Death of Cardinal Ledochowski.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 31, 31 July 1902, Page 3

Death of Cardinal Ledochowski.

His Eminence Cardinal Ledochowski, Prefect of the Propaganda died last week. The deceased, who was over 80 years of age, was born at Gorki, in Russia, He began his theological studies under the Lazarists in the College of St. John, Warsaw, and at the age of 18 received the ecclesiastical tonsure from the Bishop of Sandomir. After some studies at Vienna he proceeded to Rome, where he joined the ' Academia Ecclesiastica ' ; became domestic prelate and prothonotary apostolic ; and also went as auditor of the nunciature to Lißbon, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago de Chile. He was named Archbishop of Thebes, in i)artlbus mfulelium, on his appointment in 1861 to the nunciature of Brussels, where he remained four years. In January, 1860, he was translated to the Archbishopric of Gnesen and Posen, with the title of Primate of Poland. In consequence of his resistance to the so-called May Laws enacted in Prussia, he was, in 1871, cast into prison, and, while there, was proclaimed a 'Cardinal by the Pope, in a secret consistory held in 1873. He was released from captivity in 1870 and went to Rome. Here he was made Prefect of the Propaganda in 1592, which office he held until his death.