Pastoral letter of the Rt. Rev. Richard Vincent Whelan, Bishop of Wheeling, to the clergy and laity of the diocese.

Argues in favor of the dogma of papal infallibility and against the excesses of the Paris Commune and secular education.

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Corporate Author: Catholic Church. Diocese of Wheeling (W. Va.). Bishop (1850-1874 : Whelan)
Other Authors: Whelan, Richard Vincent, 1809-1874
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: Wheeling [W. Va.] : The Diocese, 1872.
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Summary:Argues in favor of the dogma of papal infallibility and against the excesses of the Paris Commune and secular education.
Item Description:Diocese established at Wheeling, name changed in 1974 to Wheeling-Charleston.
Cover title.
Text begins: Dearly beloved, reverend and Christian brethren, shortly before our departure to participate in the glorious Council of the Vatican ...
Signed: Richard Vincent Whelan, Bishop of Wheeling.
Dated: Wheeling, Feast of the Purification, Feb. 2d, 1872.
Physical Description:12 pages ; 21 cm