▁other ▁property ▁the ▁small ▁community ▁looked ▁at ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Dub u que , ▁Iowa ▁area ▁where ▁the ▁Tra pp ists ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁monaster y ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁by ▁Math ias ▁Lor as , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Dub u que . ▁After ▁res ign ing ▁as ▁prior , ▁S my th ▁again ▁established ▁a ▁school ▁at ▁New ▁M eller ay ▁according ▁to ▁Lor as ' ▁wishes . ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁appointed ▁prior ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁ ▁Co adj utor ▁bishop ▁Lor as ▁realized ▁that ▁his ▁health ▁was ▁failing ▁and ▁he ▁requested ▁a ▁co adj utor ▁bishop ▁from ▁the ▁Holy ▁See . ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁IX ▁named ▁S my th ▁the ▁Tit ular ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Then nes us ▁and ▁Co adj utor ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Dub u que . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁involved ▁in ▁sending ▁communic ations , ▁the ▁papers ▁from ▁Rome ▁did ▁not ▁arrive ▁in ▁Dub u que ▁until ▁April , ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁S my th ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Peter ▁Richard ▁Ken rick , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁John ▁Hen ni , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Mil w au kee , ▁and ▁Anthony ▁O ' Reg an , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁served ▁as ▁co - con sec