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SACRAMENTO

Sacramentaxy. See Liturgical Books.

Sacramentines. See Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament.

Sacramento, Diocese of (Sacramextensis), was formed out of the Vicariate of Marysville, which comprised the regions lying between the parallels of latitude 39° and 42° N., and between the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Colorado River on the east. The diocese at present covers 54,449 square miles in California, and 38,162 square miles in Nevada. It includes the counties of Alpine, Amadok, Butte, Colusa, Calaveras, Del Norte, Eldorado, Humboldt, Lassen, Mariposa, IModoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskij'ou, Sutter, Toulumne, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba in California; and the counties of Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lyon, Ormsby, Storey, and Washoe in Nevada.

The Vicariate of Marysville {Marysvillensis) was formed in 1S61; four priests were in the territory. There are now 65 priests and about 50,000 Catholic people within the Diocese of Sacramento. Grass Valley, Marysville, and Virginia City, Nevada, were the inost populous and notable of the early missions. Amongst the pioneer priests, the names of Very Rev. T. J. Dalton, vicar-general for fifteen years, and Rev. J. J. Callan stand out prominently. The Very Rev. C. ^L LjTich, vicar-general and pastor of St. Patrick's, Grass Valley, who figured largely since 1864 in the pioneer work, chiefly in the mining country, died on 29 Sept., 1911. The site of the first permanent church at Sacramento was given by the Governor of Cali- fornia, Peter H. Burnett, a devout convert and a brilliant lawyer. The early mission centres were chiefly in the gold and silver regions. The rich pas- ture, timber, fruit, and agricultural lands began later to attract settlers, until these at present form the most populous parts of the diocese. The Rev. Eugene O'Connell was chosen the first Vicar Apos- tolic of Marysville in 1861. Until that time the terri- tory was under the jurisdiction of the .Archbishop of San Francisco. Bishop O'Connell was born in June, 1815, at Kingscourt, in the Diocese of Mcath, Ire- land; he studied and was ordained in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, in June, 1842. He taught for several years in Navan seminary, which he left to direct a college at Santa Inez, California, in 1851, and spent one year there. He was next sent to take charge of the theological seminary of St. Thomas near San Francisco, where he remained three years. In 1854 he returned to Ireland, was dean and taught theology in All Hallows College. From .there he was con- secrated titular Bishop of Flaviopolis and Vicar Apostolic of Marysville by Cardinal Cullen at Dublin, 3 February, 1861. He was installed at St. Joseph's Pro-Cathedral, Marysville, by Archbishop Alemany, 28 March, 1862.

Pius IX formed the vicariate into the Diocese of Grass Valley (Vallispratensis) on 29 March, 1868. Bent with work and care the learned and apostolic prelate of Marvsville resigned his see, 17 March, 1884, was appointed titular Bishop of Joppa, and retired to the hospital of thr- Sisters of Charity in Los Angeles where he died, 4 December, 1891. His remains lie in Calvary Cemetery, Ix)3 Angeles. The R(!v. Patrick Manogue, then pastor of Virginia City, Nevada, wa« appointed coadjutor and titular Bishop of Ceramos, and was consecrated, 16 January, 1881, in St. Mary's Cathedral, San Franci.sco^ by Arch- bi.shop J. S. Alemany. He was born m 1831 at Desart, Kilkenny, Ireland, of a family that numbered many distinguished ecclesiastics. He rec^rived his early education at Callan, came to the United States and settled in New England, and later engaged in mining in California. After some years he n-turned to St. Mary's of the Lake, Chicago, to prepare for

the priesthood, and from there went to St. Sulpice, Paris, for his ecclesiastical studies. He was ordained there by Cardinal Morlot in 1861, and returned to California. Father Manogue was sent to work in the territory of Nevada about 1864. He devoted himself to the Indian tribes and attained great re- sults in gaining converts. His usual way of teaching them Christianity was to assemble the roving bands in the church and explain the stations, the altar, statuarj'', etc. He succeeded to the see, 17 March, 1884. Leo XIII changed the boundaries of the diocese, 16 May, 1886, and the episcopal see was moved to Sacramento. Bishop Manogue built there a cathedral in the Italian Renaissance style with a seating capacity of over sixteen hundred. The architect was Mr. Brian J. Clinch. Bishop Manogue took a leading part in public affairs and was a suc- cessful arbitrator between the mine owners and the miners in their conflicts. He was of large stature, of a humorous turn of mind, and a good musician. He died on 27 February, 1895, and lies buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Sacramento, surrounded by the remains of eleven priests. The Rev. Thomas Grace succeeded Bishop Manogue. He was preconized as bishop on 27 February, 1896. He was born at Wex- ford, Ireland, on 2 Aug., 1841 ; educated at St. Peter's College, Wexford; made his ecclesiastical studies at All Hallows College, Dublin, and was ordained on 11 June, 1876. He came to California the same year by the way of the Isthmus of Panama in company with Fathers M. Coleman, L.Kennedy, V. G., and J. J.Claire. He was rector at Mar>'sville for eight years, pastor at Sacramento (1881-96), and was consecrated bishop on 16 June, 1896, in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento.

Statistics. — The diocese was incorporated on 24 Nov., 1897. Its legal title is "The Roman Catholic Dio- cese of Sacramento"; the bishop is the corporation sole; 53 priests are from Ireland, 3 from Italy, 2 from Portugal, 3 German, and 2 American. All Hallows College, Dublin, has supplied by far the largest number of priests and continues to do so. In the episcopal city there are distinct parishes for Por- tuguese, Italians, and Germans. Four priests minister at the cathedral. Nine Brothers of the Christian Schools teach a primary and high school adjacent to the cathedral. The Sisters of Mercy conduct a primary school and academy. The Sisters of St. Francis (Lewiston, New York) conduct two parochial schools. In all about 1100 children att(>nd Catholic schools in the city. The Notre Dame Sisters, Sisters of the Holy Cross, Dominican Sisters, and Sisters of Mercy conduct schools in various parts of the diocese. The Sisters of Mercy also conduct a home for destitute children at Sacramento, a home for the aged, and a hospital for 75 j^atieiits, with a training school for nurses attached; the classes contain 36 at present. At Grass Valley they have two orphanages providing for 100 boys and 123 girls. The State makes an allowance for each orphan and half orphan. The state prison at Folsom has a priest for chaplain. The largest towns in the dioc(>se are Sacramento, which has 12 priests and a population, including suburbs, of 56,000; lOureka, 2 churches and 2 priests, population, 11,845; Marysville, 2 priests and 1 church, 5430; Grass Valley, 1 church and 1 priest, 62.50; Reno, 1 church and 1 priest, 10,867; Chico, 1 priest and 1 church, 11,775. A Catholic weekly paper is published at Sacramento. A public library is attached to the cathedral, and works in conjunc- tion with the state and city libraries. A clerical aid fund helps to maintain infirm and aged priests. The Friars Minor (St. Louis province) have a church at Sacramento. Annual collections are made for Indian and negro missions, orphanages, the Catholic University, Pctcrspencr, ;iiid Holy Land .slirines. The Priests' Eucharistic League meets annually at the