first erected and was ready for occupancy in 1865. Work was begun on the church in 1866 and was dedicated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Rosecrans, November 30, 1868. This church is located at 694 South Third street.

Sacred Heart-In 1852-3 William Phelan of Lancaster transferred to Rt. Rev. Bishop Purcell, (then having spiritual jurisdiction of Columbus) by will, four acres of land in North Columbus forming the square bounded by Summit street, First avenue, Second avenue and College street for such disposal as his discretion might direct. In due course of time and disposal it became the site of Sacred Heart church, and its allied educatory institutions. When it came within the corporate limits of the city, Rt. Rev. Bishop Rosecrans, trustee, in 1875, commissioned Rev. John B. Eis to erect a suitable building to accommodate a new congregation that awaited such an edifice in that part of the city. Father Eis, after full consideration, decided to build a school with a large hall to be used as a church, with room to accommodate the Sisters who were to teach. The corner stone was laid September 5, 1875, by Rt. Rev. Dr. Rosecrans, and on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1876, mass was celebrated for the first time, Rt. Rev. Bishop Rosecrans performing the dedication. In later years a pastoral residence was added and many extensive additions have been made to the original buildings.

Holy Family-This church is situated in the oldest portion of the city, originally known as Franklinton. The present popular designation is the west side. Long before the organization of the city, when the canal and national road were being constructed, the missionaries occasionally visited the spot and said mass at the house of some resident Catholic. In 1865 the Sisters of the Good Shepherd founded a convent at the corner of Sandusky and Broad, and here Catholic services were regularly held, intended, however, only for the members of the community. Immediate Catholic families were privileged to assist at mass in the private chapel. In 1871, a diocesan seminary was opened adjacent to the convent, for the fitting of young men for the priesthood.

In the meantime a local congregation was spontaneously growing up. A temporary church was provided. On September 17, 1882, the cornerstone of the present edifice was laid. The building grew slowly, but none the less surely, so that on Sunday, June 2, 1889, it was dedicated by Rt. Rev. John A. Watterson, bishop of Columbus, although the side altars and pews were not in place. These and all the other accessories, in handsome red oak and side altars to harmonize with the general design, were later emplaced. The Right Rev. Bishop was assisted in the dedicatory mass by Rev. William F. Hayes, Rev. C. Rhode being deacon; Rev. B. Horney sub-deacon; and Rev. A. A. Cush, master of ceremonies.

St. Vincent de Paul-Originally at Rose avenue and East Man street the orphan asylum of St. Vincent de Paul was erected. A chapel was attached and here Catholics of the vicinity, who found it inconvenient or impossible to do so elsewhere, could participate in the celebration of mass. The demand for greater opportunities grew so that on Sunday, July 27, 1884, the cornerstone for the present church was laid by Right Rev. Bishop.

Rev. Father John C. Goldschmidt, chaplain of the asylum and rector of the new church made wonderful efforts toward bringing the work to a happy issue, which eventuated August 9, 1885. When Rt. Rev. Bishop Watterson solemnly dedicated the edifice,, mass was sung by Father Goldschmidt and the address delivered by Rev. J. Larkin, Ph. D.

St. Dominic-In April, 1889, Rt. Rev. Bishop Watterson, in anticipation of a new congregation as well as for purposes of education, purchased 1x lots on the corner of Twentieth and Devoise streets. Rev. Thomas J. O'Reilly was commissioned by the Right Rev. Bishop to take supervision of the whole plan and purpose of providing for the new congregation of which he would be rector. Benninghoff Hall, on the third story of a large block at Twentieth street and Hildreth avenue, was selected for temporary occupation and Father O'Reilly sang high mass in it for the first time on Sunday, September 1, 1889. The cornerstone for the new school building to be used also for church purposes was laid by the Right Rev. Bishop, assisted by nearly all the clergy of the city. The building was completed and ready for occupancy within a year. Father O'Reilly purchased several other adjoining lots to meet the wants of the future.

St. Francis Assissi-To Rev. A. M. Leyden was committed the preliminary work of organizing this congregation and providing for all suitable accommodations and shelter. To this end the Rev. Father leased the Neil Chapel, hitherto used by the Methodists at the corner of Neil avenue and Goodale street and reconstructed to meet the reverend father's ideas. On Sunday, June 19, 1892, the church was ready for Catholic services and Father Leyden celebrated high mass therein. The Right Rev. Bishop was present and delivered a suitable and inspiring address. The growth and prosperity of the church has been continuous.

Churches and Rectors.

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Broad and Fifth streets. Rev. M. M. Meara, rector; Revs. C. J. Norris and James Nevin, assistants.

St. Aloysius', W. Broad street and Clarendon avenue. J. J. Cahalen, rector.

(Hill Top). Rev.

St. Dominic's, Twentieth and Devoise streets. Rev. T. J. O'Reilly, rector. St. Francis of Assisi, Buttles and Harrison avenues Rev. A. M. Leyden, rector; Rev. Francis J. Clarke, assistant.

Holy Cross, Fifth and Rich streets. Rev. C. R. Rhode, rector; Rev. W. Robben, assistant.

Holy Family, W Broad and Skidmore streets. Rev. D. A. Clarke, rector;
Rev. W. M. Sullivan, assistant.

Holy Name, Patterson and Adams avenues. Rev. W. McDermott, rector.
Holy Rosary, Main and Seymour streets. Rev. F. W. Howard, rector.
St. Leo's, Hanford and Leo Place. Rev. C. F. Kessler, rector.

St. Mary's, S. Third street near Sycamore street. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Specht,
V. G., rector; Rev. A. Domm and Edmund Burkley, assistants.

St. Patrick's, Seventh and Naghten streets. Rev. M. Hagen, O. P., rector; Revs. W. J. O'Leary, O. P., F. L. Kelly, O. P., R. L. Rumaggi, O. P., assistants. St. John the Baptist, Lincoln and Hamlet streets. Rev. V Scovilla, rector

pro tempore.

St. John the Evangelist Ohio avenue and Newton street. Rev. S. Weisinger, rector.

St. Peter's, York avenue. (Milo). Rev. H. Ewing, rector.

Sacred Heart, First avenue and Summit street. Rev. J. B. Eis, rector; Rev. W. Schaefer, assistant.

St. Ladislaus (Magyar), S. Columbus. Rev. R. Paulovits, rector.

St. Thomas', 5th and Cassaday avenues (E. Columbus). Rev. A. J. Johnson, rector.

Chapels and Chaplains.

St. Anthony's Hospital, Taylor avenue and Hawthorne street. Rev. P. C. Schneider, chaplain.

St. Francis of Assisi Hospital, 6th and State streets. Rev. J. Murphy, chaplain.

Deaf and Dumb Institute, E. Town street, attended from St. Mary's church.

Good Shepherd Convent, W. Broad and Sandusky streets. Rev. B. Hanna, chaplain.

Mt. Carmel Hospital, W. State street and Davis avenue, attended from St. Patrick's high school, Mt. Vernon avenue.

St. Patrick's High School, Washington and Mt. Vernon avenues. Rev. R. J. Meaney, O. P., chaplain; J. Healy, O. P., D. Wynn, O. P., E. Spence, O. P., and W. Lawler, O. P., assistants.

St. Turribius', E. Main street, attended from the Josephinum College. St. Rose's, E. Main street, attended from the Josephinum Collage.

St. Mary's of the Springs, E. Columbus. Rev. J. D. Pendergast, O. P. chaplain.

St. Vincent de Paul, E. Main street and Rose avenue. Rev. J. Goldschmidt, chaplain; Rev. J. O'Neill, assistant.

Josephinum Pontifical College, E. Main street. V. Rev. Mgr. Soentgerath, chaplain.

Notable Educational Institutions.

St. Patrick's College and High School, Mt. Vernon avenue. Rev. R. J. Meany, O. P., president; Rev. J. H. Healy, vice-president. Revs. D. Wynn, E. Spence and W. Lawler, professors.

The Pontifical College Josephinum of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, E. Main street. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Joseph Soentgerath, president. Sixteen other professors.

St. Mary's of the Springs.

Notre Dame Academy.

Diocese of Columbus.

In July, 1868, the apostolic letters creating the diocese of Columbus were received by the archbishop of Cincinnati. They prescribed the boundaries and extent of the new diocese as follows: The territory of the archdiocese of Cincinnati is divided in such wise that the part of the state of Ohio which lies between the Ohio river on the east and the Scioto river on the west, with the addition of the counties of Franklin, Delaware and Morrow as far up as the southern limits of Cleveland diocese, shall belong to the new division; and the rest of the state south of Cleveland diocese, including Union, Marion and Hardin counties, remain in the archdiocese of Cincinnati. We will, also, that the see of the new cathedral be fixed in the city of Columbus and its diocese be called Columbensis, and possess all the honors, rights and privileges which other Episcopal sees possess and enjoy. These letters were dated at Rome, March 3, 1868, and named Rt. Rev. S. II. Rosecrans as first bishop of the new diocese.

Bishop Rosecrans remained at St. Patrick's as pastor, and with that church as the pro-cathedral, while St. Joseph's church, now determined upon as the cathedral, was in process of construction. He was assisted in 1867-8 by Rev. George H. Ahrens, chancellor, and upon the latter's removal to Holy Cross, Rev. P. J. Daily and Rev. F. Gouesse became assistants in 1868-9. During 1869 Rev. N. A. Gallagher, Rev. J. McPhillips and Rev J. A. Rotchford, O. P., were also stationed at St. Patrick's attending parochial duties. Father Gallagher remained until the fall of 1871, when he became president of St. Aloysius Seminary, just established on the west side, as a diocesan institution. for the preparation of young men for the priesthood. Father Rotchford continued to assist until 1872. Father Gallagher was succeeded as assistant by Rev. Jeremiah A. Murray and later by Rev. William T. Hawe.

St. Joseph's Cathedral.

The present imposing cathedral on East Broad street was the outgrowth. of the plans originally devised and expanded by Rev. Edward M. Fitzgerald, one of the most beloved of the Columbus priesthood, who was later consecrated bishop of Little Rock, and who at the time was pastor of St. Patrick's. These plans, with but few modifications, were reproduced in the architectural impressiveness of the present pile.

The building is Gothic in architecture and the outside finish is known as the boasted ashlar, the chiseling of the stone relieving the dead appearance of a yellow stone wall. The stone, which possesses the property of hardening by exposure to the air, was obtained principally from quarries in Licking and Fairfield counties. The dimensions of the building are ninety-two feet fronting on Broad street and one hundred and eighty-five feet on Fifth street. The outside walls are forty-two feet in height from the ground level and thirty-four feet from the floor line. The inside or clearstory walls have an altitude of seventy feet from the ground and sixty-two from the floor. The