. History of the Catholic Church in the United States. ass in the unfinished Cathedral, but was the sameday attacked by paralysis. He recovered, so thathopes were entertained of prolonged life, and he ac-tually celebrated holy mass on the 18th of in the evening he retired, but moans soon drewa priest to his side. The venerable prelate was un-conscious, and sank gradually, expiring February20, 1858. BT. REV. CLEMENT SMYTH, SECOND BISHOP OF DUBUQUE, ;, 1858-1865. Bishop Smyth made careful visitations, showinggreat charity and prudence, seeking to raise thestandard of discipline, a
. History of the Catholic Church in the United States. ass in the unfinished Cathedral, but was the sameday attacked by paralysis. He recovered, so thathopes were entertained of prolonged life, and he ac-tually celebrated holy mass on the 18th of in the evening he retired, but moans soon drewa priest to his side. The venerable prelate was un-conscious, and sank gradually, expiring February20, 1858. BT. REV. CLEMENT SMYTH, SECOND BISHOP OF DUBUQUE, ;, 1858-1865. Bishop Smyth made careful visitations, showinggreat charity and prudence, seeking to raise thestandard of discipline, and see that every church wasproperly supplied for all required by the ecclesiasti-cal laws. At his first ordination he raised to thepriesthood in St. Patricks Church, Dubuque, Cosgrove, future Bishop of Davenport. In April, 1860, he convened his clergy in a was attended by thirty-seven priests, three beingabsent. At this time the diocese numbered 59,156Catholics, although eleven years before they were es-timated at eleven KT. KEY. CLEMENT SMYTH, BISHOP OF DUBUQUE. DIOCESE OF DUBUQUE. 645 In 1861 Bishop Smyth completed St. RaphaelsCathedral, and had the consolation of dedicating iton the 7th of July. After a visitation of his diocese,he set out in 1862 for Rome. His long cloistered life had made Bishop Smyth un-like in his manner to the active, energetic, pushingcharacter of his predecessor, but he was greatly re-vered, and in his gentle way effected much. Heobtained aid to reduce the diocesan debt, andchurches at Keokuk, Burlington, Independence,Muscatine, as well as German churches—some erected,some purchased—evinced progress. In 1863 BishopSmyth solemnly blessed Rt. Rev, Ephraim McDonnellas Abbot of New Melleray, the Holy See, to his con-solation, having erected the monastery he foundedinto an Abbey. He returned from one of his regula-tion visitations in 1865 seriously ill. He bore his suf-ferings with the most exemplary resignation to thehol
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