. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . towardsthe Church and their Catholic fellow-citizens. Sylvester Horton Rosecrans, the first bishop, died21 ()otober, 1878. He was succeeded by John Am-brose Watterson, who was consecrated 8 August,1880, and died 17 April, 1899. The next bishop wasHenry Moeller, consecrated August, 1900, pro-moted to the Archiepiscopal See of Areopolis andmade Coadjutor to the Archbishop of Cincinnati, 27April, The fourth bishop, James Joseph Hart-l
. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . towardsthe Church and their Catholic fellow-citizens. Sylvester Horton Rosecrans, the first bishop, died21 ()otober, 1878. He was succeeded by John Am-brose Watterson, who was consecrated 8 August,1880, and died 17 April, 1899. The next bishop wasHenry Moeller, consecrated August, 1900, pro-moted to the Archiepiscopal See of Areopolis andmade Coadjutor to the Archbishop of Cincinnati, 27April, The fourth bishop, James Joseph Hart-ley, was consecrated 25 February, 1904. There are 142 priests— secular and 37 regular—in the diocese, with 34 brothers and 450 sisters. Thetotal population of the diocese is about 1,000,000; ofthis number 80,000 are Catholics. The parishes num-ber 75, with 45 parochial schools and 9361 pupils,4520 boys and 4841 girls. There are two orphanasylums, with 460 orphans; a Convent of the Good Shep-herd, with 207 inmates; four hospitals, treating 4000I^atients annually; a preparatory seminary, with 22students; a theological seminary, The Pontifical. St. .Josephs Cathedral, Columbus College Josephinum of the Sacred Congregation for thePropagation of the Faith, with 161 students; a col-lege, with 100 students; and three academies, pupils. The Diocese of Columbus has jii ven to the Church twobishops, Fitzgerald of Little Rock and Gallagher of Gal-veston; while the names of Henni, Archbishop of Mil-waukee, Lamy, Archbishop of Santa Fe, De Goesbri-and, Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, may be found onthe baptismal registers of the early mission churches of the diocese. The State and nation also have re-ceived many a notable service, both in war and peace,from sons of the diocese. General Philip H. Sheridanwas in his boyhood a resident of Somerset, Perry Co.,the cradle of Catholicity in Ohio. General W. , brother of the first bishop of the diocese,both converts. Gener
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