Luers, John H. Bishop of Fort Wayne, Louisville, Kentucky, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1867 May 16

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Identifier: CACI II-5-c

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He learns from reliable authority that Father John Bekkers is not well calculated for the see of Louisville. It is difficult to get along with him. Prejudice against the Irish in this diocese is not on account of nationality but because the Irish clergy indulge too freely in liquor. There will be no objection to Father Stephen V.Ryan's appointment if he is free from this. He thinks Father William McCloskey would be the most acceptable. :: II-5-c A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.