Chapter 20 cont. THE DIOCESE OF DAVENPORT The new era in the history of Davenport thus inaugurated was first made known by a cablegram from Rome.  That was the beginning of the diocese of Davenport.  Thus 1906 marked the golden anniversay of St. Marguerite's parish and the silver one of the diocese. Bishop McMullen came to Davenport after his consecration and was given an enthusiastic reception.  He took up his home with Rev. Henry Cosgrove, whom he honored with appointment as first vicar general of the new diocese.  Bishop McMullen soon decided to establish a diocesan seminary and to aid the project Vicar General Cosgrove gave him the use of two rooms in the parochial school, where the college was opened in the fall of 1882, with Rev. A. J. Schulte and Mr. J. E. Halligan constituting the first faculty of the institution.  From that humble beginning has grown the great establishment of the present St. Ambrose college.  Bishop McMullen died on July 4, 1883, so that the upbuilding of the college fell to the lot of his successor, Bishop Cosgrove, under whose fostering care it grew rapidly under the able presidencies of Rev. A. J. Schulte, now of Iowa City, and of his successor, Rev. J. T. A. Flannagan. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L