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Thesis Approved Major Adviser Dean Thesis Approved Major Adviser Dean THE HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF OMAHA (1910-1928) BY SISTER M. MAURICE ARMBRUSTER A THESIS Submitted to the Faculty of the Creighton University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in the Department of History OMAHA, 1937 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD ........................................ IV INTRODUCTION .................................... VI I. THE ADMINISTRATION OF RIGHT REVEREND RICHARD SCANNELL, D. D., 1910-1916 1. Building of the New Cathedral................ 1 2. Reorganization of Parishes................... 3 3. Division of the Diocese in 1912.............. 7 4. Construction of New Churches and Schools..... 9 5. Erection of New Institutions and Enlargement of Old ...................................... 15 6. Work of Charitable Societies................. 19 7. Death of Bishop Scannell..................... 21 8. Growth in Catholicity........................ 23 9. Second Division of the Diocese............... 25 II. THE ADMINISTRATION OF MOST REVEREND JEREMIAH J. HARTY, D. D., 1916-1926 1. Appointment and Installation of the Archbishop 27 2. His Efforts to Secure Funds for the New Cathe­ dral and to Complete Its Construction......... 33 3. Reorganization of Parishes................... 35 4. Construction and Dedication of New Churches Schools...................................... 45 5. Introduction of New Institutions and Growth of Old................................... 52 6. Catholic Social Work in the Diocese.......... 59 7. Investiture of Two Monsignors................ 61 8. The Archbishop’s Departure for the West....... 62 III. THE ADMINISTRATION OF MOST REVEREND FRANCIS J. BECKMAN, D. D., 1926-1928 1. His Appointment as Administrator of the Diocese....................... 64 2. Investiture of Three Dignataries............. 66 3. Dedication of New Buildings.................. 68 4. Changes Effected in Missions and Parishes..... 69 5. Death of the Archbishop...................... 70 6. General Growth in Catholicity................ 72 CONCLUSION ....................................... 74 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................... 75 IV FOREWORD The History of the Diocese of Omaha from its beginning in 1859 to 1910 has been written by the Very Reverend James Aherne and can be found in the Catholic Encyclopedia, XI. The aim of this thesis is to supple­ ment what has already been written. By 1910, Bishop Scannell had served nearly twenty years as Bishop of Omaha. To complete the story up to the Administration of the Most Reverend Joseph Francis Rummel, D.D., 1928, bits of information were gathered from newspaper files, The World Herald. The Catholic Daily Tribune. and especially The True Voice. Personal interviews were held with several clergymen of the diocese, and sta­ tistics were gathered from the Catholic Official Directories, found in the Omaha Diocesan Library. Grateful acknowledgement is due to all those who contributed so generously toward the completion of this work, especially to Doctor P. Nielson for his untiring interest and helpful direction and for reading the first draft; to the Very Reverend Doctor J. Zaplotnik and Reverend Paul Kannaby for help in the compilation of correct data; to Reverend Patrick J. Moran for his courtesy in giving the writer access to V the files of The True Voice» from which most of the material was gathered VI INTRODUCTION In 1910, the Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska, em­ braced 52,996 square miles. This included that part of the state of Nebraska north of the southern shore 1 of the South Platte River. In due time two divisions were made and today, the Omaha Diocese embraces all that part of the State of Nebraska north of the southern bank of the Platte River and east of Hall, Howard, Greeley, Rock and Keyapaha counties, having 2 an area of 14,051 square miles. The Right Reverend Bishop Scannell, who in 1891 succeeded Bishop O ’Connor first Bishop of Omaha, had already, in 1910 been bishop of the diocese for nineteen years. During this time much had already been accomplished. Parishes, parochial schools, acade­ mies and diocesan priests had more than doubled their number. Old frame buildings were gradually replaced by a new style of architecture and the new cathedral was 3 in process of erection. 1. The Official Catholic Directory. 1910, 527. 2. Ibid.. 1935. 3. Rev. James Aherne, "Diocese of Omaha,” The Catholic Encyclopedia. XI, 250. VII Beginning with 1910, the same wonderful growth and progress continued to show itself throughout the remaining years of Bishop Scannell’s administration (1910-1916), throughout the administration of Most Reverend Jeremiah J. Harty (1916-1928), and that of Most Reverend Francis J. Beckman who acted as adminis­ trator of the diocese during the absence of Bishop Harty from 1926-1928. Some of the most outstanding accomplishments will be considered more in detail in the chapters that follow. "The Diocese of Omaha has been blest in its bishops— each one worthy of the others. This largely is why the Diocese of Omaha is today so prosperous in good and holy things, so full of promise for even better things in coming years." 4 4. Archbishop Ireland, "In Memoriam," The True Voice. January 14, 1916, 4. I. THE ADMINISTRATION OF RIGHT REVEREND RICHARD SCANNELL, D.D. (1910-1916) 1. Building of the New Cathedral Besides promoting with all earnestness the spiritual welfare of his flock, Bishop Scannell began the foundation for the new Saint Cecilia’s Cathedral on 40th and Burt Streets, the mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Omaha, where all diocesan cere­ monies and functions were to be maintained, with the 1 laying of the corner stone on October 6, 1907. When completed it promised to rank "among the ten largest 2 cathedrals in the United States". (Its completion, however, will depend upon the faith and devotion of generations to come.) By 1913, the walls of the main structure were completed, as far as the roof. Its style, Spanish Renaissance, typical of Old World cul­ ture, brought out the beauty of the large building with its twin towers that could be seen for miles beyond the city. Truly it was to be a monument to our Catholic 1. The True Voice. November 15, 1935, 1. 2. The True Voice', Tenth Anniversary Edition, 1903-1913, December 5, 1913, 1. faith. The sanctuary was to accommodate 500 persons, standing, with a seating capacity of 1000 in the nave. The ultimate capacity of the cathedral was to be 2500 persons, including the ambulatorium. Since it was the policy of Bishop Scannell and his building committee not to contract debts, there was no indebtedness on the cathedral in 1913. The sum of $253,902.59 had been expended for material, labor and architects’ fee and it was estimated that more than $100,000 would be required to complete the building so that it might be 3 used for religious services. On April 20, 1915, Bishop Scannell sent a letter to all the churches of the Diocese of Omaha announcing that the new Cathedral would probably be ready for occupancy by Easter Sunday of 1916. He also made an appeal to their generosity to meet the expenses 4 of completing the edifice. The whole diocese was called upon to aid in its erection for "even the most distant parish in the Diocese has an interest in the Cathedral 5 Church’*. 3. Rev. Peter Gannon, ’’The New Saint Cecilia’s Cathedral,** The True Voice, December 5, 1913, 1. 4. The True Voice, April 30, 1915, 1. 5. Rev. Peter Gannon, loc. cit., 1. 2. Reorganization of Parishes Much time and thought on the part of the good Bishop during the years of 1910-1916 was expended in reorganizing and establishing eight new parishes, thirteen new missions and the one station of St. Mary’s 6 at Beryn, Nebraska in 1911. Prior to 1910 the parishioners of the north side of Sacred Heart Parish, Omaha thought that they could support a pastor if a new parish were established in that section of the city. They made their wish known to Bishop Scannell who immediately permitted them to organize the new parish known as Holy Angels, bounded on the north by the city limits, on the west by Fontenelie Park, on the east by the Missouri River and south by Boyd Street. The Rev. P. A. Flanagan, then in charge of St. James Orphanage, was appointed pastor. From October, 1910 to January 8, 1911 Mass was celebrated in Magnolia Hall, 24th and Ames Avenue. On January 8, 1911, Holy Mass was celebrated for the first time in the newly completed church of the Holy Angels at Twenty-eighth and Fowler Avenue. No less than a year later a splendid residence for the pastor was completed and in May, 1911, 6. The Official Catholic Directory. 1911. 4 a new school had been erected. School opened in 7 September with an enrollment of 145 children. In 1911, St. Joseph’s Parish at Baker, Nebraska was established and attended from Spencer. St. Theresa’s Parish at Clearwater was organized with a mission (St. Francis) at Neligh. The little mission at Oakdale (St. Mary’s) became a mission of Clearwater in 1912. The Sacred Heart Parish at Niabrara was attended from Pine Ridge by a Jesuit Father. St. Rose Lima’s Parish at Hooper became a mission of West Point. The Winnebago mission, St. Cornelius, was established and Pleasanton 8 became a mission of Broken Bow. In 1912 St. Peter’s Parish was established at Fullerton, Nebraska. St. Mary’s, a Bohemian Parish, was erected at Schuyler with a small mission (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) at Wilson. St. Joseph's Parish at Walthill was organized with a mission at Rosalee and St. Joseph’s German Parish at Dodge was established and attended from O'Neil and St. Mary’s at Ridgeley, 7. The Rev. Peter Gannon, loc. cit., December 5, 1913. 8. The Official Catholic Directory. 1912, 573. 5 a mission to West Point, was discontinued because the 9 church burned.
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