dioceses of the Union.
The announcement having been made that a new
Catholic Bishop was to be consecrated, it may
readily be imagined that a very numerous assem
blage was gathered together. The Church of St.
John’s, in which the new dignitary had so long
officiated, was crowded to excess, not only by his
own flock but many others of a different religious
belief, whose friendship he had won by his urban
ity and his unostentatious manners. The church
was, therefore, crowded to excess, and with a
highly creditable courtesy the gentlemen having
pews in the church gave up their use exclusively
to the ladies of their own families or their dissent
ing friends occupying the passage way them
selves. The mere ceremony of consecrating a high
dignitary of the church, to have spiritual rule over
thousands of souls, is, of itself, a solemn event;
but when we add to this the gorgeous display of
all the venerable time honored pomp which
belongs to the most ancient Christian church, the
magnificent habiliments of the officiating ecclesi
astics, the sublime effect of a complete vocal and
instrumental orchestra, the solid phalanx of enthu
siastic youth and beauty, gracefully relieving the
calmer and more austere aspects of religion,
which is in fact beauty’s elder sister, they give to
the tout ensemble a charm which might be sought
for in vain at the most splendid of your Jenny
Lind concerts.
The consecrating bishop on the occasion was
the Most Rev. Dr. Eccleston, Archbishop of
Baltimore, assisted by the Right Rev. Dr. Kenrick,
Bishop of Philadelphia and the Rt. Rev. Dr.
O’Connor, Bishop of Pittsburgh. The officiating
priests were Rev. Messrs. Sourin, O’Connor,
Condenhove, and Glaunach, master of the cere
monies Rev. Mr. Domansk. Besides these, there
were about twenty priests and as many students
preparing for the ministry.
The Bishop elect was tested and sworn to fideli
ty in the performance of his duties and to his
belief in the fundamental doctrines of the Catholic
Church. By the bye, as one of the principal
objects of the Herald is to remove erroneous
impressions, it may not be amiss to state briefly
what the obligations of a Catholic Bishop are, as
(Continued on page 32)
Communicating
Best Wishes to the
Diocese of Savannah