Pastor bonus

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Pastor bonus is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope John Paul II in 1988 that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia.

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Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf apostolic constitution
papal document
aimsTo clarify competencies of curial offices
increase coordination within the Roman Curia
appliesTo Catholic Church
Holy See
approvedBy Pope John Paul II
belongsToPope pontificate of John Paul II
concerns administration of the Holy See
governance of the universal Church
dateOfPromulgation 1988-06-28
defines functions of the Roman Curia
structure of the Roman Curia
effectiveDate 1988-03-01
governs relations between dicasteries and Eastern Catholic Churches
relations between dicasteries and bishops
relations between dicasteries and episcopal conferences
hasCanonicalNumbering articles
hasEnglishTitle The Good Shepherd
hasLatinTitle Pastor bonus
hasSection Secretariat of State
dicasteries
general norms
institutions connected with the Holy See
inForceUntil 2022-06-05
issuedBy Pope John Paul II
issuedIn Vatican City
jurisdiction Roman Curia
language Latin
legalStatus canon law document
partOf magisterium of the Catholic Church
predecessor Regimini Ecclesiae universae
promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
regulates Congregations of the Roman Curia
Pontifical Councils
Secretariat of State
dicasteries of the Roman Curia
offices of the Roman Curia
replaced Regimini Ecclesiae universae
subject competences of dicasteries
organization of the Roman Curia
reform of the Roman Curia
successor Praedicate Evangelium
supersededBy Praedicate Evangelium
typeOfLaw apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia


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