John Ireland is named Archbishop of Minnesota. Born on September 11, 1838, in Burnchurch, Kilkenny County, Ireland, he had arrived in St. Paul in 1852. After his ordination in 1861, he served as chaplain of the Fifth Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War, organized an abstinence society, and helped bring many immigrant groups to the state. He would also establish an African American Catholic church and build the Cathedral of St. Paul, one of the city's most visible landmarks. A prominent Republican, he argued against the prevailing wisdom that Catholicism was compatible with democracy.