Roman Pontifical

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The Roman Pontifical is a liturgical book of the Catholic Church containing the rites and ceremonies typically performed by bishops, such as ordinations, confirmations, and the consecration of churches.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgical book
liturgical book
pontifical
authority Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
compiledFor bishops of the Roman Rite
contains blessing rites
ceremonies
confirmation rites
ordination rites
rites
rites for blessing of oils
rites for consecration of altars
rites for consecration of churches
rites for dedication of a church
rites for ordination of bishops
rites for ordination of deacons
rites for ordination of priests
hasEdition post–Vatican II Roman Pontifical
pre–Vatican II Roman Pontifical
hasLiturgicalRank episcopal liturgical book
language Latin
liturgicalFamily Western Christianity
partOf Roman Rite
publisher Holy See
relatedTo Ceremonial of Bishops
Roman Missal
Roman Ritual
revisedAfter Second Vatican Council
tradition Roman Catholic liturgy
usedBy Latin-rite bishops
Pope
archbishops
bishops
cardinals
patriarchs of the Latin Church
usedFor blessing of objects
blessing of persons
blessing of places
consecration of chrism
episcopal ceremonies
installation of abbots
sacramental celebrations
solemn liturgical functions
usedIn Catholic Church
Latin Church
cathedral liturgies
diocesan liturgies

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Missale Romanum
Roman Ritual
relatedTo
Roman Pontifical ("post–Vatican II Roman Pontifical")
hasEdition
Latin Rite
hasLiturgicalBook

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