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From a Ct'lIfC'lIlI1.lll Qflgl'Ull'fl1 l1lIlllIl'Ug'l'C'.S'.S' p I. 'xg' f r W Apu' A I w 'Q ' V - . -sf . me ,496 , 1519 ' 'i ' ' fr', s 'vim P Q 1' . wg ' ' 4 Jw' 'tu r - '.',L.,- g.iy-lf' N' fl ,f 5 'R r 1 uxc5r,-:,l1'.l.I- . It s . 5 val. -ya-r 1- ef ,Y .'i . ' - ' -is T - 'W 19 - gq. .1 Q , Y V' v I, ,F N 4 . xt if 3 ' .. , , , , -.1 i-rw v t '- ,N YA 7 ' 0 u K , 23 V., i Aj 3103,-N, A 1 G 'M' ,QM vp 7 -1, A f' ' A 1' 'Q ,qs 6 ,Q af . .. , s - .1 . , Q r X fp. l ' M if A :swf a,1i3,qj ' ' 15332 Q4 'F' it VP fx '- ,,' Qs Y' 4 -'- 4' 2 . 'ri-5, . , ' f It is written that many, many years ago-at a time when Iamestown and Plymouth were still young-priests appeared in the area that now comprises the Erie Diocese. These missionaries strove unsuccessfully to realize in the Red Men the Biblical text That Christ may be formed in you. Perhaps, Our Lord, in His Sacramental Presence, came to our shores, but the harvest was far off. Iust two centuries ago, a parish priest ap- ,Sak st - 1 L Q el f peared here with two hundred French families, and the work of Christian education and the formation of the Christian character went on for a few years, but the harvest was not yet. 1873-1893-St. Peter's Cathedral, twentv Years in the building, represents the early period of earnest strug- gle and noble beginnings. ,,...,...--qv i x , Again, one hundred and fifty years ago, Catholic settlers began to trickle into the area. Scattered priests began to serve, and the Work spread. Philadelphia, then Pittsburgh, served as the center and source of activity-all directed to the eternal good that Christ might be formed in men. Then, in l853: Bishop Michael O'Connor of Pittsburgh requested that his diocese should be divided. A Papal Brief of Iuly 29th carried into effect the request, and the Diocese of Erie was established. ILP' -f 'YT ,Q f-1.
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., 14 11: 7' rf 1.-. - fs- -- 4' g r , 3.s - ..-n 'L 'Wifi l854QAmong the first Hi ' . as-. W.. .. isssuing of U pastoral lgneclal acts of Bishop Young was the the dogma of I I on the approaching declaration ol 1897-Comersto Immaculate is stiifirriacgloeltlen Cpnception. Devotion to Mary main buildinggniva? lfh-ij new St. Vincenrg Hosp-I I f eh part ol Prep the sociql an C11 in l897 Th- . . 'Q Present ' d h ' - is rnstxt t' Bishop O'Connor became our first bishop. Upon arriving in Erie, he chose St. Patrick's as his pro-Cathedral. But soon he was recalled and Bishop Ioshua M. Young was installed in his stead, May 7, 1854, One of Bishop Young's first official acts was a pastoral letter on the approaching definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Young administered the diocese wisely and well until his death in 1856. Bishop Tobias Mullen became our third ordinary in 18685 under his direction began the fast-grow- ing era of the brick and mortar priests. In the spirit of the day, Bishop Mullen outdid everyone in conceiving, building and dedicat- l9Ul-l95l-ln the fall of 1951, the then Bishop Iohn Mark Gannon celebrated his Golden lubilee as a priest ol the Erie Diocese. ln his time, diocesan history has become almost a record ol personal achievement. C a t , u n able accomplishments of tif: lsibrst-ilrlfgzes ing a great Cathedral to the Prince of the Apostles, St. Peter. In 1898, Bishop Iohn E. Fitzmaurice became Coadjutor Bishop, and upon Bishop Mullen's death the following year he became the fourth bishop of the diocese. He continued the work of his predecessor, and under his supervision St. Vincent's Hospital was rebuilt. Then, on February 6, 1918, Dr. Iohn Mark Gannon, Superintendent of Education, was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese. Upon Bishop Fitzmaurice's death, Bishop Gannon became the fifth ordinary of the diocese, and was in- stalled Dec. 16, 1920. The age of rapid ex- pansion and golden harvest was at hand.
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