Title
Consagração de seis Bispos chineses
Abstract
This official correspondence, dated 21 October 1926, originates from the Secretariat of State of His Holiness at the Vatican and is addressed to His Excellency Augusto de Castro, Minister of Portugal to the Holy See. The document, classified under reference number 57145 and marked for citation in reply, serves as a formal invitation to a significant ecclesiastical event. It announces that on Thursday, 28 October 1926, at 8 a.m., Pope Pius XI will confer episcopal consecration upon six Chinese bishops in the Vatican Basilica. The undersigned, Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, Cardinal Secretary of State, extends the invitation to the Portuguese Minister and the entire staff of his Legation, noting that members of the Most Eminent Diplomatic Corps will be granted access through the Porta di Santa Marta. This primary source reflects the diplomatic protocols of the Holy See during the early 20th century and highlights the internationalisation of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy, particularly in relation to China. As a formal state communication within Vatican diplomatic channels, the document provides evidence of Sino-Vatican ecclesiastical relations and the integration of non-European clergy into the episcopate during the interwar period. It is a valuable resource for researchers examining religious diplomacy, colonial-era ecclesiastical policy, and the globalisation of Catholicism in the 1920s.
Archive
Portugal. Arquivo Diplomático e Biblioteca do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
Loc. in Archive
Arquivo da Embaixada de Portugal Junto da Santa Sé até 1930
Notes
Transcription
Page 1
1926
Le. Orient 95
Enseignement de se's
Méfius Chineses -
Page 2
SEGRETIERIA DI STATO
DI SUA SANTITA'
N° 57145.
DA CITARSI NELLA RISPOSTA
DAL VATICANO, 21 OTTOBRE 1926.
4
24-10-26
Il sottoscritto Cardinale Segretario di
Stato di Sua Santità partecipa all'Eccellenza Vo-
stra che giovedì 28 corrente alle ore 8 antime=
ridiane nella Basilica Vaticana, la Santità di
Nostro Signore conferirà la consacrazione episco=
pale a sei Vescovi Cinesi.
L'Eccellenza Vostra con tutto il perso=
nale di cotesta Legazione è invitata a prender
parte alla solenne cerimonia a cui l'Ecc.mo Corpo
Diplomatico dovrà accedere per l'ingresso della
porta di Santa Marta.
J. Card. Gazzari
A Sua Eccellenza
IL SIGNOR AUGUSTO DE CASTRO
Ministro di Portogallo presso
la Santa Sede
Translation
Page 1
1926
Le. Orient 95
Teaching of the S's
Chinese Students –
Page 2
--- TRANSLATION ---
SECRETARIAT OF STATE
OF HIS HOLINESS
No. 57145
TO BE CITED IN REPLY
FROM THE VATICAN, 21 OCTOBER 1926
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24-10-26
The undersigned, Cardinal Secretary of State of His Holiness, informs Your Excellency that on Thursday, the 28th instant at 8 a.m., in the Vatican Basilica, the Holiness of Our Lord will confer episcopal consecration upon six Chinese Bishops.
Your Excellency, together with the entire staff of your Legation, is invited to attend this solemn ceremony, to which the Most Eminent Diplomatic Corps will gain access through the Porta di Santa Marta.
J. Card. Gasparri
To His Excellency
THE HONOURABLE AUGUSTO DE CASTRO
Minister of Portugal to
the Holy See
Citation
Consagração de seis Bispos chineses (Arquivo da Embaixada de Portugal Junto da Santa Sé até 1930). (1926). Portugal. Arquivo Diplomático e Biblioteca do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros. http://43.156.68.124/docs/X9P5FQF4/viewer_X9P5FQF4.html