Bull of Pope Pius IX to the Lviv Chapter regarding the appointment of Archbishop Franciszek Ksawery Wierzchleyski

[Upper margin decorated with three drawn floral-acanthus motifs] Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to our beloved sons, the Chapter of the Metropolitan Church of Lviv of the Latin Rite, greetings and apostolic blessing. Today, having released our venerable brother Franciszek Ksawery Wierzchleyski, the former Bishop of Przemyśl, who was chosen as Archbishop of Lviv – with the counsel of our venerable brothers, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, and by the fullness of our apostolic authority – from the bond by which he was tied to the Church of Przemyśl, which he headed until now, we have transferred him, by the same counsel and apostolic authority, to your Metropolitan Church of Lviv of the Latin Rite, which was deprived of the comfort of a pastor in a manner expressed at that time, and we have established him as the archbishop and pastor of the same, entrusting to him fully the care, governance, and administration of this Metropolitan Church of Lviv in spiritual and temporal matters, as is more broadly contained in our letters drawn up in this matter. Therefore, we command your prudence by apostolic letter that you be humbly submissive to the same Franciszek Ksawery, Archbishop, as the father and pastor of your souls, and showing him due and devoted obedience and reverence, you should receive his salutary admonitions and commands with humility and strive to fulfill them effectively; otherwise, the sentence that the same Franciszek Ksawery, Archbishop, shall legally pass against the disobedient, we shall deem valid and shall cause, by the grace of the Lord, to be inviolably observed until worthy satisfaction is made. Given in Rome at Saint Peter's, in the year of the Lord's Incarnation one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, on the tenth day before the Kalends of April [March 23], in the fourteenth year of our pontificate. [On the plica on the left:] Saffi [?] [On the plica on the right, next to the floral motifs:] Ponce de Leon [?] [Below the plica on the left:] Della Chiar[a?] [Below the plica in the center:] [...] [Below the plica on the right:] L C A [Verso:] [Red ink seal with the coat of arms of the Austrian Empire and an inscription in the border:] C. R. AGENZIA [...] ROMA [Chancery note:] No. 742. Seen following the Imperial-Royal nomination, with the preservation of all [rights]. In Rome, May 11, 1859 [also read as 1861]. Counselor and Agent of the Apostolic Majesty's Legation to the Holy See Otto Apfaltrer [?] [Below in pencil:] To the chapter [...] [On the right:] Santarelli [Seal:] [Lead bull of Pope Pius IX suspended on a hemp/linen cord; obverse: images of the heads of St. Peter and St. Paul separated by a cross, above them the letters S P / S P; reverse: PIVS / PAPA / IX with a radiant cross above].

[Górny margines ozdobiony trzema rysowanymi motywami floralno-akantowymi] Pius Ep[iscop]us Servus Servorum Dei Dilectis Filiis Capitulo Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Leopolien[sis] Latini ritus Salutem et Ap[ostoli]cam benedictionem. Hodie Ven[era]bilem Fratrem Nostrum Franciscum Xaverium Wierzchleyski Antistitem nuper Premislien[sem] in Archiep[iscop]um Leopolien[sem] electum a vinculo quo Ecclesiae Premislien[si] cui tunc praeerat tenebatur de Ven[era]bilium etiam Fratrum Nostrorum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium consilio et Ap[ostoli]cae potestatis plenitudine absolventes eum ad Metropolitanam Ecclesiam Vestram Leopolien[sem] Latini ritus certo tunc exp[ress]o modo pastoris solatio destitutam de simili consilio Ap[ostoli]ca auct[orit]ate transtulimus illique in Archiep[iscop]um praefecimus et pastorem curam regimen et adm[ini]str[ati]onem ipsius Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Leopolien[sis] ei in sp[iritu]alibus et temp[or]alibus plenarie co[m]mittendo prout in Nostris inde confectis litteris plenius continetur. Quocirca discretioni V[est]rae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatenus eidem Francisco Xaverio Archiep[iscop]o tanquam patri et pastori animarum vestrarum humiliter intendentes et exhibentes ei obedientiam et reverentiam debitas et devotas ejus salubria monita et mandata suscipiatis humil[ite]r et efficaciter adimplere curetis alioquin sententiam quam idem Franciscus Xaverius Archiep[iscop]us rite tulerit in rebelles ratam habebimus et faciemus auctore Domino usque ad satisfactionem condignam inviolabil[ite]r observari. Datum Romae apud S[an]c[tu]m Petrum Anno Incarnationis Dominicae Millesimo Octingentesimo Quinquagesimo Nono Decimo Calendas Aprilis Pontificatus Nostri Anno Quartodecimo. [Na plice po lewej:] Saffi [?] [Na plice po prawej, obok motywów floralnych:] Ponce de Leon [?] [Pod pliką po lewej:] Della Chiar[a?] [Pod pliką pośrodku:] [...] [Pod pliką po prawej:] L C A [Verso:] [Czerwona pieczęć tuszowa z herbem Cesarstwa Austriackiego i napisem w otoku:] C. R. AGENZIA [...] ROMA [Nota kancelaryjna:] N[umer]o 742. Vidit in sequelam Caesareae et Regiae Nominationis Salvo Semper. Romae die 11. Maii 1859 [także czytane jako 1861]. I[llustrissimae] et R[everendissimae] Ap[ostoli]cae Majestatis apud Sanctam Sedem Legationis a Consiliis et Agens Ott[o] Apf[a]lt[r]er [?] [Poniżej ołówkiem:] Ad Capitulum [...] [Po prawej:] Santarelli [Pieczęć:] [Ołowiana bulla papieża Piusa IX zawieszona na sznurze konopnym/lnianym; awers: wizerunki głów św. Piotra i św. Pawła przedzielone krzyżem, nad nimi litery S P / S P; rewers: PIVS / PAPA / IX z promienistym krzyżem u góry].