Bishops, 1859-1962
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Bishops:
1) Six letters addressed to the Sisters regarding canonical visits by Bishop of Beverley, Robert Cornthwaite, dated 22 November 1862 and 25 February 1874.
2) Letters addressed to the Reverend Mother from Bishop Cornthwaite in response to her various queries, dated between 14 July 1863 and 19 June 1867.
3) One letter addressed to the Reverend Mother from Bishop John Briggs, dated 31 December 1859;
4) Volume of directions given and permissions granted by Richard Lacy, Bishop of Middlesbrough, to Sisters of Mercy in Hull, dated May 1885 to 25 May 1887.
5) Correspondence regarding a picture of Our Lady of Mercy which was sent to Ireland and an engraving sent to Hull by T. Kirby, Bishop of Ephesus.
6) Apostolic letter of Pope Pius X, establishing a Jubilee, printed by Burns and Oates, Ltd in 1913.
7) Documents and correspondence, received by M Josepha Bunyan RSM, regarding articles of the Constitutions concerning the lay sisters of the Institute including letters from Bishop George Brunner and Paulus Phillippe, of The Sacred Congregation of the Religious.
8) Photocopy of a letter addressed to Reverend Mother and Community from the Bishop of Middlesbrough, John Gerard McClean, on the closure of Endsleigh College and the continuing ministries of the sisters of Mercy in the diocese of Middlesbrough.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1962
Conditions Governing Access note
As a private archive, access to the Institute of Our Lady of Mercy Archive requires application to the Archivist and approval by the Institute's Leadership Team. Where items are closed for access, this is indicated at the appropriate level.
Biographical / Historical
The file contains letters and documents mainly from Bishop Lacy concerning alterations to the constitutions and the status of Hull RSM and the aftermath of the change to their status. The Sisters came immediately under jurisdiction of the Holy See; the bishop had jurisdiction in all matters concerning rule and life but he could no longer nullify an election of a superior or make an appointment. There is, however, a list of appointments made by Bishop Shine to the Hull houses. The letters also recommend that the convents of Mercy eventually amalgamate.
Full Extent
From the Series: 2 box (4.0 Folders, outsized documents, 2.0 volumes 3.0 Envelopes)
Language of Materials
English
Hull Box 4
HUL/400/3/895-900, 912-918, 989, 991, HUL/300/2/663-668, 811, 813
Good to poor
Paper, ink, type-script, metal, wood, glass. One picture, described as an engraving, is in poor condition but it is in a good wood and glass frame. Most of the letters are in a fair to good condition, mostly handwritten; two, however are in a poor condition.
Container Summary
1.0 Folder with outsize documents attached with linen tape, 1.0 volume
Repository Details
Part of the Bermondsey Convent of Mercy Repository