Papal Bull of Pope Pius IX to the Lviv Chapter regarding the appointment of Łukasz Baraniecki as Archbishop of Lviv

Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to Our Beloved Sons, the Chapter of the Metropolitan Church of Lviv, [sends] Greeting and Apostolic Blessing. Today, We have provided for your Metropolitan Church of Lviv of the Latin Rite, which was at that time deprived of the consolation of a Pastor in a certain expressed manner, by apostolic authority, with the counsel of those same Brothers, [by appointing] the person of Our Beloved Son Łukasz Baraniecki, Elect of Lviv, dear to Us and to Our Venerable Brothers, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, by reason of his merits, and We have established him as its Archbishop and Pastor, entrusting to him fully the care, rule, and administration of the same Metropolitan Church of Lviv in spiritual and temporal matters, as is more fully contained in Our letters drawn up in this matter. Therefore, We command by apostolic letter to your prudence that you be humbly submissive to the same Łukasz, Elect, as the Father and Pastor of your souls, and showing him the due and devoted obedience and reverence, you should humbly accept his salutary admonitions and commands and strive to fulfill them effectively; otherwise, the sentence which the same Łukasz, Elect, shall lawfully pass against the disobedient, We shall consider valid and, with God's help, shall cause to be inviolably observed until worthy satisfaction is made. Given in Naples, in the suburb of Portici, in the Year of the Lord's Incarnation one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, on the fourth day before the Kalends of October [September 28, 1849], in the fourth year of Our Pontificate. [On the plica:] [On the left:] Bassi [?] [On the right:] G. Lauzonus [Lanzonus?] [Below the plica:] [On the left:] Aleksander Lepri G: Trinità Caj[...] [Signature illegible:] [...] [In the center:] in csello de Caj[...] [On the right:] [Chancery paraph] [Verso:] [Note 1 – verification in Rome:] No. 72. Seen following the Imperial and Royal Nomination, with the reservation always of [...] In Rome, November 1, 1849. [...]misericordia [...] Court Councilor of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, Councilor and Agent of the Legation to the Apostolic See [Beside, red ink seal:] OFFICE [...] (ROME) [Note 2 – royal placet in Vienna:] This papal bull is granted imperial consent [placitum regium]. In Vienna, December 20, 1849. By order of the Ministry Temer [Lemer?], ministerial secretary. [Beside, dry seal under paper wafer with the coat of arms of the Austrian Empire and inscription in the border:] I[mperial]-R[oyal] MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION [Other notes on verso:] No. 5. To the Chapter [Revenue/fee stamp:] 6 [kr] [In pencil by the plica:] To the Chapter [Seal:] [Lead bull of Pope Pius IX suspended on a hemp cord; obverse: heads of St. Peter and St. Paul separated by a cross; reverse: PIVS / PAPA / IX]

Pius Episcopus Servus Servorum Dei Dilectis Filiis Capitulo Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Leopolien[sis] Salutem et Ap[ostoli]cam Ben[edi]ct[i]o[ne]m. Hodie Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Vestrae Leopolien[si] Latini ritus certo tunc expresso modo Pastoris solatio destitutae de persona Dilecti Filii Lucae Baraniescki Electi Leopolien[sis] Nobis et Venerabilibus Fratribus Nostris Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam meritorum accepta de Fratrum eorumdem consilio Apostolica auctoritate providimus ipsumque illi in Archiepiscopum praefecimus et Pastorem curam regimen et administrationem ipsius Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Leopolien[sis] ei in spiritualibus et temporalibus plenarie committendo prout in nostris inde confectis litteris plenius continetur. Quocirca discretioni vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatenus eidem Lucae Electo tamquam Patri et Pastori animarum vestrarum humiliter intendentes et exhibentes ei obedientiam et reverentiam debitas et devotas ejus salubria monita et mandata suscipiatis humiliter et efficaciter adimplere curetis alioquin sententiam quam idem Lucas Electus rite tulerit in rebelles ratam habebimus et faciemus auctore Domino usque ad satisfactionem condignam inviolabiliter observari. Datum Neapoli in suburbano Portici Anno Incarnationis Dominicae millesimo octingentesimo quadragesimo nono Quarto Kalendas Octobris Pontificatus Nostri Anno Quarto. [Na plisie:] [Po lewej:] Bassi [?] [Po prawej:] G. Lauzonus [Lanzonus?] [Pod plisą:] [Po lewej:] Alex[ande]r Lepri G: Trinità Caj[...] [Podpis nieczytelny:] [...] [W środku:] in csello de Caj[...] [Po prawej:] [Parafa kancelaryjna] [Verso:] [Nota 1 – weryfikacja w Rzymie:] N[um]ro 72. Vidit in sequelam Caesareae et Regiae Nominationis Salvo Semper Romae die 1ma 9mbris [Novembris] 1849 [...]misericordia [...] S[uae] C[aesareae] R[egiae] Ap[ostoli]cae Majestatis Consiliarius Aulicus Apud Sanctam Sedem Legationis a Consiliis et Agens [Obok pieczęć tuszowa czerwona:] OFFICIUM [...] (ROMA) [Nota 2 – placet królewskie w Wiedniu:] Huic Bullae pontificiae placitum regium conceditur. Viennae die 20a Decembris 1849. Per ordinem Ministerii Temer [Lemer?] secretarius ministerialis. [Obok pieczęć sucha pod opłatkiem papierowym z herbem Cesarstwa Austriackiego i napisem w otoku:] K. K. MINISTERIUM DES CULTUS UND UNTERRICHTS [Pozostałe zapiski na verso:] N. 5. Capitulo [Stempel skarbowy/opłaty:] 6 [kr] [Ołówkiem przy plisie:] Capitulo [Pieczęć:] [Ołowiana bulla papieża Piusa IX zawieszona na sznurze konopnym; awers: głowy św. Piotra i Pawła rozdzielone krzyżem; rewers: PIVS / PAPA / IX]