. History of the Catholic Church in the United States. ees and voluntary contributions hadfor a long time supported the clergy ; but elsewherethey amounted to nothing. At this time the jDarishes of Alburquerque, San Juande los Caballeros, and Socorro were vacant, and themissions of Picuries, Nambe, Pojuaque, Pecos, SantoDomingo, Sandia, Jemes, Zia, Santa Ana, Laguna, ^ Eev. Dr. Rascon, General Report of Visitation, Oct. 14, 1830. 304 THE CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES. Acoma, and Zuiii. These were all served from theplaces where six secular priests and five Francis-can Fathers still resided. Bare
. History of the Catholic Church in the United States. ees and voluntary contributions hadfor a long time supported the clergy ; but elsewherethey amounted to nothing. At this time the jDarishes of Alburquerque, San Juande los Caballeros, and Socorro were vacant, and themissions of Picuries, Nambe, Pojuaque, Pecos, SantoDomingo, Sandia, Jemes, Zia, Santa Ana, Laguna, ^ Eev. Dr. Rascon, General Report of Visitation, Oct. 14, 1830. 304 THE CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES. Acoma, and Zuiii. These were all served from theplaces where six secular priests and five Francis-can Fathers still resided. Bareiro, in his additions tothe work of Pino, says that many persons died with-out confession or extreme unction, and that nothingwas more rare than to see the Holy Eucharist adminis-tered ; that the churches were nearly all in ruins, andmost of them certainly unworthy of being called tem-ples of God. The long vacancy of the see of Durango was filled bythe appointment of Rt. Rev. Joseph Anthony Laureanode Zubiria, a bishop of piety, energy, and zeal. The. SIGNATURE OF RT. REV. JOSEPH ANTHONY LAUREANO DE ZUBIRIA. ~ oflicial announcement of his appointment and instruc-tions from him reached Santa Fe in February, 1832,and he was at Abiquiu in July, and on the feast of theAssumption at Santa Fe, commencing his visitationof the province. Rev. John Philip Ortiz was then vicar-general, andin October, 1833, he and the parish priests at Taos andTome were empowered by Pope Gregory XVI. to ad-minister confirmation. ^ Pino, Koticias Historicas .... del Nuevo Mexico, Mexico,1849, p. 33. Libro primero de gobierno ecclesiastico, 1828-1832 ; Libroen que se asientan los autos de la sauta visita ecca. qe en el ano1829, comenzo .... el Br. Don Juan Rafael Rascon. VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF NEW MEXICO. 305 The Bishop found Dr. Rascons picture not over-drawn, and endeavored to arouse the zeal of the faith-ful, seeing little to be hoped for from the Mexicangovernment, which soon indeed drove him into exile.
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