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The united sees include (1921 census) 14 parishes, administeied b^ Most Rev. Francis Mo6t3rnj Arch-

47 churches, 52 secular priests, 5 convents for women, bishop of Cardiff, who had filled this see, as its first

450 Brothers, 32 Sisters, 1 seminary with 4 seminar- bishop until his promotion 7 March, 1921. The

ians, 1 asylum, 1 hospital, 1 day nursery at RapoUa; religious commumties established in the diocese

one war hospital only IS supported by the Government, include, men: Benedictines, Franciscans, Jesuits,

The Juvenile Circle is organized among the laity in Oblates of Mary Immaculate and Passionists; women:

RapoUa. In May, 1913, the Peace of Constantino Benedictines, Sisters of the Immaculate Conception,

was solemnly commemorated, and a great mission Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sisters of

was preached bv the Capuchin Fathers in 1914 and Charity of Our Lady of Mercy, Sisters of Charity of

1921. Durins the World War the clergy, with the co- St. Paul, Sisters of Mercy, of the Good Saviour^f

operation of the laity, ministered to the needy spiritu- the Holy Ghost, of Sainte Marie, and Ursulines. The

ally and materially. total Catholic population of the diocese is estimated

at 9822. Latest statistics credit it with 29 secular

Melo, Diocese of (Melensib; cf. C. E., X — and 62 regular clergy, 19 convents, 52 public churches 169b), in Uru^ay, suffragan of Montevideo. This or chapel, 6 private chapels with Sunday mass, see is filled by its first bishop, Rt. Rev. Josd Marcos 13 public elementary schools receiving Government Semeria, bom in Tacuarembo, Uruguay, 19 March, grants, and 4 without grants, with 2159 pupils, 11 1855, served as vicar general and was appointed other schools with 416 boys pupils, 1 residential bishop 3 July, 1919. Although erected by a decree institution for poor children and 1 home, of 14 April, 1897, the see was neVer actually estab- lished untU 1919. Its establishment was one of the MennoniteB (cf. C. E., X-190b) .—There are now conditions named upon the restoration of diplomatic (1922) 16 branches of this sect in the United States relations with the Holy See. instead of 12 as reported in 1906. There has been

an attempt in the last two decades to bring about

Mende, Diocese of (Minntensis; cf. C. E., a union of the different branches. As a result

X — 180a), in the department of Lozdre, France, there are now two conference-groups which loosely

suffragan of Albi. This see is filled by Rt. Rev. unite the major portion of the sect. In 1918 the

Jacques G^y, bom in Rigols, France, in 1849, ordained Mennonites reported 11 missionaries in Latin Amer-

in 1873, served as chaplain of St. Louis of France, ica. In Asia, Africa, and Oceania they reported

diocesan missionary ana vicar general, and appointed in 1920, 107 missionaries, 5747 members, and 15

bishop 21 February, 1906. He is assisted by a co- hospitals and dispensaries. The total number of

adjutor, Rt. Rev. Jule&-Alexandre Cusin, titular members in the world is less than 300,000. In the

Bishop of Nyssa. During the World War, 205 priests United States the 16 bodies reported (1921) 887

and 150 seminarians were mobilized from this terri- churches, 1488 ministers, and 82,722 members,

tory, and of this number, 17 priests and 24 seminar- About 1500 Mennonites are now migrating ' to

ians gave up their lives, 2 were decorated with the Durango, Mexico, from Manitoba and Sa^katche-

Legion d'Honneur^ 93 with Croix de Chwrre and 2 with wan, owing to differences of opinion with the

the MidaUle MUHaire. The 1920 statistics credit the Canadian Government regarding war and edu-

diocese with a population of 122,738, 29 first class cation,

parishes, 191 succursal parishes and 143 vicariates Houch. Menno Simont: HU Life, Labon and Teachmpt

formerly supported by the state, and 23 chaplaincies. }»«iJ^vS^' ffi S^iJ'Timr'S&.^B^Z',

MendM y OualaqulM. Vicariatb Apobtouc or ^ii^'SSSST"" **'' """ "'"" "' "" ^""^ ^""^

(db Mbnobz AC Gualaquiza; cf. C. E., X-183a), in N. A. Weber.

the province of Oriente, Ecuador, with residence __ _ r i. --i t^ tt *mv^ x a^ xu

at Sig-Sig, is entrusted to the care of the Salesians. Mtorcy, Fathers op (cf. C. E., ¥-79^).— At the

It is bounded on the north by the Apatemona general chapter of the society held m Rome, Juhr,

River, on the south the Zamora River, on the 1?09, Eugene Porcile, founder-rector of Our Lady

east the Maranon and Morona rivers, on the west oi Lourdes Parish, Brooklyn, was elected superior

with the dioceses of Loja and Cuenca; the popula- general. Owing to ill health he resiped in less

tion is composed of 20,000 Jibaros and 2000 whites Jha? a year after taking office, and retired to

and Indians Ciply, Belgium, where he died 2 January. 1912. He

The vicir apostolic, Rt. Rev. Domingo Comin, wm succeeded by Peter Hattais, who was appointed

Salesian, titular Bishop of Obba, b. 9 Septem- vicar general of the society by the Congregation of

ber. 1874. appointed at the Sacred Congregation of ?ehgious m January, 1910. At the general chapter

the Consistory of 8 March, 1920, consecrated at ^eld m Rome, July, 1919, Rene Delaplanche was

Cuenca 17 October following, appointed Vicar Apos- elected superior general of the society for the

toUc of Mendez y Gualaquira 5 March prececfing, regular term of six years. Jn 1910, at the request

to succeed Mgr. Santiago Costamagua, titular ^f Cardinal Farley, the Fathers opened the new

Bishop of Colonia (b. 2 January, 1846; retired' in Pf^^. of Notre Dame located at 114th Street and

1919; d. 8 September, 1921, aged seventy-six). Mommraide Dnve. This magnificent church, whose

There are (1922 census) 6 churches, 1 mission, style is Classical Renaissance reprwents an expendi-

4 stations, 4 convents for men, 6 regular priests, *^ °^ J°?f®, ^^^ °°® million dpUars. The first

3 Brothers, 1 seminary with 21 senunarians. P^*^'^ ^L^I"^^^ *?"?? ^^ K^' Maurice Reynaud,

During the administration of Mgr. Santiago T?!.®*^*^ i^^V^® u *u^ «^ r^^ outbreak

Costamagua the mission was supported by the alms ?i *^? ^ 5"! V^*'; ^®* was the first priest from

collected by him, and the headquarters of the l^^, ^^^^^ Stat^ to enter the war, and the first

mission, the seminary and the residence of the to lay down his life m his country^, cause, ^^^^

July 1918 ^^ the American province, the new-elected superior

' * general. Ren6 Delaplanche, applied for and received

Menevla, Diocese of (Menevensis; cf. C. E., from Rome a rescript empowering him to establish

X — 187d), comprises all of Wales, except Glamor- in America a novitiate for the reception of Amer-

ganshire, and is suffragan of Cardiff. The see is ican subjects. The novitiate is located at Oregon,

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