{"product_id":"1864-catholic-episcopal-appointment-bishop-dupont-des-loges","title":"Episcopal Appointment Document – Bishop Dupont des Loges – Diocese of Metz – 1864","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1864 Catholic Episcopal Appointment Document – Bishop Dupont des Loges, Diocese of Metz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOriginal 1864 Catholic episcopal appointment document issued at \u003cstrong\u003eMetz (Metis)\u003c\/strong\u003e under \u003cstrong\u003eBishop Paul-Georges-Marie Dupont des Loges\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bishop of Metz from 1843 to 1886.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe document formally records the appointment of \u003cstrong\u003eFranciscus Xaverius Bourguignon\u003c\/strong\u003e as \u003cstrong\u003eCuré Archiprêtre of Longuy-Haut\u003c\/strong\u003e, written in elegant Latin ecclesiastical chancery script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe printed heading bears the episcopal formula:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Miseratione Divina et Sanctae Sedis Apostolicae gratia Episcopus Metensis.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe document is dated \u003cstrong\u003e2 March 1864\u003c\/strong\u003e and features the printed episcopal heading, heraldic coat of arms, original handwritten signatures and an \u003cstrong\u003eembossed diocesan seal of the Diocese of Metz\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePaul-Georges-Marie Dupont des Loges (1804–1886) was Bishop of Metz for more than four decades and played an important role in the religious history of Lorraine during the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis document provides a tangible example of \u003cstrong\u003e19th-century Catholic diocesan administration\u003c\/strong\u003e, recording an ecclesiastical appointment within the Diocese of Metz during Dupont des Loges' episcopate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 March 1864\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Metz, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiocese:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diocese of Metz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBishop:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul-Georges-Marie Dupont des Loges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppointee:\u003c\/strong\u003e Franciscus Xaverius Bourguignon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOffice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Curé Archiprêtre of Longuy-Haut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large folio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Laid paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed heading, episcopal coat of arms, handwritten text, signatures and embossed diocesan seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second French Empire \/ 19th-century Catholic France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sacra Relics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58593550926159,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/5556\/3855\/files\/episcopal-appointment-document--bishop-dupont-des-loges--diocese-of-metz--1864-50b3_1.jpg?v=1787934850","url":"https:\/\/sacrarelics.com\/products\/1864-catholic-episcopal-appointment-bishop-dupont-des-loges","provider":"Sacra Relics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}