This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Catholic Church in the United States from its earliest days to the early 20th century. Drawing on a range of contemporary sources, including official church records, newspapers and magazines, John Hugh O'Donnell offers a detailed and insightful account of the growth and development of the Catholic hierarchy in America. He also explores the various controversies and challenges that the Church faced during this period, including the rise of anti-Catholic sentiment and the challenges of assimilation. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922 The Spanish colonists came from lands where the Cath olic Church had been organized for centuries. As a part Of their work of colonization they brought With them the Church system of Spain. AS a result bishoprics had been erected from the outset and a hierarchical organization had been effected long before Bishop John Carroll was consecrated. In a work on the Catholic Hierarchy of the United States from 1790 to 1922 it is necessary to sketch briefly the story of this hierarchy, Viewed in the light of early Spanish jurisdiction. The beginnings of episcopal jurisdiction in the Spanish colonies of America are historically traced to Seville. While in practice the patriarchal honor given to Seville may be of small import, yet this ancient See of the last of the Western Fathers must ever be regarded as the source of spanish-american canonical discipline.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.