Apostolic Constitutions – Page 4

A traditional Catholic bishop in full vestments stands solemnly in front of St. Michael and St. Joseph Cathedral in Simla, India, holding a scroll with the text 'Delhiensis et Simlensis (1959.06.04)'.

Delhiensis et Simlensis (1959.06.04)

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This act of Giovanni Roncalli, styling himself “John XXIII,” erects the so‑called “Diocese of Simla” (Simlensis) in India by detaching territories from the then “Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla,” assigning its cathedral, defining its suffragan relationship, financial provisions, administration, and legal formalities within the conciliar missionary framework of the mid‑twentieth century. In one sentence: it is a juridical blueprint for extending an already infiltrated, proto‑conciliar apparatus, preparing the ground for the subsequent revolution against the visible structures of the Catholic Church.

Catholic bishop with papal decree in traditional vestments, gazing at map of Usumbura Apostolic Vicariate.

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Usumburaensis (1959.06.11)

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The Latin text promulgated under the name of John XXIII on 11 June 1959 establishes a new Apostolic Vicariate of Usumbura in Ruanda-Urundi by detaching territories from the existing Vicariates of Ngozi and Kitega. It presents itself as a straightforward administrative act: a reconfiguration of missionary jurisdictions, promotion of indigenous clergy, and confirmation of ordinary canonical effects, sealed with the usual solemn formulae of papal authority and penalties for non-compliance.

Dominican priest in traditional habit praying on the shore of the Solomon Islands at night, symbolizing pre-conciliar Catholic mission work.

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Insularum Salomonicarum (1959.06.11)

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The document published under the name of John XXIII, “Insularum Salomonicarum,” is an apostolic constitution (11 June 1959) that reorganizes ecclesiastical jurisdictions in the Solomon Islands. It detaches specified islands from the existing Apostolic Vicariates of the Northern and Southern Solomon Islands and erects a new Apostolic Vicariate of the Western Solomon Islands, entrusted to the Dominicans, with full rights and duties proper to such a vicariate in mission territories. Behind this seemingly technical act lies the self-revelation of a nascent regime that instrumentalizes ecclesiastical structures for the coming conciliar revolution, disguising future apostasy beneath the pious language of mission expansion.

Catholic missionaries in Papua New Guinea, 1959, issuing the Portus Alexii et Vevakensis decree amidst jungle and native tribespeople.

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Portus Alexii et Vevakensis (1959.06.18)

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The document issued under the name of John XXIII on June 18, 1959, entitled “Portus Alexii et Vevakensis,” is a juridical act restructuring mission territories in Papua New Guinea: carving out three new apostolic vicariates (Goroka, Mount Hagen, Lae) from the existing vicariates of Portus Alexii (Alexishafen) and Vevak, and entrusting them respectively to the Society of the Divine Word and the Missionaries of Mariannhill. It wraps a purely administrative partition in solemn formulae of papal authority, invoking the universality of Christ’s redemption and the extension of the Church to all nations as its theological preamble, and concludes with standard canonical clauses concerning execution, authenticity, and penalties.

A solemn ceremony establishing the diocese of Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia in 1959 under John XXIII's controversial apostolic constitution.

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Portalegrensis in Brasilia (1959.06.20)

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The presented document, issued by John XXIII on 20 June 1959 under the title Portalegrensis in Brasilia, is an apostolic constitution that administratively detaches a group of municipalities from the archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Brazil) to erect a new diocese named “Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia” (Santa Cruz do Sul), defines its territory and cathedral, subordinates it as suffragan to Porto Alegre, regulates the initial chapter/consultors, seminary obligations, revenues of the episcopal mensa, and prescribes canonical norms for governance, documents, and execution. It is presented as an act of pastoral solicitude flowing from the alleged Petrine authority of John XXIII and presupposes the entire conciliar-ecclesiological project soon to be launched. In reality, this apparently technical act already manifests the usurper’s claim to jurisdiction, embeds itself in the emerging conciliar sect, and prepares an institutional scaffolding for the post-1958 revolution against the Kingship of Christ and the visible continuity of the true Church.

A Catholic priest in traditional vestments holds a parchment with the seal of the Vicariate of Goma (1959) in Central Africa, surrounded by kneeling faithful under a crucifix.

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BUKAVUENSIS (1959.06.30)

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The Latin text issued under the name of John XXIII, titled “Bukavuensis (Gomaënsis),” announces the erection of a new apostolic vicariate of Goma in Belgian Congo, by detaching territory from the existing Vicariate Apostolic of Bukavu, assigning jurisdictional boundaries, entrusting it to indigenous clergy, and delegating execution to the then apostolic delegate and competent dicastery. It presents this purely juridical act as an instrument to “better” care for souls and expand the Church’s presence in Central Africa.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hiroshima, Japan, 1959 - a solemn depiction of traditional Catholic presence amidst historical context.

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Hiroshimaensis (1959.06.30)

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The Latin text issued under the name of John XXIII announces the elevation of the Apostolic Vicariate of Hiroshima, entrusted to the Jesuits, to the status of a diocese, suffragan to Nagasaki, with its see in Hiroshima and its cathedral at the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, establishing a canonical structure with chapter or diocesan consultors, seminary, episcopal mensa, and subjection to the Congregation of Propaganda Fide according to the 1917 Code of Canon Law.

Pope John XXIII signing the Latin constitution Portus Moresby in a Vatican office with maps of Papua New Guinea and marked territories of Insulae Yule and Daru.

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Portus Moresby (1959.07.16)

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John XXIII’s Latin constitution “Portus Moresby” (1959) mechanically rearranges ecclesiastical territories in Papua: carving a new apostolic vicariate “Insulae Yule,” erecting the apostolic prefecture of Daru, and redefining boundaries with Samarai while entrusting these areas to specific missionary congregations; all under the solemn pose of pastoral solicitude and with the usual self-assertion of universal authority. In reality, this juridical gesture, signed on the eve of the conciliar revolution, is a programmatic installment of the future neo-church: a bureaucratic, colonial, paramasonic grid preparing to occupy souls in place of the true Catholic hierarchy.

Bishop John McCarthy receiving papal bull elevating Kaduna to metropolitan see in 1959, with Nigerian clergy and faithful in traditional attire.

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Lagosensis (1959.07.16)

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The Latin text under the title “LAGOSENSIS (KADUNAËNSIS)” is a 1959 act of John XXIII elevating the diocese of Kaduna (Nigeria) to a metropolitan see, creating the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna from territories detached from Lagos and Onitsha, assigning suffragan dioceses (Jos and Oturkpo), granting metropolitan insignia and privileges to John McCarthy and his successors, and empowering the Propaganda Fide delegate to execute and record the changes. It is couched in solemn canonical language, claiming the “supreme and apostolic power” of John XXIII and binding force “now and in the future.”

A solemn image depicting the creation of the Diocese of Mazatlán in 1958, with a traditional Catholic bishop in full liturgical regalia surrounded by clergy and faithful.

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DURANGENSIS – SINALOENSIS (MAZATLANENSIS) (1958.11.22)

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The text presented under the name of John XXIII, supposedly exercising the Petrine office, announces the erection of a new territorial structure in Mexico: by detaching certain parishes from the Archdiocese of Durango and certain municipalities from the Diocese of Sinaloa, it constitutes a new “Diocese of Mazatlán,” determines its boundaries, assigns its cathedral (the church of the Immaculate Conception in Mazatlán), defines its suffraganeus relationship to Durango, regulates transference of clergy and goods, and entrusts execution of these norms to the Apostolic Delegate. In other words, it is a technical act of hierarchical reorganization. And yet precisely in this apparently innocuous, bureaucratic rearrangement we see unveiled the first juridical gestures of the conciliar usurper: the appropriation of the language, forms, and prestige of the Catholic Church as the launch-pad of a new, parasitic structure that will soon overthrow doctrine, worship, and discipline from within.