Apostolic Constitutions – Page 2

A solemn Catholic scene depicting the elevation of Moundou to a diocese under John XXIII in 1959, reflecting traditional Catholic missions and the emerging bureaucratic approach of the conciliar sect.

MUNDUENSIS (1959.02.19)

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The text titled “CONSTITUTIO APOSTOLICA MUNDUENSIS” (19 February 1959), issued by John XXIII, announces the elevation of the Apostolic Prefecture of Moundou (in former French Equatorial Africa) to the rank of a diocese “Munduenis,” assigns it as suffragan to Fort-Lamy (Banguensis), entrusts it to the Capuchins, defines its cathedral, seminary, episcopal revenues, and subjects all governance to the Congregation of Propaganda Fide and common canon law, with the usual juridical formulae guaranteeing validity and execution. Behind this apparently technical act of ecclesiastical organization stands the programmatic transition from the integral missionary Kingship of Christ to a bureaucratic, geopolitical management of souls, preparing the way for the conciliar revolution that would soon enthrone man instead of Christ.

A traditional Catholic chapel in Botucatu, Brazil, reflecting the establishment of a collegiate chapter by John XXIII in 1959, with a focus on liturgical splendor and the critique of doctrinal emptiness from a sedevacantist perspective.

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Botucatuensis (1959.03.07)

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The document under consideration is an apostolic constitution of John XXIII, dated March 7, 1959, by which he purports to establish in the metropolitan church of Botucatu (Brazil) a collegiate chapter of canons. It sets the number and ranks of canons, regulates their liturgical obligations, assigns distinctive vesture, and provides that with the chapter’s erection the diocesan consultors cease in office; it delegates execution to the nuncio and wraps all in the usual solemn language of binding force and canonical penalties.

A traditional Catholic depiction of the signing of the apostolic constitution TUDENSIS by John XXIII in 1959, highlighting the solemnity and gravity of the act in a Vatican office setting.

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TUDENSIS (1959.03.09)

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The Latin text labeled as an apostolic constitution “TUDENSIS” (9 March 1959) attributed to John XXIII concerns an apparently minor administrative act: it combines the historical title of the Diocese of Tui (Tudensis) with “Vigo” (Vicensis) and elevates the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vigo to the rank of co-cathedral, granting the diocesan ordinary the cumulative title “Tudensis-Vicensis” and regulating canonical execution. Beneath the innocuous canonical verbiage, however, stands the signature and self-assertion of the first usurper of the conciliar revolution, sealing in juridical form the transition of visible structures into the hands of an emerging neo-church which will shortly enthrone the cult of man against the reign of Christ the King.

A reverent Catholic scene depicting the elevation of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Guadalajara to concathedra status, reflecting both tradition and foreboding doctrinal change.

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Seguntinae (1959.03.09)

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The Latin text under review, issued in 1959 by Angelo Roncalli as “Ioannes PP. XXIII,” is a brief juridical act which: (1) adds the title “Guadalajarensis” to the Diocese of Sigüenza, (2) elevates the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Guadalajara to the rank of concathedra, and (3) regulates residence and canonical functions of the local clergy, all in conformity with the 1953 concordat between the Holy See and Spain. It is presented as a serene pastoral adjustment, grounded in alleged growth of “Christian life” in Guadalajara and expressed in the solemn formula of apostolic authority. In reality, this apparently innocuous document already exhibits the juridical presumption, ecclesiology, and political alignments of the emerging conciliar revolution, which make it the formal signature of a man who had already begun to serve not the Kingship of Christ but the architecture of the coming neo-church.

Image of the historic Diocese of Osma (Oxomensis-Soriana) in Spain, featuring the church of St. Peter in Soria as a concathedral with a traditional Catholic bishop and faithful.

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Oxomensis (Soriana) (1959.03.09)

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The document attributed to Ioannes XXIII, titled “Constitutio Apostolica Oxomensis (Soriana),” decrees that the historic Diocese of Osma in Spain shall henceforth bear the compound name “Oxomensis-Soriana,” and that the church of St Peter in Soria is elevated to the rank of concathédral, with corresponding rights, honors, and obligations, to be implemented under the authority of the Apostolic Nuncio according to the 1953 Concordat with Spain. It presents itself as a routine administrative reconfiguration ordered by a “Supreme Pontiff” for the pastoral good of souls, solemnized in juridical language and sealed with the external forms of papal authority.

Pope John XXIII presenting the apostolic constitution 'Oriolensis' to clerics in front of Orihuela Cathedral and St. Nicholas Concathedral in Alicante, Spain.

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Oriolensis (1959.03.09)

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The document under review is an apostolic constitution of John XXIII, dated 9 March 1959, by which the existing Diocese of Orihuela in Spain is granted a concathedral in Alicante (St Nicholas) and its title expanded to Oriolensis-Lucentina. It outlines juridical provisions: extension of the diocesan name, elevation of St Nicholas to concathedral status with corresponding rights and duties, residence faculty for the bishop in Alicante, canonical functions for clergy there, and a standard curial clause declaring the act perpetually binding and nullifying all contrary dispositions.

Traditional Catholic bishop praying in St. Julian's Church in Ferrol, Spain, with Mondoñedo in the background.

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Mindoniensis (Ferrolensis) (1959.03.09)

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This apostolic constitution issued under the name of John XXIII superficially concerns an administrative modification: the addition of “Ferrolensis” to the title of the diocese of Mondoñedo, the elevation of the church of St. Julian in Ferrol to the dignity of co-cathedral, and the faculty for the local ordinary to reside there. Beneath the appearance of harmless canonical pragmatism, the text reveals the already-operating principles of the conciliar revolution: a technocratic reconfiguration of ecclesiastical structures detached from the supernatural end of the Church, drafted and promulgated by one who, by his doctrine and subsequent acts, manifested adhesion to condemned errors, and therefore could not speak with the authority of the Roman Pontiff.

A traditional Catholic scene of a bishop promulgating a decree elevating the Church of 'de la Redonda' in Logroño to concathedral status, surrounded by clergy in solemn ceremony.

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CALAGURITANAE ET CALCEATENSIS (1959.03.09)

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Quandoquidem this brief Latin constitution of John XXIII announces two administrative acts for the diocese of Calahorra and Calceatensia in Spain: the addition of the title “Logroñensis” to the diocesan name, and the elevation of the Marian church “de la Redonda” in Logroño to the dignity of a concathedral, with corresponding canonical rights and obligations; the entire text is couched in solemn canonical formulae, invoking episcopal care for souls as the pretext for territorial and titular adjustment, while never once touching the true crisis of faith, morals, or worship engulfing the 20th century Church.

A Catholic bishop presenting the 'Sancti Dominici' document in a historic Dominican church.

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Sancti Dominici (1959.04.01)

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The document attributed to John XXIII under the title “Sancti Dominici… Constitutio Apostolica” announces the erection of a new diocesan structure in the Dominican Republic: the Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey, carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo. It lays out borders, assigns suffragan status, regulates clergy ascription, seminary formation, canonical consultors, cathedral status, economic endowment, and delegates execution to curial officials. Behind the polished canonical Latin of a routine administrative act, it attempts to clothe a looming revolution against the Church’s constitution with the language of pastoral solicitude.

A Catholic bishop in traditional attire holds the 'Oturkpoënsis' document in Oturkpo, Nigeria, with the Spiritans congregation and a modest church in the background.

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Oturkpoënsis (1959.04.02)

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The document issued in Latin under the name of Ioannes XXIII on 2 April 1959 declares the elevation of the Apostolic Prefecture of Oturkpo in Nigeria to the rank of a diocese, under the title Oturkpoënsis, preserving its name and boundaries. It subordinates the new structure to the metropolitan see of Onitsha, entrusts its administration to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) under the patronage of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, prescribes the erection of at least an elementary seminary and a chapter or diocesan consultors, assigns sources for the episcopal mensa, and vests an apostolic delegate with executing the decree. It presents this as the fulfillment of Christ’s command “Go into the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mk 16:15) and binds all to obedience, with canonical penalties for resistance.