The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-10
SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1850

ties of Gloucester, Somerset, and Willis the Sc
cond those of Devon, Dorset, and Cornwall. The
cetral district from which we have detached the
county OF Salop, will have two episcopal sees, Not
tingham and Birming ham:-to the first we assign
the counties of Motifs, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln,
and Rutland; to the second, the coustes of Stat
ford, Bucks, Oxford, and Warwick. In the east
ern district there will be one see, which will take
its name from the town OF Northampton, and re-
tam the present instrumentation OF the district,
cept the counties Of Lincoln and Rutland, which
we have assigned 10 the diocess of Nottin CHAM.
Thus, in the very lourishing kingdom of Eng
land, there will be single ecclesiastical pre-
vince, with one archbishop and twelve sufiiagans,
whose zeal and pastoral labors will, we hope, by the
grace Of God, bring new and daily increase to the
power of Catholicism For this reason we reserve
to ourselves and successors the right to divide this
province into several, and TO increase the number
OF It's bishoprcs as new ones may be required, and
in general to settle their boundaries as it may APP
pear meet before the Lord.
Meanwhile, we enjoin the archbishop and bishops
TO furnish at stated reports of the state of
their churches to our congregation of the Propagan
da, and not TO omit informing us on all points con-
corning the spiritual good Of their focks. We shall
continue to avail ourselves of the aid of the con-
greeaton OF the Propaganda in all that concerns
the affairs of the lchurch in England. But in the
sacred government of the clergy and people, and
all which concerns the pastoral Office, the arch
bishop and bishops Of England will enjoy all the
rghts and faculties which bishops and archbishops
canons and the apostolic constitutions and they
will likewise be equally bound by all the obliga-
tons to which other bishops and archbishops are
held by the common discipline of the Catholic
Church. rrr
Their rights and duties will not be in any case
impaired by any thing that is at present in vigor,
whether originating in the former form of the
English church, or in the subsequent missions in
sttuted in virtue of special constitutions, privileges,
or customs, now that the same state of things no
longer exist. And in order that no doubt may re-
main, suppress, in the plentude of our apostolic
power and entirely abrogate, all the obligatory and
jurdcal force of The said special constitutions pr
vileges, and customs, however ancient their date
The archbishop and bishops OF England will thus
have the integral power to regulate all that belongs
to the execution of the common law, or which
left 10 the authority of bishops by the general
discipline of the church. As for us, most assur-
eddy they shall never have to complain that we do
not sustain them by our apostolical authority, and
we shall always be happy to second their demands
In all which appears calculated to promote the glo
ny Of God and the good of souls. In decreeing
this restoration Of the ordinary hierarchy of bsh-
hops in England, and the enjoyment OF the common
law Of the church, we have had principally in view
the prosperity and increase of the Catholic religion in
the kingdom of England; but we have also desired
to crafty the desires of so many OF our reverend
brethren governing in England, under the style OF
wears apostolic, and also of great numbr Of our
dear children of the Catholic clergy and people.
Many OF their ancestors presented the same prayer
10 our predecessors, who had begun to send Wears
apostolic to England, where no Catholic bishop
could exercise the common ecclesiastical law in
his own church, and who after wards multiplied
the number Of Wears apostolic, and Of districts,
not because religion was submitted in this country
TO one exceptional rule, but rather because they
would prepare the foundation for tbs future re-
building of the ordinary HE rarchy.
This is why we, to whom il has been given by
the grace OF God to accomplish this great work, de-
thoughts or intentions that the bishops of Eng
land, provided with the and rights of ordinary
bishops, should be destitute of any advantages Of
whatever nature they may be, which they formerly
would be contrary to reason to allow any act of
ours performed at the earnest prayer Of the English
Catholics. and for the benefit of religion 70 Turn to
the ir damage. Rather we cherish the hrm hope
that our dear children in Christ, whose aims and
largessess have never been wanting TO sustain in
England religion, and the prelates who govern
atty to The bishops who are now attached by per-
meanent bonds to the English church, in order
that they may not be deprived of temporal aid,
which they will require to ornament their temples
and adorn the divine service, 10 support the clergy
and the poor, and for other ecclesiastical SER
vlces. Finally, lifting the eyes TO the Almighty
and gracious God, from whom comes our help, we
supplicste Him with all instance, observation, and
action of grace, TO confirm by divine grace all
that we have decreed for the good OF the church,
and TO give OF His grace TO those whose is TO
cute these DEGREES, that they may feed the flock
of God committed 10 their care, and that their
zeal nay be applied to spread the glory of His
name. And, in order to obtain the most abundant
succor Of celestial grace, we finally invoke, as in
tercessors with God the holy mother of God, the
blessed apostles 81. Peter and ST. Paul, with the
blessed patrons Of England, and especially st Gre
CORY the Great in order that the solicitude we have
displayed, notwithstanding the insufliciency Of our
merit, TO restore the episcopal sees Of England,
which he founded in his days with so much advan-
tsge to the church, may likewise rebound to the
good Of the Catholic church. We decree that this
apostolic letter shall never be taxed with subrep
tce obreptce, nor be protested for default either
Of intention or any defect whatever but always be
valid and firm, and hold good to all intents and
purposes, notwithstanding the general apostolic
edicts which have emanaied from ~ modal, provin-
cia, OF universal councils, the special sanctions,
as well as the rights OF former sees in England,
missions apostolic, vicarages constituted in the
progress Of time, notwithstandng-in ons word, all
things contrary whatsoever. We likewise decree
that all which may be done TO the contrary by any
one, whoever he maybe, knowing or ignorant, in
the name If any authority VIII itever, shall be with
out force. We decree that copies Of this letter,
signed by notary public, and sealed with the seal
Of an ecclessstic, shall be everywhere received
the expression Of our will
Given al st. Peters, at Rome, under the seal Of
the Fisherman, The 9th of September, 1850, and in
the fifth year " our pontifcate.
A CARDINAL LAMBRUscHIN.