Gibbons

James, an. American clergyman; born in Baltimore, Md., July 28, 1834; was taken to Ireland by his parents early in life. Returning to the United States in 1848 he settled in New Orleans; was educated at St. Charles College, Maryland, and at Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore; was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in June, 1861; and appointed a3 a istant in St. Patrick’s Church, Baltimore. Later he became the private secretary of Archbishop Spalding, and chancellor of the diocese. In 18638 he was made vicar-apostolic of North Carolina, with the rank of bishop; and in 1877 became Archbishop of Baltimore. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1886, being the second Roman Catholic in the United States to receive that promotion. He went to Rome in the summer of 1903, and took part in the election of Pius X. as succe or to Leo.