Charbonnel, S.S., Armand Francis,Bishop of Toronto, Rome, Italy, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1859 April 28

Pope Pius IX has appointed Charbonnel a preacher for the The Association of the Propagation of the Faith, has accepted his resignation as Bishop of Toronto, and given him permission to offer himself to the Capuchins. After preaching at St. Louis the first Sunday in May, Charbonnel will leave for the novitiate at Rieti. He will then begin his mission; it could be that circumstances would bring him to New Orleans. He has spoken in Paris and in Rome of Blanc's desire to have Capuchins ; he said that in case of forced emigration the French Capuchins would find a warm welcome in New Orleans. Cardinal Alexander Barnabo spoke to Charbonnel of the necessity of having the opinion of the Archbishops in the Unites States concerning the candidates for Coadjutorship. Father Joseph Carriere, Superior of the St. Sulpice, who has just arrived in Rome, brought the opinion of Archbishop John Baptist Purcell . This visit from St. Sulpice pleased the Pope and cleared away more than one prejudice. When Charbonnel arrived in Rome everyone was talking about the energetic letter from New Orleans to the Pope. Barnabo rejoices in it. :: VI-2-a A.L.S. French 1p. 12mo.