Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus

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apostolic constitution document of the Roman Curia papal document

Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is a 1988 papal document issued by Pope John Paul II that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia, the central administrative apparatus of the Catholic Church.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus 4
apostolic constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf apostolic constitution ⓘ
document of the Roman Curia ⓘ
papal document ⓘ
aimedAt greater coordination of curial activities ⓘ
promoting evangelization ⓘ
service to bishops and particular Churches ⓘ
appliesTo Roman Curia ⓘ
dicasteries of the Holy See ⓘ
approvedBy Pope John Paul II ⓘ
author Pope John Paul II ⓘ
basedOn Lumen Gentium ⓘ
surface form: Second Vatican Council ecclesiology
belongsTo magisterium of Pope John Paul II ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1989-03-01 ⓘ
clarified role of Congregations of the Roman Curia ⓘ
role of Offices of the Roman Curia ⓘ
role of Pontifical Commissions ⓘ
role of Tribunals of the Roman Curia ⓘ
role of the Secretariat of State ⓘ
concerns central administration of the Catholic Church ⓘ
service of the Roman Curia to the Pope ⓘ
service of the Roman Curia to the universal Church ⓘ
contains general norms for the Roman Curia ⓘ
specific norms for each dicastery ⓘ
defines functions of the Roman Curia ⓘ
structure of the Roman Curia ⓘ
englishTitle The Good Shepherd ⓘ
established Pontifical Councils in their then-current form ⓘ
fullTitle Pastor bonus ⓘ
surface form: Pastor Bonus
issuedBy Holy See ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
surface form: Roman Pontiff
juridicalForm apostolic constitution issued motu proprio ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legalStatus universal law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
predecessor Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae ⓘ
promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II ⓘ
promulgationDate 1988-06-28 ⓘ
publicationDate 1988-06-28 ⓘ
reformed Roman Curia ⓘ
regulates competences of dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ
relations between Roman Curia and particular Churches ⓘ
reorganized Roman Curia ⓘ
replaced Regimini Ecclesiae universae ⓘ
surface form: Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
subject Catholic Church governance ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ
organization of the Roman Curia ⓘ
supersededBy Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" ⓘ
surface form: Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium
supersededInPractice 2022-06-05 ⓘ
titleLanguage Latin ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dicastery for Legislative Texts → establishedByDocument → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
this entity surface form: apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Signatura → governedBy → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
this entity surface form: apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus
Pontifical Councils → governedBy → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith → governingDocument → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
Secretariat of State → legalBasis → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
this entity surface form: apostolic constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
Secretariat of State → legalBasis → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
this entity surface form: apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica → operatesUnder → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
this entity surface form: apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus
Pontifical Councils → reorganizedBy → Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ