office he held until his appointment as bishop of Charlottetown

later that year. 41 Bishop of Charlottetown

Louis O‘Leary became the sixth bishop of Charlottetown, suc- ceeding his brother Henry who had just been named spiritual leader in Edmonton. Bishop Louis arrived on the Island November 10, 1920. A number of prominent citizens and clergy met him at Borden where a special rail car was provided. At the Charlottetown railway station a great crowd had assembled to meet the new bish- op. Led by the splendid League of the Cross band, the procession moved to St. Dunstan's Cathedral where the bishop was received at the door by the rector, Rev. Maurice MacDonald, after which the large church congregation was uplifted by the powerful singing of the choir under the direction of Mr. William Brown. An address on behalf of the clergy was read by Msgr. J .C. MacLean of Souris and on behalf of the laity by Hon. J .J . Johnston, attorney general of the province. After the ceremonies at the cathedral an informal reception was held at the bishop's residence at which hundreds of citizens were present. Here an address from the city council was

read by Mayor Daniel J. Riley. 42

Next morning, November 11, the cathedral was again crowded when solemn pontifical High Mass was celebrated by Bishop Louis at which the boy and adult choirs rendered the Mass of St. Cecelia with splendid effect. The preacher was Bishop James Morrison of Antigonish, an Island native and former rector of St. Dunstan's Cathedral. Other bishops present were: Henry O'Leary, archbishop-elect of Edmonton and Archbishop McCarthy of Halifax. After Mass, dinner was served at the bishop's residence for about sixty members of the clergy. Following the dinner, Rev. John A. MacDonald of Grand River read a farewell address to retiring Bishop Henry O'Leary, the new archbishop of Edmonton. 43

It was certainly a stroke of historical novelty for the Diocese of Charlottetown to have two brothers in succession as bishop.

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