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Excerpt from The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922
The Spanish colonists came from lands where the Cath olic Church had been organized for centuries. As a part Of their work of colonization they brought With them the Church system of Spain. AS a result bishoprics had been erected from the outset and a hierarchical organization had been effected long before Bishop John Carroll was consecrated.
In a work on the Catholic Hierarchy of the United States from 1790 to 1922 it is necessary to sketch brie?y the story of this hierarchy, Viewed in the light of early Spanish jurisdiction.
The beginnings of episcopal jurisdiction in the Spanish colonies of America are historically traced to Seville. While in practice the patriarchal honor given to Seville may be of small import, yet this ancient See of the last of the Western Fathers must ever be regarded as the source of spanish-american canonical discipline.'
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