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This 1921 diplomatic correspondence, comprising three confidential documents dated between April and July, originates from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic mission to the Holy See. The primary document, a dispatch from Lisbon’s General Directorate of Political and Diplomatic Affairs (2nd Division) dated 5 July 1921, addresses the Portuguese Minister to the Holy See regarding delays in the payment of fees associated with the canonical appointment process for the Bishop of Macau. It references earlier communications—dispatch No. 61 of 3 May and telegram No. 46 of 27 April—submitted by the Minister in Rome, who reiterated the urgency of resolving financial obligations for papal bulls linked to the Padroado do Oriente, a historical patronage system governing ecclesiastical appointments in former Portuguese territories. Two nearly identical translations of a 9 July 1921 communication from J. V. Martins, acting on behalf of the Legation in Rome, confirm receipt of documentation from the Foreign Ministry (dispatch No. 15, 30 June) concerning the same matter and stress the pressing need for resolution. Key figures include João Carlos de Almeida Barreto in Lisbon and J. V. Martins in Rome. The documents highlight bureaucratic coordination between Portugal’s Foreign and Colonial Ministries and reflect the ongoing diplomatic and ecclesiastical significance of Macau within the context of church-state relations under the Padroado framework during the early 20th century.
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Official correspondence between the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Portuguese Minister to the Holy See, dated 11 February 1921, concerning the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Kwangtung and Hainan by papal decree (*Littera Apostolica*) of 1 August 1920. The document examines potential implications for the territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Macau, a Portuguese ecclesiastical see in China, following the reorganisation of Catholic missionary territories in southern China under the authority of the Holy See. Referencing a dispatch from Rome dated 5 January 1921, the letter outlines the newly defined boundaries of the vicariate—detached from the former Vicariate of Canton—and notes its assignment to the Paris Foreign Missions Society. Of particular concern is whether this reorganisation diminishes the Diocese of Macau’s jurisdiction without prior consultation, which the Portuguese government views as potentially detrimental to its interests. The communication includes a request for verification of any boundary changes affecting Macau and seeks guidance on diplomatic responses should such alterations be confirmed. Accompanying telegraphic records from 1950, related to administrative protocols of the Italian telegraph service, appear as archival annotations but are not part of the original 1921 diplomatic exchange. This document provides insight into early 20th-century church-state relations, colonial ecclesiastical policy, and Portuguese diplomatic oversight of its overseas dioceses within the context of Vatican-led reorganisations in East Asia.
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Relatorio do governo de provincial de Macau para Consulado em Cantão com various aspetos, entre quais se trata de questão da missão portugueza em Hoksan da provincial Quang-Tung
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Troca de correspondencia entre o Bispo de Macau e Consul em Cantão sobre a desaparencia do missionario Taberna
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Carta do Consul em Cantão para o Ministro e Secretario de Negocios Estrangeiros sobre a missão em Heung Shan
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Conjunto dos documentos. Processo 154. “Questão da missão portuguesa em Hoksan na provincia de Quang-Tung”,
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Processo 496. Conjunto dos documentos “Questão do Colegio Santa Roza de Lima”,
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Tradução e carta de Carlos Assumpção sobre questão do Colegio Santa Roza de Lima.
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Carta do Consul em Cantao para o Ministro e Secretario de Negocios Estrangeiros, com as copias de correspondencias trocadas sobre os disturbios contra a Missao em Hainan
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This transcription comprises two historical documents from the late 19th century, originating from T’an-wen under the jurisdiction of Chiung-shan magistrate, dated 16th day of the second lunar month, 1890 (Gregorian: March 18, 1890). Document I is a list of nineteen individuals implicated in an uprising against the Catholic Mission, including Chang-Jui-Ching, Chang-Chung-Piao, and others from villages such as Hao-chün-iuen, Chia-hu, and Lo-wan. Document II is a letter from Ma-Fu-Iao, Superior of the Catholic Mission, addressed to Magistrate Wang-Tsi-Chang, detailing a dispute over rice measurement standards in T’an-wen’s market. The Mission had funded the creation of standardized measures and collected a rental fee of two sapecas per use, managed by Catholic Chan-Siung-Shang. In the preceding year, local elder Chang-Jui-Ching sought to seize control of the revenue, claiming it should fund a school; the Mission granted him one year’s rent to avoid conflict. In the current year, the Mission ordered Siung-Shang to reclaim the measures, but Chang-Jui-Ching refused, conspired with accomplices including Iang-Hung-Chiue and Iang-Hung-Ie, and falsely accused Siung-Shang of instigating violence against them. The magistrate ordered local officials to interrogate the parties, but they encountered Siung-Shang on the street. These documents provide insight into colonial-era local governance, religious mission dynamics, economic regulation, and communal conflict in Fujian, China, during the late Qing period.
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Cartas do Governador do Bispado de Macau para o Consul em Cantao
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Carta do Vicerey do Cantao para o Consul em Cantao, com os varios documentos sobre as occorencias em Hainan
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Carta do Consul geral para Ministro e Secretario de Estado e Negocios Estrangeiros sobre occorencias em Hainan
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