preconize

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To summon publicly; call upon as by a public crier.
2. Specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, to confirm publicly or officially, as an ecclesiastical appointment: a prerogative of the Pope. See preconization, 2.

Wiktionary

1. v. To proclaim in public; especially (of the Pope) to announce the appointment of a bishop

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. (Eccl.) To approve by preconization.