Rare 1834 Catholic Ecclesiastical Ordination Document – Bishop Jacobus-Franciscus Besson – Diocese of Metz – Embossed Seal

Original Roman Catholic church document issued in Metz (France) in 1834 by Jacobus-Franciscus Besson, Bishop of Metz.

This official Latin certificate confirms the ecclesiastical promotion in minor orders of Franciscus Xaverius Bourguignon, who was examined and found suitable according to canonical regulations of the Catholic Church.

The document bears the printed episcopal heading:

“Jacobus-Franciscus Besson, Miseratione Divina et Sanctae Sedis Apostolicae gratia Episcopus Metensis.”

It was issued by the episcopal chancery of Metz and authenticated with the original embossed diocesan seal.

• Country: France
• Diocese: Metz
• Date: 1834 (September – handwritten entry)
• Language: Latin with manuscript additions
• Printed episcopal coat of arms at the top
• Original embossed seal of the Diocese of Metz
• Handwritten signatures of church officials
• Large folio sheet originally folded for storage

Jacobus-Franciscus Besson served as Bishop of Metz from 1824 to 1842. Documents issued during his episcopate are part of the administrative records of the Catholic Church in eastern France during the early 19th century and are collectible items for historians and manuscript collectors.

Antique condition with fold marks, age toning, and visible water staining on the lower portion. The embossed episcopal seal remains visible.

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