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23  WEST  MAIN  STREET 

WEBSTER,  N.Y.  14580 

(716)  872-4^03 


CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHIVI/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiquas 


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Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notaa/Notaa  tachniquaa  at  bibiiographiquaa 


The  institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this 
copy  which  may  be  bibliographically  unique, 
which  may  alter  any  of  the  images  in  the 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
the  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


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Coloured  covers/ 
Couvertura  de  couleur 


r~n    Covers  damaged/ 


Couvertura  endommagte 

□    Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Cf  iverture  restaur^  et/ou  peiliculAe 

□    Cov^r  title  missing/ 
Le  -    re  de  couverture  manque 

□    Coloured  maps/ 
Cartes  g^ographiques  en  couieur 

□    Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encra  de  couleur  (i.a.  autre  que  bieue  ou  noire) 

□    Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 
Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 

□    Bound  with  other  material/ 
Rail*  avac  d'autras  documents 


□    Tight  binding  may  cause  shadovys  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  liure  serr^e  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
iiatorsion  le  long  d«  la  marge  intiriaure 

□    Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajout«es 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaissant  dana  le  texta, 
mais,  lorsque  cela  itait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  «t«  fllm«es. 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  le  meiileur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  iti  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exemplaire  qui  sont  p«ut-4tre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique.  oui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  m«thode  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiqute  ci-dessous. 

□   Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  de  couleur 

□    Pagea  damaged/ 
Pages  endommagias 

□    Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Pages  restaur^es  et/ou  pelliculAes 

E    Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  dicolories,  tachat^es  ou  piou( 


piquies 


□Pages  detached/ 
Pages  d^tach^es 

EShowthrough/ 
Transparence 

□    Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Quality  in«gale  de  I'impression 

□    Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprend  du  material  minni^man 


Comprend  du  materiel  suppl^mantaire 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 


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Pages  whollv  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  peges  totalement  ou  partieilement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  M  fiim^es  i  nouveau  de  facon  d 
obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


E    Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  supplAmentaires- 


[Printed  elihenwra]  1  sheet  (verso  blank) 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  char  ked  below/ 
Ce  document  est  film*  au  taux  de  reduction  indiqu*  ci-dessous. 
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The  copy  filmed  here  has  been  reproduced  thanks 
to  the  generosity  of: 

Seminary  of  Quebec 
Library 

The  images  appearing  here  are  the  beat  quality 
possible  considering  the  condition  and  (egibility 
of  the  originel  copy  and  in  keeping  with  the 
filming  contract  specificationa. 


Original  copiea  in  printed  paper  covera  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  Illustrated  Impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  iiiuatrated  Impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  tho  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


The  last  recorded  frame  en  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  —►(meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 

't^aps.  plates,  charts,  etc..  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrama  illustrate  the 
method: 


L'exempiaire  film*  fut  reproduit  grice  i  la 
gAnArositA  de: 

SAminaire  de  Qu<bec 
Bibliothique 

Les  imeges  suivantas  ont  4t«  reproduites  avec  ie 
plus  grand  soin,  compte  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
de  la  nettet*  de  l'exempiaire  film*,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 

Les  axemplalres  originaux  dont  ia  couverture  en 
papier  est  ImprimAe  sont  filmte  en  commen9ant 
par  Ie  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration.  aoit  par  Ie  second 
plat,  aelon  Ie  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  sont  filmis  en  commen^ant  par  la 
premlAre  pege  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  dee  symboies  sulvants  apparaltra  sur  la 
dernlAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  Ie 
cas:  ie  symbols  -•-  signifie  "A  SUIVRE".  la 
symbols  V  signifie  "FIN". 

Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  dtre 
fllm«s  A  des  taux  de  riduction  diff^renta. 
Lorsque  Ie  document  est  trop  grand  pour  itre 
repi-oduit  en  un  seul  cllch*.  il  est  film«  A  partir 
de  Tangle  supArieur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  hau*  en  bas.  en  prenant  Ie  nombre 
d'images  nicessaire.  Les  diagrammes  sulvants 
illustrent  ia  m«thode. 


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Episcopal  Residence,  Chatham.  N.  B.,  ) 
March  30th,  1883.  i 

Rev.  and  Dear  Sir  :— 

In  fulfilment  of  the  canonical  duty  incumbent  on  all  Bishops  of  the  R.  C. 
Church,  to  visit  periodically  the  Apostolic  Sae  of  Peter  the  Chief  Pastor  of  the 
Universal  Flock  of  Christ— imitating  St  Paul  who  "  went  to  see  Peter"  (Gal.  1.  18) 
to  confer  with  him  on  the  duties  of  hi  Apostleship  we  are  about  to  leave  in  a  few 
days,  accompanied  by  ^ne  of  our  priests,  the  Rev.  John  Carter,  in  order  to  mak« 
that  visit  of  filial  and  fraternal  duty  to  the  successor  of  St.  Peter,  our  Holy  Father, 
Pope  Leo  XIII,— whom  may  God  ever  bless  and  preserve! 

We  address  this  Circular  Note  to  our  Reverend  Clergy  to  inform  them, 
and  through  them  their  respective  flocks,  of  this  our  official  visit,  which,  as  the 
Bishop  of  their  Diocese,  we  ate  about  to  make  to  the  Sovereign  PoNTiFF,to  give  him 
an  account  of  our  Stewardship,  to  assure  him  of  the  devoted  love  and  attachment  of 
all  our  Flock  to  him  and  his  Apostolic  Chair,  and  to  beg  his  paternal  benediction  for 
ourselves  and  all,  both  Pastors  and  People,  committed  to  ou  pastoral  care.— VV» 
commend  ourselves  and  our  journey  to  their  gosd  prayers;  and,  in  turn,  we  shall  no* 
fail  to  pray  for  them,  while  they  will  accompany  us  in  spirit  on  that  sacred  pilgrimags 
to  the  Tombs  of  the  Holy  Apostles  Peter  and  Paul,  at  Rome,  and  to  the  other 
venerable  shrines  and  Holy  Places  which  it  may  be  our  happiness  to  visit. 

To  provide  for  the  regular  government  of  our  Diocese,  during  our  absence,  w« 
have  appointed  our  worthy  Vicar  General,  Father  Barry,  of  Caraquetas  Administrator, 
and  Father  Bannon  of  Chatham,  as  Chancellor  of  the  Diocese,  which  office  in  con- 
nection with  that  of  Treasurer  of  the  Chatham  Building  Fund  after  our  fire,  he  ha* 
already  been  virtually  filling  for  the  past  few  years.  Therefore  iu  all  matters  re- 
garding jurisdiction,  canonical  dispensations,  permissions  of  absence  and  the  like,  in 
regard  to  either  Clerics  or  members  of  Religious  Communities,  recourse  is  to  be  had  to 
the  Very  Reverend  Thomas  F.  Barry,  Administrator  of  the  Diocese,  residing  at 
Caraqnet ;  but  the  transmission  of  all  moneys  of  the  Diocese  is  to  be  made  as  hereto- 
fore to  the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Bannon,  Episcopal  Residence,  Chatham,  N.  B. 

Begging  our  Good  God,  His  Immaculate  Mother  and  all  the  Angels  and  Saintii 
to  have  you  all  in  their  holy  keeping! 

I  Remain,  Rev.  and  Dear  Sir, 

Your  Humble  and  Devoted  Servant  in  J.  C, 

t  JAMES  ROGERS, 

BISHOP  OF  CHATHAM. 


