Bull for the See of Charleston page 2

Bull for the See of Charleston page 2

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1820 Bull for the erection of the Episcopal See of Charleston and of the naming of the first Bishop of Charleston, Doctor John England.

Consalvi, Ercole, 1757-1824

Archdiocese of Baltimore Archives, Associated Archives at St. Mary's Seminary & University, found in the following collection: Archbishops’ Papers, General, Special B Collection, Roman Documents, 1783-1863, pp. 25-27.

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And so now We look to you [John England] born of a lawful marriage and of legal age, whose integrity of life and conduct have been examined thoroughly, and whose broad outlook on spiritualities and temporalities manifest a genuine faith. We believe that you are free from the burden of excommunications, suspensions, and interdicts, and from any sentences, censures, and penalties, either legal or man-made; and you are not weighed down by any other circumstances, causes or other matters that, brought into the open, would have an impact on your presence. Having in hand My own approval of your person and of the qualities required, as well as that of the aforementioned Cardinals and their council, We make provisions for the new church and appoint you pastor, giving you total care of the government and administration of the Church of Charleston in its spiritualities and temporalities. Shouldering this care and administration with a ready devotion to the Lord, may you labor faithfully and wisely, and may you see the Church of Charleston be provided with and rejoice in the faithful administration I have entrusted to you. In addition to your eternal reward, may Our apostolic benediction bring you even more abundant blessings for the future. With regard to those matters which can lead to the apt and favorable development of your congregation, We grant to you and to any Catholic Prelate of your choosing, so long as he is in good graces of and communion with the Apostolic See; and for this purpose the enlistment of two other assisting bishops; or, if after a period of four months none of these can be found, then in place of them two secular priests or two priests belonging to a religious congregation, these also in good fares and in communion with the Holy See, the faculty of consecration; and to these same Prelates, having made before you the aforesaid profession of Catholic faith, according to formulas established by the Holy See long ago, and having sworn the required oath of fidelity to Us, and the Roman Church, the faculty validly and licitly to carry and his serious duties. We wish furthermore, and, by the same authority determine and decree, that if you were to presume to consecrate the above mentioned Prelates without having received from him the oaths and the profession of faith, by the very fact, the same Prelates will have been suspended from the exercise of his pontifical office, and you will have been suspended from control and administration of your churches, notwithstanding apostolic or in general to the contrary. Given in Rome, at Saint Mary Major, under the seal of the Fisherman’s ring, on July 11, 1820, the 21th year of Our Pontificate. # Cardinal Consalvi

He [John England] was born in Cork in Ireland on September 23, 1786. He died in Charleston on April 11, 1842.