NEW ARCHBISHOP.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1218, 29 August 1911, Page 5

NEW ARCHBISHOP.

DR. KELLY INSTALLED. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Sydney, August 28. Archbishop Kelly was yesterday installed as head of (ho Roman Catholic Church iu Now South Wales, in succession to Cardinal Moran. In an address, he declared ho would do his best to prevent apostacy and adultery. "I never," ho said, "sanction a mixed marriage without having a dagger driven into my heart."

ARCHBISHOP KELLY'S CAREER. Archbishop Kellv, who was born at New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, in IS4O, was educated at St. Peters Diocesan Seminary, in his native county. He made such rapid pi-ogress in his studies that at the age of 17 years he was chosen by the lato Dr. Furlong to bo tent to Rome to pursue his theological and philosophical studies in the shadow of bt. Peter's and under the direction of the late Monsignor Kirby, who was a classfellow and close rival in studies of Pope Leo XIII. On the Feast of All Saints, 1872, Archbishop Kelly was ordained priest. Shortly after his ordination ho joined tho Diocesan Missionary Society, the object of which was to assist the local clergy, and the opportunities offered gave him facilities for displaying his powers as a pulpit orator. In the year 1891 age and infirmity compelled Archbishop Kirby, rector of the Irish College at Rome, to ask for some relief from the cares of office, anil on the recommendation of the Irish bishops, tho Holy See appointed Archbishop Kellv to assist Archbishop Kirby. The latter retained the title of rector until 1894, when Archbishop Kelly finally succeeded him in the post, and held it until 1901, when he was appointed Coadjutor-Archbishop of Sydney, THE NEXT CARDINAL. Although Archbishop Kelly succeeds Cardinal Moran in the Archbishopric of Sydney, it is by no means a foregone conclusion that ho will alto succeed to the Cardinalatc. As a matter of fact (writes tho Sydney an impression long since gained ground that after the death of 'Cardinal Moran, if it were decided to continue the Australian Cardinalatc, the honour would pass to Archbishop Carr, of Melbourne, who was regarded as the senior of Archbishop Kelly. According to the present law, the appointment of Cardinals rests with the Pope, who generally consults the existing Cardinals, and '. often receives proposals from secular governments. Their seniority dates from the Pope's nomination, oven if the nomination bo made in petto —that is, even if the Pope merely states that he has determined to create a new Cardinal without mentioning who ho is, provided always that the Pope lives to proclaim tho Cardinal by, name. The same qualifications aro required in the case of a Cardinal and a Bishop as regards age, learning, nnd character. They have quasi-episeopnl jurisdiction within the churches from which they take theii titles, and have had since the timo of Urban VIII had the title of "his Eminence."

Australia being so distant from Rome, a Cardinal lure cannot, except on very rare occasions, lake part in the deliberation.? of the Sacred College. Cardinal Moran's honour was conferred after the holding of the first Plenary Council in Australia in ISSS. It was to all intents a personal compliment to him, and many of his friends here in one way and another associated the honour with his earlier associations with the Vatican. It has been explained that the creation of a Cardinal decs not imply thai the honour is tb be retained by the same See for all time. When Cardinal Vaughan died in London, his successor, Archbishop Bourne, did ni. succeed to the title. Cardinal Cullen was tho first Irish Archbishop to be raised to the position of a Cardinal. Ho was succeeded by Cardinal M'Cabe, but the present Archbishop of Dublin (Dr. AVnlsh) is not a Cardinal, for although the Cardinnlate was continued in Ireland, tho honour went to Archbishop Logue, of Armagh. Viewing ail the circumstances, there would be little surprise in Roman Catholic circles if, in the event of the authorities in Rome coming to a decision to continue the Cardinalato in Australia. Dr. Carr, of Melbourne, received tho title..