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of education. He was editor of "Kirchengeschicht- Kottayam, Vicariate Apostolic of (cf. C. E.,
lischen Studien" from 1891, and of "Verofifent- XVI-^a), in India, comprises all the churches and
lichungen aus dem kirchenhistorischen Seminar chapels of Suddhist Syrians on the Malabar Coast.
Miinchen" from 1899; and translated R6hrbacher's The present vicar apostolic is'Rt. Rev. Mar Alexan-
"Histoire de TEelise" into German. His ^'Lehrbuch der Chulaparambil, b. 1877, ordained 1906, named
der Kirchengescnichte" has been very widely used titular Bishop of Busiris and Vicar Apostolic of
by students. Among his other writings are Die Kottayam 16 July, 1914, and consecrated 1 Novem-
Kelchbewegimg in Bayem unter Albrecht V," 1891 ; ber, 1914, succeeding Rt. Rev. Mathew Makil, who
"Johann Ad. Mohler, Gedenkblatter," 1896; Das died 26 January, 1914. There are in the vicariate
Vaterunser im Geiste der altesten Kirchenvater in 29,530 Catholics; 30 secular priests, 12 seminarians,
Bild und Wort." 62 churches or stations, 19 native Sisters of the
KfinlggratB, Diocese op. See Hbadbc Kbalove. Third Order of the Visitation and 16 postulants,
_. -, r^«. II. xT\.j_xJi.- i-u-. 5 convents, 14 parochial schools, 4 English schools
Kopp. Gbotg, Cardinal, b. at Duderrtadt, in the ^^^ ^^y^ ^ English school for girls, 17 grant-in-
Diooese of Hddedieiin. on 25 Juiy» _JP J d. at ^^ jower grade vernacular schools for boys, 1
Breslau on 4 March, 1915, Like Pius XI, Cardinal ygi^e^ grade and 2 lower grade vernacular schools
Kopp had the distinction of being the son of a f ^^ girls, 1 orphanage, and catechumenates.
weaver. After studying at Duderstadt and later **
at Hildesheim, he had entered the employment of Eondelka, Joseph M., b. at Chlistovo, Bohemia,
a telegraph company (1856-58), when he heard the on December 8, 1852; d. in Superior on June 26,
call to the ecclesiastical state and he became a 1921. His collegiate education was received at the
priest in 1862. In 1871 Father Kopp ^as made College Klattan in his native country; in 1868 he
Vicar General of Hildesheim. The ICulturkampf came to the United States, and soon after entered
was just then inaugurated, and Mgr. Kopp set him- Saint Francis Seminary at Milwaukee. He was
self to stop its ravages. In 1878 Bismarck found ordained to the priesthood on October 8, 1875, and
that he made a mistake and began to approach he served as pastor of several churches in the
opposition . ,
consulted him. In 1886 the bishop was a member crated by Bishop Horstmann on February 25, 1908,
of the Prukian House of Lords and was 00 sue- and he was transferred to Milwaukee as auxiliary
cessful in getting rid of the remnants of the Falk bishop on September 4, 1911. He was appointed
Laws that Bishop Kopp was transferred to the Bishop of Superior on August 6, 1913. Bishop
Diocese of Breslau, one of the most extensive of Koudelka was the author of several readers for
Europe. It embraced Silesia, Brandenburg, Pome- Bohemian parochial schools, and also of a "Short
rania and vast territories in Austria. He occupied History of the Catholic Church for Schools" (in
that see for twenty-seven years; repaired the dam- German) (1905).
ages wrought by the Kulturkampf;. supplied the c<S^L°^f,f^^^^,«j4 Ifjf ^^'^^^ ^^^^'^^ ^ ^'^^
vacant parishes with priests; created mdustnal cen- ^«"^'*^ «w*oti«» awnw, m *».
ters; founded the Seminary of Wednare and called Krifllmagar, DiocEsa of (Kishnagrensis; cf. C.
in the religious orders. He figured largely in all E., VIII-702a), in India, suffragan of Calcutta,
social movements, and was a staunch upholder of The present bishop is Rt. Rev. Santino Taveggia,
the papacy. He insisted on keeping the guilds bom 1855, consecrated 1906. The Catholics of
strictly Catholic and so opposed the Cologne move- the diocese (August, 1921), number 13,981, besides
ment in the opposite direction. He was elevated 1723 catechumens. With the exception of about
to the Caidinalate in 1904, which brought him into 500 Eurasians and Europeans, all the Catholics
collision with the Italian Government in its attempt are native converts. Working in the diocese are
to secularize St. Agnes extra muros. He had cele- 16 Foreign Missionaries of Milan, residing in 9
brated his jubilee in 1912 and received as a tribute stations, and 19 Sisters of Charity of Lovere (Italy),
of admiring affection an album with the photo- with 4 houses. There are: 25 churches and 101
graphs of &0 churches, charitable institutions and mud huts in the villages which are used as places
monasteries, founded by him in the Diocese of of worship, as shelters for the visiting missionary,
Breslau during his episcopate. and sometimes as schoolrooms; 3 orphanages for
DiocEBB OP (Cassovibnwb: cf. C. E, m-«)7c). j ^j^ direction of the Sirters of Charity: 60
SL"'S!lL2f.B'n„ ^ITwnrw" wJThTdil^ k ^^^^^^ "hools attended by 1090 Christian 'and
JSLStet^n r.lwwli^-.^«lf w,^^^rt^>h pagan children; 1 pubUc hbspita! and 3 miBsion
«9 ™rJA« f„ ♦S.^^T^nH7?nX^»«ir f'^i dispensariei, 2 fiomes for Widows and catechu-
Se ^vetment of cS^ov^kiafhoweve^ Sh« --f*?^ » ^ome for incurables und«- the Sister,
to have the boundaries changed in order to make ^'
the limits of the diocese coincide with those of the Krlisvacke, Diocese op (cf. C. E., IV-490c),
republic. The present bishop, Rt. Rev. Augiistin (Grseco-Slavonic Rite), in Croatia. The events of
Fischer-Colbrie, was bom in Zseliz 1863, ordained recent years have made great changes in the diocese.
1886, appointed titular Bishop of Domitiopolis 16 The parishes are at present 30 in number and are now
October, 1904, and coadjutor to Bishop Bubics of known as either Croatian or Ruthenian, all included
CasBOvia, whom he succeeded upon his retirement in what is to-day called The Kingdom of Jugoslavia.
6 August, 1906. Some of the former Ruthenian parishes have been
The latest census of this diocese was taken in placed under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Ad-
1900, and counts the Latin Catholics at 307,186; ministrator in Bosnia, and some of the Bulgarian
Greek Catholics, 160,527; Oriental Greeks, 15; parishes in southern Servia under the Archbishop of
Protestants, 8S^727; Jews, 55,475. Statistics of 1920 Scopia. Nothing definite is as vet determined with
credit the diocese with 197 parishes, to which 2 regard to the disposition of these. The question
have been added since, 84 vicariates, 310 secular of two parishes now in Jugoslavia and formerly
and 62 regular clergy. under the Bishop of Lugos also remains to be finally
