Alude-se a uma petição do Superior das Missões Ultramarinas

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Abstract

Official correspondence from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Directorate of Political and Diplomatic Affairs, First Division, dated 24 August 1903, transmitted in Lisbon and addressed to General Carneiro. The document, authored by Miguel Martins d’Almeida, forwards a petition submitted by the Superior of the College of Overseas Missions, which had already been reviewed by the Apostolic Nunciature regarding matters within its ecclesiastical jurisdiction. The letter requests that General Carneiro intercede to secure approval from the Holy See on those aspects of the petition falling under papal authority. Endorsed with administrative annotations indicating internal processing and final approval on 5 October 1903, the file includes partially illegible, damaged, and uncertain sections, reflecting limitations in textual preservation. This primary source offers insight into early 20th-century ecclesiastico-diplomatic relations between Portugal and the Vatican, particularly concerning the administration of overseas missionary activities within the context of colonial religious institutions. The document serves as evidence of formal state mediation in ecclesiastical affairs and highlights bureaucratic procedures in the governance of Catholic missions under Portuguese influence. Researchers will find this material relevant for studies on church-state relations, colonial religious policy, and diplomatic history in the late Portuguese Empire.

Date

1893

Language

Portuguese

Short Title

Petition of the Superior of the Overseas Missions

URL

http://43.156.68.124/docs/2Q3P3CEA/viewer_2Q3P3CEA.html

Transcription

Page 1

1903

Le. Brinier 33-
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du Superior des Missions
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Page 2

Ministério
dos
Negócios Estrangeiros
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Direcção Geral
dos Negócios Políticos
e Diplomáticos
1ª Repartição

Nº 10.

Lisboa, 24 d’Agosto de 1903.

Ilmo. Sr. Gen. Carneiro

Tendo a honra de enviar a Vossa Excelência o requerimento do Superior do Colégio das Missões Ultramarinas, despachado pela Nunciatura Apostólica na parte por que tem competência, e rogo a Vossa Excelência obter o deferimento da parte d'aquellas petições que depende da Santa Sé.

Deus Guarde a Vossa Excelência.

Ilmo. Sr. Gen. Carneiro
Miguel Martins d'Almeida

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Vid.-off. 012. n.º 8 - de 14-7-3-
Aprovado em Off. no 14 de 5 outubro 1903.

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Translation

Page 1

1903

Letter from Brinier, 33–
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from the Superior of the Missions
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Page 2

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Ministério
dos
Negócios Estrangeiros
—
Direcção Geral
dos Negócios Políticos
e Diplomáticos
1ª Repartição

Nº 10.

Lisboa, 24 d’Agosto de 1903.

Ilmo. Sr. Gen. Carneiro

Tendo a honra de enviar a Vossa Excelência o requerimento do Superior do Colégio das Missões Ultramarinas, despachado pela Nunciatura Apostólica na parte por que tem competência, e rogo a Vossa Excelência obter o deferimento da parte d'aquellas petições que depende da Santa Sé.

Deus Guarde a Vossa Excelência.

Ilmo. Sr. Gen. Carneiro
Miguel Martins d'Almeida

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Vid.-off. 012. n.º 8 - de 14-7-3-
Aprovado em Off. no 14 de 5 outubro 1903.

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Ministry
of
Foreign Affairs
—
General Directorate
of Political
and Diplomatic Affairs
First Division

No. 10

Lisbon, 24 August 1903

Illustrious Sir General Carneiro,

I have the honour to forward to Your Excellency the petition submitted by the Superior of the College of Overseas Missions, which has been processed by the Apostolic Nunciature insofar as it falls within their jurisdiction. I respectfully request that Your Excellency endeavour to secure favourable consideration from the Holy See regarding those matters contained in the petition that fall under its authority.

May God preserve Your Excellency.

Illustrious Sir General Carneiro,
Miguel Martins d’Almeida

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Vid.-off. 012, no. 8 – dated 14-7-3
Approved officially on no. 14, 5 October 1903.

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Citation

Alude-se a uma petição do Superior das Missões Ultramarinas (Arquivo da Embaixada de Portugal Junto da Santa Sé até 1930). (1893). Portugal. Arquivo Diplomático e Biblioteca do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros. http://43.156.68.124/docs/2Q3P3CEA/viewer_2Q3P3CEA.html

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