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This 1907 ecclesiastical and diplomatic correspondence, originating from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Diocese of Macau, and colonial administrative offices, documents the protracted negotiations between the Bishop of Macau and the Apostolic Prefect of Canton concerning the exchange of ecclesiastical jurisdictions over Hainan Island and the Shaoqing (or Shew-ing) district. The dispute arose from the implementation of a 1903 decree by the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, later clarified by a pontifical rescript of 16 March 1904, which mandated the transfer of Hainan to the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Prefecture of Canton in exchange for the Shaoqing district being assigned to the Diocese of Macau. Despite formal agreement on the territorial exchange, resistance emerged over claims of compensation based on discrepancies in mission property valuations and opposition from French missionaries operating under the Paris Foreign Missions Society. The Bishop of Macau contested demands for financial indemnity, asserting that the papal decrees did not permit such conditions and that prior precedent—specifically the 1874 annexation of Hainan to Macau—had involved no compensation. The file includes official dispatches, telegrams, inventories, and memoranda detailing failed handover attempts, political interventions by the Portuguese and French governments, and the Bishop of Macau’s personal appeal to the Holy See in Rome during 1907. Ultimately, the Holy See reaffirmed the original terms, rejecting additional claims and insisting on the unqualified execution of the jurisdictional exchange. This document provides critical insight into ecclesiastical diplomacy, colonial-era church-state relations, and the interplay between local missionary interests and transnational religious authority in early 20th-century China.
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This 1826 administrative document, originating from the Royal College of St Joseph in Macao, China, comprises a formal submission by its Superior, Joaquim José Monteiro Torres, addressed to a high-ranking colonial or ecclesiastical official. The letter transmits an enclosed petition concerning the welfare of missionary activities under the Royal Patronage of the Portuguese Crown, requesting its forwarding to the "Royal Presence" of the August Lord D.º G.º. Signed by both Monteiro Torres and Nuciao Rodrigues Osório de Borja, the document reflects institutional efforts to coordinate ecclesiastical affairs within the Portuguese imperial framework in Asia. Endorsed with marginal annotations indicating administrative routing—specifically instructions to communicate the matter to the Bishop of Macao on 2 April 1827, preceded by earlier notations dating to 23 March and 1 April 1827—the manuscript reveals procedural aspects of colonial governance and church-state relations in the late Portuguese Empire. Originally archived under references linked to the Historical Archive of Portugal (AHU_CU_Índia, Cx. 14, D. 84), the document bears a circular seal associated with Portuguese historical documentation. As a primary source, it provides insight into the bureaucratic mechanisms supporting Catholic missions in Macao during the early 19th century, illustrating the interplay between religious institutions and imperial authority in a colonial Asian context.
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This 1826 administrative document, originating from the Royal College of St Joseph in Macao, China, comprises a formal submission by its Superior, Joaquim José Monteiro Torres, addressed to a high-ranking colonial or ecclesiastical official. The letter transmits an enclosed petition concerning the welfare of missionary activities under the Royal Patronage of the Portuguese Crown, requesting its forwarding to the "Royal Presence" of the August Lord D.º G.º. Signed by both Monteiro Torres and Nuciao Rodrigues Osório de Borja, the document reflects institutional efforts to coordinate ecclesiastical affairs within the Portuguese imperial framework in Asia. Endorsed with marginal annotations indicating administrative routing—specifically instructions to communicate the matter to the Bishop of Macao on 2 April 1827, preceded by earlier notations dating to 23 March and 1 April 1827—the manuscript reveals procedural aspects of colonial governance and church-state relations in the late Portuguese Empire. Originally archived under references linked to the Historical Archive of Portugal (AHU_CU_Índia, Cx. 14, D. 84), the document bears a circular seal associated with Portuguese historical documentation. As a primary source, it provides insight into the bureaucratic mechanisms supporting Catholic missions in Macao during the early 19th century, illustrating the interplay between religious institutions and imperial authority in a colonial Asian context.
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