apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis

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apostolic constitution papal document

The apostolic constitution *Universi Dominici Gregis* is a key legal document of the Catholic Church that sets out the procedures for the College of Cardinals in electing a new pope after the papal see becomes vacant.

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Label	Occurrences
Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis	2
apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis canonical	2
apostolic constitution on the vacancy of the Apostolic See	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	apostolic constitution ⓘ papal document ⓘ
amendmentAuthor	Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ Pope Francis ⓘ
appliesTo	College of Cardinals ⓘ
author	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
canonicalStatus	in force with subsequent modifications ⓘ
defines	functions of particular congregations of cardinals during sede vacante ⓘ majority required for valid papal election ⓘ penalties for violation of conclave secrecy ⓘ procedures for balloting in a conclave ⓘ role of the Cardinal Camerlengo ⓘ role of the Dean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ rules for secrecy of the conclave ⓘ
definesRoleOf	College of Cardinals during papal vacancy ⓘ
governs	conclave in which a new pope is elected ⓘ period of sede vacante ⓘ procedures during vacancy of the Apostolic See ⓘ
hasBeenAmendedBy	motu proprio De aliquibus mutationibus in normis de electione Romani Pontificis ⓘ motu proprio Ingravescentem aetatem-related norms on electors (confirmed and adjusted) ⓘ motu proprio Normas nonnullas ⓘ
includes	norms on the acceptance of election by the elected ⓘ norms on the announcement of the new pope ⓘ norms on the choice of papal name ⓘ
juridicalScope	Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church
languageOfTitle	Latin ⓘ
legalForce	universal law for papal elections ⓘ
limits	right to vote in conclave to cardinals under 80 years of age ⓘ
locationOfConclave	Vatican City ⓘ
prohibits	external interference in papal elections ⓘ pacts or agreements among cardinals regarding votes ⓘ simony in papal elections ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
promulgationDate	1996-02-22 ⓘ
providesFor	conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel ⓘ
regulates	access to the Sistine Chapel during conclave ⓘ communications of cardinals with the outside world during conclave ⓘ lodging of cardinals during conclave ⓘ
replaced	Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis ⓘ
replacedDocumentAuthor	Pope Pius XII ⓘ
requires	cardinals to swear obedience to the future pope ⓘ cardinals to take an oath of secrecy ⓘ
setsMaximumNumberOfElectors	120 ⓘ
setsMinimumAgeForElectors	80 years as upper age limit for cardinal electors ⓘ
states	simoniacal election of a pope is nevertheless valid if the elected accepts ⓘ
subject	election of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ papal conclave procedures ⓘ
titleTranslationEnglish	Of the Lord’s Whole Flock ⓘ
usedIn	2005 papal conclave ⓘ 2013 papal conclave ⓘ

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College of Cardinals → governedBy → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church → legalBasis → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

this entity surface form: apostolic constitution on the vacancy of the Apostolic See

sede vacante → governedBy → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

Papal conclave → governedBy → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis

Camerarius Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae → isDefinedIn → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis