Pope Pius XI
Documents 63
22 encyclicals · 13 motu proprio · 11 bulls · 11 apostolic constitutions · 3 apostolic letters · 2 decrees · 1 constitution
- 1 March 1922 Motu proprio Cum proxime — Amending the constitution Vacante Sede Apostolica on the papal election
- 20 April 1922 Bull Apostolica praedecessorum nostrorum — Erecting the Diocese of Vila Real
- 3 May 1922 Motu proprio Romanorum Pontificum — On the enlargement of the Pontifical Work for the Propagation of the Faith
- 5 May 1922 Apostolic constitution Praedecessorum nostrorum — Dividing the Diocese of Saint-Germain and erecting the Diocese of Gaspé
- 25 July 1922 Apostolic constitution Summorum Pontificum — Declaring St. Ignatius of Loyola heavenly patron of spiritual exercises
- 4 December 1922 Bull Ad supremae Apostolicae Sedis solium — Erecting the dioceses of Barra do Pirahy and Campos
- 23 December 1922 Encyclical Ubi arcano Dei consilio — On the Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ
- 26 January 1923 Encyclical Rerum omnium — On St. Francis de Sales on the third centenary of his death
- 20 April 1923 Motu proprio Post datam — On the granting of quinquennial faculties to ordinaries
- 29 June 1923 Motu proprio Orbem catholicum — On the institution of catechetical teaching throughout the Catholic world
- 29 June 1923 Encyclical Studiorum ducem — On St. Thomas Aquinas
- 12 November 1923 Encyclical Ecclesiam Dei — On the tercentenary of the martyrdom of St. Josaphat and the reunion of the Eastern Churches
- 18 January 1924 Encyclical Maximam gravissimamque — On the abolition of the Concordat in France and the resolution of the diocesan associations question
- 1 February 1924 Bull Ad munus Nobis — Erecting the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte
- 27 April 1924 Motu proprio Bibliorum scientiam — On biblical studies and academic degrees
- 24 July 1925 Bull Ad Sacram Petri sedem — Erecting the Diocese of Bragança in Brazil
- 18 October 1925 Bull Apostolici muneris — Dividing the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile and erecting new dioceses
- 11 December 1925 Encyclical Quas primas — On the Feast of Christ the King
- 28 February 1926 Encyclical Rerum Ecclesiae — On the Catholic Missions
- 21 June 1926 Bull Ea est in praesenti — Erecting the Diocese of Cafelândia by dismembering the Diocese of Botucatu
- 4 October 1927 Apostolic letter Rerum conditio — Approving the Rule of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis
- 6 January 1928 Encyclical Mortalium animos — On Religious Unity
- 8 May 1928 Encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor — On Reparation to the Sacred Heart
- 8 September 1928 Encyclical Rerum orientalium — On the Promotion of Oriental Studies
- 20 December 1928 Apostolic constitution Divini cultus sanctitatem — On the promotion of the sacred liturgy, Gregorian chant and sacred music
- 25 January 1929 Bull Sollicitudo omnium Ecclesiarum — Dividing the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal and erecting the Dioceses of Jaboticabal and Rio Preto
- 1 May 1929 Bull Universi Dominici gregis — Dividing the Diocese of Paraguay and erecting the ecclesiastical province of Asunción with the dioceses of Concepción and Villarrica
- 24 June 1929 Motu proprio Decessor noster — On the coordination of the Pontifical Missionary Works
- 24 June 1929 Motu proprio Vix ad summi — Granting statutes to the Pontifical Work of St. Peter the Apostle for the formation of the native clergy
- 20 December 1929 Encyclical Mens nostra — On the promotion of spiritual exercises
- 31 December 1929 Encyclical Divini illius magistri — On Christian Education
- 12 February 1930 Apostolic constitution Curis ac laboribus — On the Pontifical Ethiopian Seminary or College
- 6 April 1930 Motu proprio Inde ab initio — Separating the Commission for Russia from the Congregation for the Oriental Church
- 23 April 1930 Apostolic constitution Ubi primum — On the Pontifical Nepomucene College in Rome
- 5 June 1930 Constitution Solemni conventione — On the hierarchical organization of the dioceses of the Latin and Greek-Romanian rites in the Kingdom of Romania
- 1 August 1930 Apostolic constitution Apostolicis litteris — Transferring the episcopal see of Lead to Rapid City
- 5 August 1930 Motu proprio In allocutione — Establishing the Pontifical Work for the Preservation of the Faith and the Construction of New Churches in Rome
- 13 August 1930 Bull Pastoralis officii nostri — On the reorganization of dioceses in Prussia
- 31 December 1930 Encyclical Casti connubii — On Christian Marriage
- 15 May 1931 Encyclical Quadragesimo anno — On Reconstruction of the Social Order
- 24 May 1931 Apostolic constitution Deus scientiarum Dominus — On universities and faculties of ecclesiastical studies
- 29 June 1931 Encyclical Non abbiamo bisogno — On Catholic Action in Italy
- 2 October 1931 Encyclical Nova impendet — On the economic crisis and unemployment
- 16 December 1931 Apostolic letter In thesauris sapientiae — Proclaiming Saint Albert the Great a Doctor of the Church and extending his cult to the universal Church
- 3 May 1932 Encyclical Caritate Christi compulsi — On prayers and penance to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the present afflictions of humanity
- 12 January 1933 Apostolic letter Inter instituta — Suppressing the Congregation of the Hermits of St. Jerome of Blessed Peter of Pisa
- 6 April 1933 Bull Ad aptius Christi fidelium regimini — Erecting the Diocese of Bonfim and dismembering the Archdiocese of São Salvador in Brazil
- 15 June 1933 Apostolic constitution Inter praecipua — On the Abbey of Saint Jerome in Rome
- 25 January 1934 Motu proprio Monasterium — On the affiliation of the Abbey of Saint Jerome in Rome to the Benedictine Confederation
- 15 August 1934 Apostolic constitution Ad incrementum — On certain prelates of the Roman Curia and their various ranks
- 16 August 1934 Decree Animarum bonum — Erecting the Territorial Prelature of Xingu
- 21 December 1934 Motu proprio Quam sollicite — On the Commission for Russia and the publication of liturgical books in the Slavonic rite
- 25 March 1935 Apostolic constitution Quae divinitus — On the Apostolic Penitentiary
- 2 July 1935 Decree Inter religiosos — Uniting the Camaldolese Coenobites with the Camaldolese Hermits of Etruria
- 20 December 1935 Encyclical Ad catholici sacerdotii — On the Catholic Priesthood
- 29 June 1936 Encyclical Vigilanti cura — On the Motion Picture Industry
- 11 July 1936 Bull Ad spirituale christianae plebis regimen — Dividing the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego and erecting the Diocese of San Diego
- 14 March 1937 Encyclical Mit brennender Sorge — On the Church and the German Reich
- 19 March 1937 Encyclical Divini Redemptoris — On Atheistic Communism
- 26 September 1937 Apostolic constitution Pervetustum Cryptaferratae coenobium — Erecting the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata as an abbey nullius and entrusting it to Basilian monks of the Byzantine rite
- 29 September 1937 Encyclical Ingravescentibus malis — On the Rosary
- 25 March 1938 Motu proprio Sancta Dei Ecclesia — On the jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Church
- 8 December 1938 Motu proprio Qua cura — On the organization of ecclesiastical tribunals in Italy for deciding marriage nullity cases