Presbyterorum Ordinis

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Presbyterorum Ordinis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the life, ministry, and role of Catholic priests in the modern Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Second Vatican Council document
conciliar decree
decree
addresses distribution of clergy
incardination and excardination of priests
material support of priests
missionary dimension of priesthood
priestly collaboration in presbyterium
affirms importance of priestly obedience
importance of priestly poverty
value of priestly celibacy in the Latin Church
approvedBy Second Vatican Council
belongsToCouncil Second Vatican Council
conciliarSession Second Vatican Council
surface form: Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
dateOfPromulgation 1965-12-07
ecclesiasticalStatus magisterial document
focusesOn celibacy of Latin-rite priests
ongoing formation of priests
pastoral duties of priests
presbyteral ministry
priestly fraternity
relationship of priests to bishops
relationship of priests to laity
spiritual life of priests
hasEnglishTitle Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
hasLatinTitle Presbyterorum Ordinis
influenced 1917 Code of Canon Law
surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law

post-conciliar priestly formation guidelines
issuedBy Second Vatican Council
languageOfDocument Latin
partOf corpus of Vatican II documents
placeOfPromulgation St. Peter's Basilica
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI
relatedDocument Christus Dominus
Lumen Gentium
Optatam Totius
Perfectae Caritatis
subject Catholic priesthood
life of priests
ministry of priests
role of priests in the Church
teachesAbout Eucharist as center of priestly life
administration of the sacraments
configuration of priests to Christ the Head
pastoral charity
preaching of the Word of God
priestly holiness
theologicalCategory ecclesiology
pastoral theology
sacramental theology

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Second Vatican Council producedDocument Presbyterorum Ordinis