THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON 1811-1912
REV. JOSEPH M. CATALDO, S.J., of Pendleton, was born in Sicily, March 17, 1837, was there reared and in 1852, at the age of fifteen years, joined the Society of Jesus. He was educated at the Jesuit College, Palermo, Italy. In 1860 he was sent to Belgium and entered the Jesuit College in Ivouvain, where he pursued his theological studies, being ordained to the priesthood on the 8th of September, 1862, in Liege, Belgium, by Bishop Argeanteau, who had been a captain under Napoleon I.
Following his ordination Rev. Cataldo was sent to Boston, Massachusetts, where he continued his theological studies and a year later, in 1863, was sent to Santa Clara, California, where he further prepared for his chosen life work. In 1864 he was appointed professor of philosophy for the younger Jesuits, this being the alternative of an appointment as a missionary among the Indiana.
He was given the former position because of a predisposition for tuberculosis. He held this professorship for eighteen months and was then sent to the Indian mission at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and in 1866 went to Spokane, Washington, to establish the first Catholic mission at that place, founding St. Michael's Mission, now known as Peon Prairie. After six or seven months passed there he went to St. Ignatius' Mission near Missoula, Montana, where he remained for six months, and in the fall of 1867 he was sent to Lewiston, Idaho, to establish a mission among the Nez Perce Indians. When he was transferred from Spokane to St. Ignatius' Mission it required seventeen days to make the journey, which is now accomplished in about seven hours. He built several small chapels in the settlements of the Nez Perce Indians and established the present mission at Lapawai, now called Slickpoo. For three and one-half years he remained in charge there, after which he was sent back to the Coeur d'Alene Mission, where he continued for six years. In 1877, at the time of the Indian war, he wag obliged to go to the Nez Perce Mission to try and pacify the Indians and make peace between them and the white people. In August, 1877, the military forces wished to have a general Indian council near Spokane Falls and asked some of the missionaries to be present and persuade the chiefs of the different tribes not to join the Nez Perce warriors.
Father Giorda, Father Joset and Father Cataldo attended the meeting and were camped in their tents on the gravel where the main street of Spokane is now located. Following the Indian war a few straggling settlers made their way to the present site of Spokane and a few houses were there built. Father Cataldo purchased some property near Spokane Falls to build a central school for all the Indian missions, which school was the inception of Gonzaga College, which now has an attendance of five hundred.
From 1877 to 1893 Father Cataldo had charge of all the missions in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska.
In 1893 he was sent to the Crow Indian Mission, near Billings, Montana, and in 1896 was sent to Alaska to visit all of the missions throughout the territory and spent fourteen months in that work. In 1897 he was appointed to the Umatilla Indian Mission near Pendleton, remaining there for four years, after which he returned to Alaska, where he spent two years more. He then again went to Spokane, and found a city where on his former visit he had seen nothing but gravel and rocks. He spent a year there, after which he was sent back to his old mission at Lapawai, Idaho, where he continued for three years. His next service was at San Jose, California, and in November, 1908, he was returned to Pendleton to take charge of St. Mary's parish. He is the pastor here and makes two trips a month to the Indian mission. In April, 1911, he broke ground for a handsome stone edifice to replace the present church. He speaks about ten Indian languages and is affectionately regarded by the Indians, who call him Kau Shin, meaning broken leg. Father Cataldo is assisted by Father John Durgan in compiling an Indian dictionary for use among the Catholic priesthood and young teachers. His labors have been an active element for moral progress among the red men as well as among the white people in the localities where he has labored, and he has done much to spread the teachings of Catholicism in the northwest.
REV. JOSEPH M. CATALDO, S.J., of Pendleton, was born in Sicily, March 17, 1837, was there reared and in 1852, at the age of fifteen years, joined the Society of Jesus. He was educated at the Jesuit College, Palermo, Italy. In 1860 he was sent to Belgium and entered the Jesuit College in Ivouvain, where he pursued his theological studies, being ordained to the priesthood on the 8th of September, 1862, in Liege, Belgium, by Bishop Argeanteau, who had been a captain under Napoleon I.
Following his ordination Rev. Cataldo was sent to Boston, Massachusetts, where he continued his theological studies and a year later, in 1863, was sent to Santa Clara, California, where he further prepared for his chosen life work. In 1864 he was appointed professor of philosophy for the younger Jesuits, this being the alternative of an appointment as a missionary among the Indiana.
He was given the former position because of a predisposition for tuberculosis. He held this professorship for eighteen months and was then sent to the Indian mission at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and in 1866 went to Spokane, Washington, to establish the first Catholic mission at that place, founding St. Michael's Mission, now known as Peon Prairie. After six or seven months passed there he went to St. Ignatius' Mission near Missoula, Montana, where he remained for six months, and in the fall of 1867 he was sent to Lewiston, Idaho, to establish a mission among the Nez Perce Indians. When he was transferred from Spokane to St. Ignatius' Mission it required seventeen days to make the journey, which is now accomplished in about seven hours. He built several small chapels in the settlements of the Nez Perce Indians and established the present mission at Lapawai, now called Slickpoo. For three and one-half years he remained in charge there, after which he was sent back to the Coeur d'Alene Mission, where he continued for six years. In 1877, at the time of the Indian war, he wag obliged to go to the Nez Perce Mission to try and pacify the Indians and make peace between them and the white people. In August, 1877, the military forces wished to have a general Indian council near Spokane Falls and asked some of the missionaries to be present and persuade the chiefs of the different tribes not to join the Nez Perce warriors.
Father Giorda, Father Joset and Father Cataldo attended the meeting and were camped in their tents on the gravel where the main street of Spokane is now located. Following the Indian war a few straggling settlers made their way to the present site of Spokane and a few houses were there built. Father Cataldo purchased some property near Spokane Falls to build a central school for all the Indian missions, which school was the inception of Gonzaga College, which now has an attendance of five hundred.
From 1877 to 1893 Father Cataldo had charge of all the missions in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska.
In 1893 he was sent to the Crow Indian Mission, near Billings, Montana, and in 1896 was sent to Alaska to visit all of the missions throughout the territory and spent fourteen months in that work. In 1897 he was appointed to the Umatilla Indian Mission near Pendleton, remaining there for four years, after which he returned to Alaska, where he spent two years more. He then again went to Spokane, and found a city where on his former visit he had seen nothing but gravel and rocks. He spent a year there, after which he was sent back to his old mission at Lapawai, Idaho, where he continued for three years. His next service was at San Jose, California, and in November, 1908, he was returned to Pendleton to take charge of St. Mary's parish. He is the pastor here and makes two trips a month to the Indian mission. In April, 1911, he broke ground for a handsome stone edifice to replace the present church. He speaks about ten Indian languages and is affectionately regarded by the Indians, who call him Kau Shin, meaning broken leg. Father Cataldo is assisted by Father John Durgan in compiling an Indian dictionary for use among the Catholic priesthood and young teachers. His labors have been an active element for moral progress among the red men as well as among the white people in the localities where he has labored, and he has done much to spread the teachings of Catholicism in the northwest.
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON 1811-1912
REV. JOSEPH M. CATALDO, S.J., of Pendleton, was born in Sicily, March 17, 1837, was there reared and in 1852, at the age of fifteen years, joined the Society of Jesus. He was educated at the Jesuit College, Palermo, Italy. In 1860 he was sent to Belgium and entered the Jesuit College in Ivouvain, where he pursued his theological studies, being ordained to the priesthood on the 8th of September, 1862, in Liege, Belgium, by Bishop Argeanteau, who had been a captain under Napoleon I.
Following his ordination Rev. Cataldo was sent to Boston, Massachusetts, where he continued his theological studies and a year later, in 1863, was sent to Santa Clara, California, where he further prepared for his chosen life work. In 1864 he was appointed professor of philosophy for the younger Jesuits, this being the alternative of an appointment as a missionary among the Indiana.
He was given the former position because of a predisposition for tuberculosis. He held this professorship for eighteen months and was then sent to the Indian mission at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and in 1866 went to Spokane, Washington, to establish the first Catholic mission at that place, founding St. Michael's Mission, now known as Peon Prairie. After six or seven months passed there he went to St. Ignatius' Mission near Missoula, Montana, where he remained for six months, and in the fall of 1867 he was sent to Lewiston, Idaho, to establish a mission among the Nez Perce Indians. When he was transferred from Spokane to St. Ignatius' Mission it required seventeen days to make the journey, which is now accomplished in about seven hours. He built several small chapels in the settlements of the Nez Perce Indians and established the present mission at Lapawai, now called Slickpoo. For three and one-half years he remained in charge there, after which he was sent back to the Coeur d'Alene Mission, where he continued for six years. In 1877, at the time of the Indian war, he wag obliged to go to the Nez Perce Mission to try and pacify the Indians and make peace between them and the white people. In August, 1877, the military forces wished to have a general Indian council near Spokane Falls and asked some of the missionaries to be present and persuade the chiefs of the different tribes not to join the Nez Perce warriors.
Father Giorda, Father Joset and Father Cataldo attended the meeting and were camped in their tents on the gravel where the main street of Spokane is now located. Following the Indian war a few straggling settlers made their way to the present site of Spokane and a few houses were there built. Father Cataldo purchased some property near Spokane Falls to build a central school for all the Indian missions, which school was the inception of Gonzaga College, which now has an attendance of five hundred.
From 1877 to 1893 Father Cataldo had charge of all the missions in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska.
In 1893 he was sent to the Crow Indian Mission, near Billings, Montana, and in 1896 was sent to Alaska to visit all of the missions throughout the territory and spent fourteen months in that work. In 1897 he was appointed to the Umatilla Indian Mission near Pendleton, remaining there for four years, after which he returned to Alaska, where he spent two years more. He then again went to Spokane, and found a city where on his former visit he had seen nothing but gravel and rocks. He spent a year there, after which he was sent back to his old mission at Lapawai, Idaho, where he continued for three years. His next service was at San Jose, California, and in November, 1908, he was returned to Pendleton to take charge of St. Mary's parish. He is the pastor here and makes two trips a month to the Indian mission. In April, 1911, he broke ground for a handsome stone edifice to replace the present church. He speaks about ten Indian languages and is affectionately regarded by the Indians, who call him Kau Shin, meaning broken leg. Father Cataldo is assisted by Father John Durgan in compiling an Indian dictionary for use among the Catholic priesthood and young teachers. His labors have been an active element for moral progress among the red men as well as among the white people in the localities where he has labored, and he has done much to spread the teachings of Catholicism in the northwest.
REV. JOSEPH M. CATALDO, S.J., of Pendleton, was born in Sicily, March 17, 1837, was there reared and in 1852, at the age of fifteen years, joined the Society of Jesus. He was educated at the Jesuit College, Palermo, Italy. In 1860 he was sent to Belgium and entered the Jesuit College in Ivouvain, where he pursued his theological studies, being ordained to the priesthood on the 8th of September, 1862, in Liege, Belgium, by Bishop Argeanteau, who had been a captain under Napoleon I.
Following his ordination Rev. Cataldo was sent to Boston, Massachusetts, where he continued his theological studies and a year later, in 1863, was sent to Santa Clara, California, where he further prepared for his chosen life work. In 1864 he was appointed professor of philosophy for the younger Jesuits, this being the alternative of an appointment as a missionary among the Indiana.
He was given the former position because of a predisposition for tuberculosis. He held this professorship for eighteen months and was then sent to the Indian mission at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and in 1866 went to Spokane, Washington, to establish the first Catholic mission at that place, founding St. Michael's Mission, now known as Peon Prairie. After six or seven months passed there he went to St. Ignatius' Mission near Missoula, Montana, where he remained for six months, and in the fall of 1867 he was sent to Lewiston, Idaho, to establish a mission among the Nez Perce Indians. When he was transferred from Spokane to St. Ignatius' Mission it required seventeen days to make the journey, which is now accomplished in about seven hours. He built several small chapels in the settlements of the Nez Perce Indians and established the present mission at Lapawai, now called Slickpoo. For three and one-half years he remained in charge there, after which he was sent back to the Coeur d'Alene Mission, where he continued for six years. In 1877, at the time of the Indian war, he wag obliged to go to the Nez Perce Mission to try and pacify the Indians and make peace between them and the white people. In August, 1877, the military forces wished to have a general Indian council near Spokane Falls and asked some of the missionaries to be present and persuade the chiefs of the different tribes not to join the Nez Perce warriors.
Father Giorda, Father Joset and Father Cataldo attended the meeting and were camped in their tents on the gravel where the main street of Spokane is now located. Following the Indian war a few straggling settlers made their way to the present site of Spokane and a few houses were there built. Father Cataldo purchased some property near Spokane Falls to build a central school for all the Indian missions, which school was the inception of Gonzaga College, which now has an attendance of five hundred.
From 1877 to 1893 Father Cataldo had charge of all the missions in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska.
In 1893 he was sent to the Crow Indian Mission, near Billings, Montana, and in 1896 was sent to Alaska to visit all of the missions throughout the territory and spent fourteen months in that work. In 1897 he was appointed to the Umatilla Indian Mission near Pendleton, remaining there for four years, after which he returned to Alaska, where he spent two years more. He then again went to Spokane, and found a city where on his former visit he had seen nothing but gravel and rocks. He spent a year there, after which he was sent back to his old mission at Lapawai, Idaho, where he continued for three years. His next service was at San Jose, California, and in November, 1908, he was returned to Pendleton to take charge of St. Mary's parish. He is the pastor here and makes two trips a month to the Indian mission. In April, 1911, he broke ground for a handsome stone edifice to replace the present church. He speaks about ten Indian languages and is affectionately regarded by the Indians, who call him Kau Shin, meaning broken leg. Father Cataldo is assisted by Father John Durgan in compiling an Indian dictionary for use among the Catholic priesthood and young teachers. His labors have been an active element for moral progress among the red men as well as among the white people in the localities where he has labored, and he has done much to spread the teachings of Catholicism in the northwest.
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