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Eminence Cardinal Lecot, who was appointed to vicariate with 15 sisters; 6 schools, which receive a

this see ih 1890, died 19 December, 1908, and was sue- subsidy from the state, are conducted, caring for the

ceeded by the present incumbent, His Eminence education of 429 children ; 3 homes and 5 orphanages

Cardinal Andrieu, appointed this see 2 January, are also established. Since the foundation of the

1909. Born at 8e3r8se8, 1849, ordained 1874, he was mission (1905) it has lost only one of its priests,

appointed Bishop of Marseilles, 18 April, 1901, which Rev. Honoratus J. van der Voort, d. 1918, while

see he filled until his promotion, being created car- caring for the sick at Dajak, during an epidemic,

dinal 16 December, 1907. He is assisted by an •D«-«t,«i— ^:^^^ :« -n^^^^Ji, ««*,„-+«^ k«

amdUary, Rt. Rev. Jean-Martin Adam, tftular pJ!^!^^5?%^ ,?1^? Ju^T?^^

Bishop of Thmuis. In 1918 the third centenary of Propaganda, to ^e Dutch Dominicans m 1915, pre-

the uLilines was solemnly celebrated at BordSux, S J^I^^^:^^

and on 5 February of the same year Benedict xV ^^^TfVi^S^^'f! *^,^u^^^^

granted a special plenaiy indulgence to all churches ^^\^^ ^*^^*^ ^ea near the southern coast of Sweden.

Sd chapefaof the ord^r. According to 1921 sta- lfJ?I^^^ ^f.^^'l^lA^l"^^^^^ iWi^^^ tistics thL diocese counts 823,925 Catholics, of of Denmark and the Island, subject to the juris-

whSm 261,678 are in the city^of Bordeaux, where ^i^^A^^l,^^! ^"^-i^^.^J.^tn^ A^ there are 23 parishes. It comprises in all 79 par- ** Copenhagen. With the exception of some im-

^431 -«cL«d paruO^ 1^ vicarage^ and^938 f^^^^^^Jl^otSartCi^g^^^^ ^ to the National Danish Church, but there are more Boigo San Bomilno, Diocesb of (Bubgi Sancti than sixteen other sects scattered throughout the DoMNiNi; cf. C. E., II-686a), in the province of island. Before the establishment of this mission Parma, Central Italy, directly dependent on the in 1915 the Catholics had to be satisfied with what Holy See. Rt. Rev. Leonida Mapelli, appointed to spiritual aid could be given them by the priests this see 4 October, 1907, d. 23 February, 1915, and of Copenhagen, who made occasional visits to the was succeeded by the present incumbent, Rt. Rev. island. Upon its establishment as a separate mis- John Fabbrucii, b. in Cancelli, 1861, ordsiined 1885, sion the Dominicans of the Dutch Province estab- appointed to this see, 6 August, 1915. The 1921 lished two stations, one aj Ronne, the capital of statistics credit the diocese with 58,000 Catholics, the island, and the other at Aakirkeby, a small 54 parishes, 100 secular and 10 regular priests, 64 city in the center of the idand. The former is seminarians, 14 Brothers, 50 Sisters, and 78 churches used as the mission center for the Danes, the latter or chapels. for the Poles.

Borgo San Sepolcro, Diocbbb op (Btmoi Sanch ,J^jL^^t!Irn^^^^ \hp

Sbpulchri, or Biturgbnbis; cf. C. E., II-686b), in ^^T^T^J"^? ^K ^^^^ ^^ spnng until the

tT^. * A^ * w»M»*^ o*», w. >^. *^., AA^/uvv^/, «u ^ £ ^j^ harvest, where they earn their livinir

the proving of A«MO Central Ita^y, suffragan of ^^ ^^ j • ^j^ j ^^^^^ be\ jly

Florence. Rt. Rev Raffaele Sandrelli. appointed to l^^^ilted by the Dan^ who suffer from I

this see 11 June. 1892, was retired and succeeded "fi"^*'*"»'^ **/ ""^—^""v',. " .°~f^,. , Y ."

by the preeent iniumb^nt, Rt. Rev. Pompeo Ghe«ri. '^^}L °^ %'' J^f if*?.'""^ ■** ^^^^ ^

b. at fioreoMola; 1870. appointed 27 November P^**^ ,%" ^V. VP"*?'' ^?'?"*?' ^^° "P^""

1911. By 1921 rtatisticsthfe diocese ha< a CathoUc both Polwh and Danish, and he has numerous

populatiL of W.500 and compri^ 135 parishes. 190 Tw^'caSXT'^hTr^rari^nnirS ^k' '^A^ /"^"^^^^i 30 seminarians 11 charge of another DominicSn whose whole work Brother., 70 Sisters, and 280 churches or chapels. j^ tg| eonveision of ProtesUnts, and who is assisted

Borneo, Britibh or Northern, and Labttan, by Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood of the

Pretecturb Apostouc of (BoRNAa ANGLia; German Cong[regation, whose mother-house and

cf. C. E., II-687a), is entrusted to the For- novitiate are m Holland. There are ten of these

eign Missions of Mill Hill. The present prefect Sisters who give their lives to the care of the sick

(1922) is Rev. Edmund Dunn of this order. Out of and the teaching of young Danish gu'ls. Among

a total population of 700,000 there are in this terri- the fifty pupils who attend their elementary schools

tory 3,000 Catholics and 500 catechumens. The there is not one Catholic.

work of the mission is carried on by 22 priests, 2 -b-*-.! r* u- ^* ^^ : u^ u z^

Brothers, 7 catchists, and 20 Franciscan tertiaries;. u ' GiOBxm, solcher, P<>et and Journalist, b. m

it now counts 22 churches or chapels, 10 stations, J^.^°"^' ^^^^ ^^ a'^^'u' -^U v ^a- ^^''^'k^J'

16 schools, caring for 800 children ind 2 orphanages J^}^' «^P ^^ Averado Borei and Verdiano Fabbrh

with 120 children From his earliest years Borst manifested literary

ability. A poem written to his mother at the age

Borneo* Dutch or Southern, Vicariatb Apostolic of thirteen has been termed a classic. At fifteen

(Born Aci HoLLANDia; cf. C. E., II-687a), comprises and seventeen he published volumes of poetry,

all the Dutch province of Borneo. It was erected while at twenty he was recognized as a foremost

into a vicariate from the prefecture apostolic of the commentator on Dante. At twenty-two he sue-

same name, 13 March, 1912, remainmg under the ceeded his father as editor of ''II Nuova Giomale*'

care of the Dutch Capuchins, to whom it was en- of Florence.

trusted upon its foundation, 1905. Rt. Rev. John Bond had been raised in an irreligious atmosphere.

Bos, who was appointed first prefect apostolic of as his father was the owner of a chain of anti-

this territory was promoted to vicar apostolic, 14 clerical newspapers, but he had been baptised and

March, 1918, and appointed titular Bishop of Capi- received his nrst Communion at the age of fourteen

tolias, four days later. • in deference to his mother's wishes. He studied at

A comparison of the 1906 statistics of this ter- the University of Leghorn, where he received his

ritory, with those published in 1922 shows the rapid degree in law, for which he had no particular in-

progress which has been made here. There are now terest, so he left the university to become a jour-

3,084 Catholics as against 396 in 1906; 21 priests and nalist. Three deaths in his family, that of father,

18 brothers where there were only 8 priests and 4 sister, and a brother, blasted his hopes of earthly

brothers; 24 churches and 18 stations where for- happiness, and in visiting the cemeteiy where they

merly there were 3 chapels and 2 stations. The were buried he became acquainted with the local

FVanciscan Sisters of Veghel are established in the Franciscans, at whose suggestion he commenced to