rat ors . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation , ▁S my th ▁was ▁assigned ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Chicago ▁while ▁O ' Re agan ▁went ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁res ign ▁his ▁See . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁six ▁months ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁he ▁res ided ▁in ▁Dub u que ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Chicago ▁by ▁train . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁an ▁apost ate ▁priest , ▁Charles ▁Pas ch al ▁Ch ini qu y , ▁who ▁had ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁sch ism atic ▁church ▁in ▁K ank ake e , ▁Illinois . ▁S my th ▁was ▁shot ▁at ▁as ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁town ▁after ▁he ▁public ly ▁ex communic ated ▁Ch ini qu y . ▁▁▁ ▁After ▁his ▁consec r ation ▁as ▁bishop , ▁S my th ▁directed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁St . ▁Rap ha el ' s ▁C athedral . ▁Lor as ' ▁health ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁enough ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁first ▁Mass ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁c athedral ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁Just ▁under ▁two ▁months ▁later , ▁Lor as ▁died , ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁On ▁that ▁day , ▁S my th ▁succeeded ▁Lor as ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁bishop ▁of ▁Dub u que . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Dub u que ▁S my th ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁deep ▁p iety ▁and ▁bound less ▁char ity . ▁ ▁He