Ten years later Dr. Cani was made Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Northern Queensland. On the death of Bishop Quinn, the diocese of Brisbane was divided into two and Dr. Cani was appointed, by papal brief, Bishop of Rockhampton, and was consecrated in St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, by Archbishop Roger Vaughan, on 21 May 1882.[2]
Cani contracted dengue fever in November 1897. While he recovered from the fever, he remained in poor health and died from heart failure at his residence in Rockhampton on Thursday 3 March 1898 aged 62. On Saturday 5 March 1898, a Solemn Requiem Mass was held at St Joseph's Pro-Cathedral after which he was buried in South Rockhampton Cemetery.[1][4][5] As it was the custom of the Roman Catholic Church to bury a bishop within his cathedral, the burial in the local cemetery was intended as a temporary measure with the intention to inter him permanently within the cathedral once completed.[6] On 22 July 1902 his remains were exhumed and re-interred in St Joseph's Cathedral in a "brief but impressive" ceremony. His remains were placed in a vault under a memorial window dedicated to him by the Sisters of Mercy.[7]
^"South Rockhampton Cemetery Index" (PDF). Rockhampton Regional Council. Retrieved 27 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
^"THE LATE BISHOP CANI". Morning Bulletin. Vol. LXI, no. 10, 494. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1898. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"THE LATE BISHOP CANI". The Capricornian. Vol. 28, no. 29. Queensland, Australia. 26 July 1902. p. 31. Retrieved 15 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
john, cani, also, known, giovanni, cani, december, 1836, march, 1898, roman, catholic, bishop, rockhampton, giovanni, bishop, rockhampton, from, 1882, 1898, contents, early, life, religious, life, later, life, references, external, linksearly, life, editcani, . John Cani also known as Giovanni Cani 22 December 1836 3 March 1898 was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton 1 Giovanni John Cani Bishop of Rockhampton from 1882 to 1898 Contents 1 Early life 2 Religious life 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCani was born at Castel Bolognese Province of Ravenna Italy 1 and educated in his native province and at the Sapienza University of Rome where he graduated D D and LL D 2 Religious life editHe was ordained a priest in 1859 and accompanied the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane Dr James Quinn to Queensland He was appointed parish priest at Warwick Queensland in the same year and went to Brisbane in 1868 2 Ten years later Dr Cani was made Pro Vicar Apostolic of Northern Queensland On the death of Bishop Quinn the diocese of Brisbane was divided into two and Dr Cani was appointed by papal brief Bishop of Rockhampton and was consecrated in St Mary s Cathedral Sydney by Archbishop Roger Vaughan on 21 May 1882 2 He commenced construction of St Josephs Cathedral in Rockhampton in 1893 but did not live to see it completed 3 Later life editCani contracted dengue fever in November 1897 While he recovered from the fever he remained in poor health and died from heart failure at his residence in Rockhampton on Thursday 3 March 1898 aged 62 On Saturday 5 March 1898 a Solemn Requiem Mass was held at St Joseph s Pro Cathedral after which he was buried in South Rockhampton Cemetery 1 4 5 As it was the custom of the Roman Catholic Church to bury a bishop within his cathedral the burial in the local cemetery was intended as a temporary measure with the intention to inter him permanently within the cathedral once completed 6 On 22 July 1902 his remains were exhumed and re interred in St Joseph s Cathedral in a brief but impressive ceremony His remains were placed in a vault under a memorial window dedicated to him by the Sisters of Mercy 7 References edit a b c Gilley S Cani John 1836 1898 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 25 November 2013 a b c Mennell Philip 1892 Cani Right Rev John The Dictionary of Australasian Biography London Hutchinson amp Co via Wikisource St Josephs Cathedral entry 600822 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 27 May 2015 DEATH OF BISHOB CANI Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Qld 1878 1954 Rockhampton Qld National Library of Australia 4 March 1898 p 5 Retrieved 27 May 2015 South Rockhampton Cemetery Index PDF Rockhampton Regional Council Retrieved 27 May 2015 permanent dead link THE LATE BISHOP CANI Morning Bulletin Vol LXI no 10 494 Queensland Australia 5 March 1898 p 5 Retrieved 15 April 2017 via National Library of Australia THE LATE BISHOP CANI The Capricornian Vol 28 no 29 Queensland Australia 26 July 1902 p 31 Retrieved 15 April 2017 via National Library of Australia External links edit nbsp Media related to John Cani at Wikimedia Commons Catholic Church titlesPreceded bynew appointment 1st Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton1882 1898 Succeeded byJoseph Higgins Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Cani amp oldid 1144251187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
