THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9, 1 March 1900, Page 10

THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW.

A RECORD OF PROGRESS.

Mr. Austin Oates, writing in the Xew lira on ' Catholicity in Scotland since the Reformation,' says with regard to his Grace Archbishop Eyre and the Archdiocese of Glasgow :—: — That Glasgow, though universally considered the stronghold of Presbyterians in Scotland, is at the same time the backbone of Catholicity cannot be contested. The phenominal increase of its Catholic population, churches, colleges, convents and schools, its numerous benevolent and charitable institutions, the social and commercial status of the people all tend to prove this assertion. This increase of the Church in its population, institutions, and in the religious and social influence and position it wields throughout the country is due to two causes. First, to the one continuous stream of Irish emigrants during the last sixty or seventy years to the banks of the Clyde, and secondly, to the heroic labours, zeal, and energy of the clergy who fed and fostered the germs of Holy Faith thus brought within the country until it has made of Scotland's great commercial centre the third most populous Catholic city within Great Britain and Ireland. Reference has been made in previous articles to those priests who may well be called the pioneers in the revival movement of Catholicity in Scotland. As one by one God called them to their reward, others came forward to carry on the everlasting work of His Mission. And among the many illustrious prelates whose labours will mark an epoch in Catholio Scottish Ecclesiastical Church History during the last half of the closing century, the name of the Most Rev. Charles Eyre, Archbishop of the Metropolitan Sea of Glasgow, will ever stand most prominently forward. The Archbishop of Glasgow comes of an old Derbyshire family. He is the eldest son of the late Count Eyre, and was born at Bryan Hall, Askam, York, on November 17, 1817. He entered Ushaw College in 182(>. His studies were exceptionally brilliant and were completed in 1839, he then being twenty-two years of age. He spent a year or two in travelling and was ordained priest in Rome, March 1!», 1842, by Mgr. Canali, and shortly afterwards was appointed by Pope Gregory XVI. one of his chamberlains On his return to England he was placed in charge of St. Andrew's Church, in New-castle-on-Tyne, where he laboured until 18*58. when the Holy See entrusted to him the office of Papal Delegate to Scotland. On January ,')1, 1 vi 9, Mgr. Ay re was consecrated Archbishop of Glasgow in Rome by Cardinal Reisach, assisted by Archbishop Manning and Archbishop de Merode. On his return to Scotland he was appointed Administrator Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland, which then contained nearly three-fourths of the Catholic population of the country. Together with Bishop Strain he visiced Rome in 1877 in order to further the cause of the re-establishment of the Hierarchy. Both Archbishop Strain and Archbishop Eyre received the Pallium at the hands of Cardinal Catarini on March 'M, 1878. On the death of his father, Count Eyre, November 11, 18SU, he fell heir to the title and a large fortune. Of the former he makes no use whatever, of the latter the Archdiocese of Glasgow has reaped a munificent share. The high esteem and affection Archbishop Eyre enjoys at the Vatican is manifested in the episcopal rank and honours he holds. His Metropolitan See of Glasgow is directly subject to the Holy fee. Of the place he holds in the opinion of his fellow citizens is evidenced in the tribute they paid him by conferring on him the degree of Doctor of Laws of the Glasgow University. Of his episcopal zeal and generosity his Archdiocese is witness in the numbers of the faithful, in its churches, colleges, and institutions. In 188i> there were in the Archdiocese 121 priests, 137 churches chapels and stations with an estimated Catholic population of 220,000 ; in 18!>i» there were 20."> priests, 186 churches, chapels and stations, whilst the Catholio population had risen to 280,000.

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