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Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.

This is a composite ecclesiastical administrative document originating from the Roman Curia, comprising papal bulls, letters patent, and canonical certifications dated between 1804 and 1814, with marginalia and archival references extending to 1823 and 1844. It concerns the appointment, canonical in...

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Archdiocese of Goa ; Bishop Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino ; Bishop Dom Emmanuele Marini ; Bishop Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz ; Canonical certifications ; Canonical institution of bishops ; Cathedral of the Assumption Macau ; Diocese of Macau ; Ecclesiastical jurisdiction Portuguese Asia ; Episcopal Palace Macau ; Historical spelling variants Macau ; Magister Sacrae Theologiae ; Order of Friars Minor Reformed ; Papal bulls ; Roman Curia ; Documents
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description This is a composite ecclesiastical administrative document originating from the Roman Curia, comprising papal bulls, letters patent, and canonical certifications dated between 1804 and 1814, with marginalia and archival references extending to 1823 and 1844. It concerns the appointment, canonical institution, and pastoral governance of the Diocese of Macau (spelled variably as *Machaon*, *Machao*, *Machaonem*, *Machaonensis*, and *Macau*), then a Portuguese-administered territory in the East Indies under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Goa. Key figures include Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz, a professed Franciscan friar of the Order of Friars Minor Reformed (Strict Observance), born in the Diocese of Lisbon, ordained for twelve years, holder of the degree *Magister Sacrae Theologiae*, and appointed Bishop of Macau in 1804; Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino, Bishop of Macau prior to his translation to Coimbra; and Dom Emmanuele Marini, designated for Milan. The document details Macau’s demographic and institutional profile—c. 40,000 inhabitants including c. 5,000 Catholics (many ethnic Chinese), its cathedral dedicated to the Assumption, episcopal palace, revenues assessed at 132,000 florins (5,000 cruzados), and absence of a seminary or *monte di pietà*. It records papal confirmation (Bullarium Dominicanum no. 911, 29 August 1844), canonical processes overseen by the Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal, oaths of fidelity to the Holy See—including adherence to the *Animus Mariae* (1715) and *Ex quo singulari* (1742) decrees on the Chinese Rites—and provisions for episcopal consecration by a single bishop with canonical assistants. All content reflects the Portuguese Padroado system and is presented as legitimate historical evidence for scholarly analysis of colonial ecclesiastical administration in early modern Asia.
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fulltext [transcription] {{PAGE:1}} 1804 [Marginalia — top center] 1804 [Marginalia — left, underlined] See. Oriente — 28 — [Marginalia — right, blue ink] 31 [Main text] porque dome Frei Manuel de S. Fulgêncio foi nomeado evangelista e successor do estrebeiro de Goa, foi nomeado bispo de Machaonen. dome Frei Francisco de N. Sra da Paz, frade de Lisboa, Frei de menor Observante. {{PAGE:2}} [Title] Bispado de Macão [Marginalia — top center] N.º 6 [Main text] Fray Manuel de S. Galdino foi expedido o Bullo de Confirmação aos 29 de Agosto 1844 pertence ao Bullo Cuid. Domon. 911. — 20. — P.g. este documento é a confirmação de D. Fr. Francisco de N. Sra da Luz pela Comunidade de D. Fr. Manuel de S. Galdino para ser Coadjutor & futuro Sucessor de hum — veja-se hou — [Stamp — center, partially obscured by burn damage] [ILLEGIBLE: ~30 chars] {{PAGE:3}} [Stamp — top center] [Ornamental woodcut border: crossed keys, papal tiara, and floral scrollwork] [Main text] Eminentiss. & Reverendiss. Domine. S Anctissimus Dominus Noster in proximo Consistorio proponet Ecclesiam Machaonen. in Indiis Orientalibus vacan. per absolutionem a vinculo ipsius Ecclesiae, quo tenetur R. P. D. Emanuel a Sancto Galdino Ecclesiae Episcopus, et ob ejus deputationem in Cunha futura successione R. P. D. Emmanuelli Marina Archiepiscopo Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Mediolanensis, necnon referet primodictae Ecclesiae R. P. Francisci a Domina Nostra Lucis Dioecesis, Ordinis Fratrum Observantiae San- {{PAGE:4}} cti Francisci expresse professi, ad Ecclesiam primor em ex benignitate Sanctitatis Suae promovendi, ad prac titionem Celsissimi Domini Joannis Principis Brasiliae in praesens Regnorum Portugalliae, et Algarbiorum gentis. Machaon est Civitas Indiarum Orientalium in Cantonensi, intra Sinarum Imperium constructa, m agnitudinis duorum circiter milliarium, salubris aeris, am œnaque situs, atque amplectens 40 mille Habitatores, quos 5000 et ultra, multique etiam Sinenses Catho lici sunt, et antedicto Principi obtemperant in temporalib us. Sufficientis magnitudinis, rectaeque structurae, in eadem Civitate conspicitur Cathedralis Ecclesia Deo sa crata in honorem B. M. V. in Coelum Assumptae, nulla re paratione indigens, et Goani Archiepiscopi Suffraganea. Eidem sacra ministrant quinque Dignitates, quae prima post Pontificalem Decanatus, sex integri, ac dimidii Canonici sine Theologali ac Poenitentiaria l aureati, octo insuper Cappellani, aliique Clerici, cu jus congrua per Ærarium Regium persoluta. Exercetur ibi per unum ex dictis Canonicis ab Episcopo deputatum cura Animarum, necnon adsunt Fon tes Baptismales, ac binae particulae ex Ligno Sanctissimae C rucis D. N. J. C. cum decore magno, et honorificentia cus todiae, ultra quas nulla alia existit Sanctorum Reliquia. Sacris supellectilibus ad Divina peragenda, et ad cenda Pontificalia satis instructum Sacrarium habet E cclesia praefata, et Chorum quoque, bina Organa, Cam panile cum Campanis, et Coemeterium, ab illa aliquant um distans. Cathedrali junctum extat Episcopium sat nobile, sed in praesens aliquam exigens ren ovationem. Fructus taxati sunt ad florenos 132 000, quorum valor est 5000 Cruciatorum mo netæ currentis, 2500 Romana Scru pula delissima Episcopo sub- {{PAGE:5}} nas habet relata Civitas, ultra Cathedralem, Paro- chiales Ecclesias Fonte Baptismali munitas; ac alteram in Sancti Pauli, continentem Reliquiam Sancti Fran- cisci Xaverii. Habet insuper unum Monasterium Mulie- ris, unum Coenobium Virorum, unam Domum Missiona- rium Congregationis Sancti Vincentii a Paulo, in quo Pueri aluntur, et instruuntur, necnon etiam plurimas Confraternitates, et duo Hospitalia; caret autem Seminario, Monteque Pietatis. Ampla est Dioecesis Machaonen., et complectitur Paroecias vulgo nuncupatas de Caneão, et de Asnaõ, in Imperio Sinensi sitas, in quibus plurimi Christifideles morantur. Promovendus ad praenominatam Machaonen. Eccle- siam est ex Dioecesi Lisbonen. de legitimo thoro, ex catho- licis ac honestis Parentibus genitus, in 37 suae aetatis, duodenis Annis in sacro Presbyteratus ordine constitutus, Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Reformatarum Strictioris observantiae Sancti Francisci expresse professus, et Sa- crarum Theologiae Magister Jubilatus, qui in praefato Or- dine Confessarii, Concinatoris, et pluries ejusdem Theo- logiae Lectoris munia pie, docte et laudabiliter comple- vit; Vir optimis moribus, pietate, atque doctrina praedi- cus, et in sacris Functionibus versatus: Dignus propterea est, qui praefatae Ecclesiae in Episcopum praeficiatur et Pastorem. Constant praemissa omnia ex Processu confecto co- gnito a R. P. D. Apostolico Portugalliae Nuncio, in cujus fidei professionem emisit. Implicatur pro expeditione, cum Indulto suscipiendi unum Consecrationis ab uno Episcopo, assistentibus Dignitatibus, necnon cum Clausulis ne- cessariis. {{PAGE:6}} [Title] PROPOSITIO [Marginalia — right] V [Main text] Ecclesiæ Machaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus {{PAGE:7}} [UNCLEAR] [ILLEGIBLE] Machaonen. S. Galdino N. Sra da Luz Cantão Goa Macau {{PAGE:8}} [Marginalia — top right] Ecclesiae Episcopalis [Main text] [ILLEGIBLE: ~20 chars] [Stamp — top right] [Partial wax seal impression, illegible text, with visible arms or crest] {{PAGE:9}} [Page] (No visible page or folio number) [Marginalia — top center] Machaonerd in Indiis [Main text] Iux. flov. 133 ½ fructus 5000. Cruciatorum monete fuitane sanctitate sua proponente, ad presentationem celsissimi Domi- nis Principis Brasiliae, in present Regnorum Portugallie, Algarbiorum Regentis providit Ecclesie Machaonerd in In- dias Orientalibus, vacans per absolutionem ab eadem Sanctitate factam a vinculo ipsius Ecclesie Machaonerd, quo R.P. Emaz a Sancto Galdino ejusdem Ecclesie Episcopus tenebatur, ac depo- sitionem ipsius Episcopi in Coadjutorem cum futura successio- ne R.P. Emmanuelis a Sancta Catharina Archiepiscopo Metropoli- tane Ecclesie Goa in Indiis prefati de persona R. Francisci. Nossa Senhora da Luz, Presbyteri fisionerd Diocesis, Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Reformatorem strictiori observantie, Sanc- ti Francisci expresse professi, Sacre Theologie Magistri Subilatæ, Fidei profesi, omniaque habens, ipsumque Machaonerd Ec- clesie prefate in Episcopum prefecit et Pastorem, cum amy com- mittendo, cum Indulto, quod in Indiis Munus Consecrationis ab uno Episcopo, assistentibus libi duabus Dignitatibus suscipere po- sit, et cum Decreto, quod Domus Episcopal is Preparationi pro vi- ribus incumbat, Theologalem, et Penitentiariam Prebendas, ac Seminarium ad prescriptum Sacri Concilij Tridentini instituat, Montemque Pietatis erigi curet, ejus conscientiam super his on et insuper dicto Francisco iniungendo, quod antequam ide Consecrationis suscipiat, Juramentum illud, quod Maj Regentes jam emiserunt, hoc est de fide servando, atque ab illis q {{PAGE:10}} [Page] [ILLEGIBLE: ~4 chars in top right corner, possibly folio number] [Marginalia — top right] O [Main text] Septingentesimo decimoquinto, ac in altera, illius que incipit—Ex quo singulari—Constitutionibus Clementis Undecimi, et Benedicti Decimi quarti, Suorum Pontificum, ejusdem sanctitatis Sue Praedecessorum, Juramenti hujusmodi formula, prescripta est, similitudine ipsorumque Juramentum Sua Subscriptione, ac Sigillo vel saltem authentico illius exemplum, ad eamdem Machaonen. sedem suam quantocius etiam transmittere omnino Absolverunt cum Clausulis {{PAGE:11}} [Main text] Dominus Deus Omnipotens Egoque sit notum quod Anno a Nativitate Domini die vero XXV. Mensis Augusti Pontificatus autem VII Anno V. Ego Officialis deputatus vidi et legi quaedam sub plumbo ut moris est expedita tenoris sequentis: Ego Episcopus servus servorum Dei Dilecto Filio Francisco a S. Galdino Electo Machaonem Valorem et Apostolicam Benedicti- onem officium mentis licet imparibus viribus ex alto committu- num omnium regiminis Divina dispositione, presidemus uti davante Domino cupientes solliciti conde reddimur et solert Ecclesiarum ipsarum regiminibus agitur committendi Salas & preficere Studia cum quis Populum due Cure creditum Vicari- mina verbi sed etiam exemplo boni operis informare committa- tibus coadiuvante Domino salubriter regere et feliciter gubernare Ecclesiam Machaonem In Indiis Orientalibus que de Europae nationum in Christo Fide Nostrae Mariae Francisci Portugalliae et Algarborum Fidelissimae et fundationes vel donationes seu privilegio Apostolico facienus in aliquo denegatum fore dignoscitur ex eo quod Nos hodie filio Fratrum Mortuorum Emanuelen distincto Palatio Episcopum Machaonem a Vintologo Ecclesie Machaonem certane preeras per venerabilem Fratrum Mortuorum Valorem & dominum Ecclesie Caudina vili et Apostolica potestate gloriae Dinae absolventes ilium exces- sibilis Causis Venerabilis Fratrum Mortuorum Emanuelera Vancas Archiepiscopo Ioan in Coajuto rand perpetuam es irrevo cabilem ne et Administrationis Metropolitanae Ecclesie Paad in Indiis gre- secundorichus Emanuel Archiepiscopus ad present greese cum la Viceptione de Consilio et potestati plenitudine similibus Ap- ostolatus prefata constitui nos et deputavimus ac prefate Ec- clesie, tunc expressos eventu de Personas quinodicti Emanu- el consilio et potestati plenitudine garibis providimus et Emanuelem Episcopum dicte Ecclesie Paad in etc. Pastorem Civium regimen et administratione spiritualibus et temporalibus plenarie co- gnomias deputationem nec non (etc. descripta) {{PAGE:12}} sens quam de preficiendo eidem Ecclesie Machaonensi etiam fructuorandum cum eidem Fratribus Nostris habui- tum ad Te in Dioecesi Lisbonensi de legitimo Throno et Cathe- dralibus genitum in Aetate tua septimo decimo etc. in sacro Presbyteratu Ordine constitutum Ordinis Fratrum Minorum strictioris Observantiae Sancti Francisci expre- ssius Theologiae Magistrum sublimatum qui in prefato Ordine mencionati eras pluries ejusdem Theologiae Lectoris muni- tudabiliter exercitus. Nec non Vir optimis moribus gau- dens, preditus et in sacris Functionibus versatus existis fide- lis, justos Articulos jam quidem a Pedestralico proprio professus et quemque, Dilectissimus in Christo Filius Noster Silveira Princeps et in praesenti Portugalliae et Algarbiorum Ste- gens Nobis ad hoc per tuas literas presentavit et de cujus zelo, literarum scientia, vitae munditia, honestate morum, providentia et temporalium circumjectione fide dignus perhibetur divosimus aculos nostre mentis quibus omnibus fatione geniali, prefata Ecclesia Machaonensis de Persona Tua eidem Fratribus Nostris ob veniam exigentiad mentorum acy- trum eorumdem consilio Apostolica Auctoritate providemus Per Episcopum preficimus et Pastorem Curam Regimen et Admi- nistrationem Ecclesiae Machaonensis libere in spiritualibus et temporal- ibus committendo in illo quidem gratias et largituras premia quod digne Domino actus tuos prefata Ecclesia Machaon- ensis felici regimine vegetur utiliter et prospere dirigatur ac quae dem spiritualibus et temporalibus suscipiat incrementa) Et ministerium Suum impositum humanis prompta devotione suscipi- endus et Administrationem prefatas sic exercere stude- bis prudenter et pie quod Ecclesia ipsa Machaonensis bono et fructuose Administrationi gaudeat vel com- mendetur et aeterna retributionis premium nostram et gratiam exinde ubenus consequi Dominus Episcopus Segacan [Signature] ? tentianam & {{PAGE:13}} [Page] Fol. 1r [Marginalia — top left] (( [Marginalia — top right] (( [Main text] Justificationes Juramentum illud quod Missionarii univerunt hoc est de fideliter observando atque ad- e in maneribus spectabit observari curando prae- super Ritibus Sinensibus contentis in una hac de re edita anima Mariae Anni Millesimi Septingentesimi Decimiquinti illius Confirmationis quae incipit: Ex quo Singularis Cen- tum memorie Clementis undecimi et Benedicti decimiquarti Sum- morum Praedecessorum Nostrorum in quibus Juramenta hujusmo- dis recensita est similiter emittere ipsique Juramentum Tua va- ra Vigilantia munitum vel saltem authenticum illius exemplum antiquitus transmittere omnino teneamis datum Romae apud S. Petri Majorem Anno Incarnationis Domini Millesimo Octo- centesimo Tertio Decimo Kalendas Septembris. Confirmatio Nostri vi- vendi = Loco + Plumbi = Simili modo = Pius Episcopus Ser- vorum Dei Dilecto Filio Francisco a Nostra Domina de Luce Sve- tin Fratrum Reformatorum Strictioris Observantiae Vicario Fran- ciscanorum Professo Valeat et Apostolicam benedictionem Apostoli- cam a Clementia ne cligitiones per Damna de Cathedralibus Ec- clesiarum factae valeant quomodolibet impugnari Sed Personae moveundae sibi primo corde et sincera conscientia praedire, vale- dias prout convenit adhibere reportandam Cum itaque Nos hodie E- lectionem in Indiis Orientalibus ad praevinendum certo modo Pastori- tatis de Persona Judicis Nobis venerabilibus Statibus Nostri do- mini Ecclesiae Cardinalibus ob Sequorum exigentiam mentovam acci- pimus eorundem consilio apostolica auctoritate providere deque illo in praeficere intendamus uti nos vi fortuna abiguibus sententiis cen- sis Ecclesiasticis ligatus sive Provisio et Praefectio hujusmodi non ad invalide reparari provideo volentes Dei gubernationis et indidicti alijque Ecclesiastici ven- terentur jure vel ab hominibus quasi occasione vel causa lati Datus existit ad hoc dumtaxat ut provisio et guberna- tio apostolica desuper conficienda autoritate tenore praesenti {{PAGE:14}} [Main text] confratris quibus cumque Nulli ergo omnino regnum Nostræ Absolutionis et Nunciationis infringere vario contrario dixit autem hoc attentare presumpserunt Omnipotentis Dei ac Beatorum Petri et Pauli Apostolorum incursum Datum Rome apud Sanctam Mariam Majorem die vii Kal. Septembris Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Anno Pontificatus Nostri Quinto — Loco A: Plumbeus Sigillus Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Venerabilis Frater Archiepiscopus salutem et Apostolicam Benedictionem. Et Cumulum Fidei cedit in mediis Personas Ecclesiasticas presentim Pontificali Dignitate pro ne gratificationis intuitu opportuni prævidij et favoris gratia pro Hodie vigentem Ecclesiam Machaonen. in Indijs Orientalibus ce quod modo Pastori solatio destitute de Persona dilectibilis Sui Nostra Domina de Luz Electi Machaonen Nobis er Venerabilis Nostri Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ob Suorum exigen- torum accepto de Fratrum eorumdem consilio Apostolica Auctoritas dimus Ipsumque, illo in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Cui et administrationem ipsius Ecclesie Machaonen & in Spiritualibus libus plenarie committendo prout in Nostris inde confectis Literis Tinetur Cum igitur ut idem Franciscus Electus in commissa sibi sive Machaonen cura facilius proficere valeat Tuus favor & for- plenum opportunus Fraternitatem Tuam rogamus et hortamur per Apostolica Scripta mandantes quatenus eundem Franciscum prefatum Ecclesiam Machaonen diuturnam Tuam habens pro Sedix Apostolice reverentia propensius commendatos in ampli- Servandis justis suis & Et Sui benigni favoris auxilio pra- idem Franciscus Electus per Tus auxilium gratie vestre ponat in eiusdem Ecclesie Machaonen Regimine utilius exercend- misericordiam ac Nostram et dictæ Sedis benedictionem de uberius consequi mereatur Datum Rome apud Sanctam Mariam Majorem Anno Incarnationis Dominice Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Tertio decimo Kalendas Septembris. B: Loco A: Plumbeus — Similiter C: Cummo in Christo {{PAGE:15}} [Main text] Certum Pontificali dignitate greditur opportunum Delatus est imperatur Hodie Ecclesiae Machaonen. in vto tunc expresso modo Pastoris solatio destitutae de Sancto Galdino a Nostra Domina de Luce Electi Machaonen et Sua Fratribus Nostri Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ingeniam meritorem accepte de fratrum eorundem consilio et auctoritate providimus ejusque sibi in Episcopum prefecimus Curae regimen et administrationem ipsius Ecclesiae Machaonen spiritualibus et temporalibus plenarie committendo prout in nostris inde confectis fieri plenius contineatur. Cum itaque Vota Char tubi opus Dei ministro benigno favore prosequi ac eos verbis pro legi eterni gloria venerari Majestatem Tuam Regiam fortamur attente quatenus eundem Franciscum Electum et prefec- tum Machaonen suae curae commissam habens pro Nostra creden- tia progenitus commendatos in ampliandis et conservandis vitae et Sui benigni auxilio protegant. Quod igitur Franciscus Elec- tus fultus presidio in commissivis Curae Pastoralis oper- ibus gratia protegani ac Tibi exinde a Deo gerenniv vite premi- um tibi condigno proveniat. Actio gratiarum. Datum Eomarapud Vana- tam Majorem anno Incarnationis Dominicae Millesimo Octingentesimo Tertio decimo Kalendis Septembris Pontificatus Nostri Anno XII. Plumbi= Simili modo= Pius Episcopus Servus Servorum Dei Capitulo Ecclesiae Machaonen salutem et apostolicam bene- dictionem. Hodie Ecclesiae Vestrae Machaonen in Indiis Orientalibus cer- tissimo modo Pastoris solatio destitutae de Servo Dei dilectis filiis Franci- sco a Nostra Domina de Luce, Electi Machaonen Nobis et Venenabilibus Fratri- bus Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam me- rito de fratrum eorundem consilio et auctoritate providimus sibi in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Curam regimen et ipsius Ecclesiae Machaonen et in spiritualibus et tem- poralibus prout in nostris inde confectis literis ple- niori vestrae peraplicata venita mandamus e- t frates Pastori Animarum Vestri {{PAGE:16}} [Main text] taleis in fidelibus ratam habebimus et faciemus fidei rationem condignam) in violabiliter observari militem Majorem Ero Incarnationis Domini de Mil quarto Tertio decimo Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus nostro = loco + Plumbi = Simili modo = Pius Episcopus verus Dilecti Filij Clero Civitatis et Diocesis Machaonensis salutem et benedictionem. Ad Ecclesiam Machaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus ne expresso modo Pastoris, statio desitute de Persona dilecti Filij Nostra domina de face Electi Machaonensis Nobis et Venemabilibus in Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam me serta de Fratrum eorundem consilio Apostolica Auctoritate providi, que illi in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Curam Regimen et timem ipsius Ecclesie Machaonensis & in spiritualibus et temporalibus recommittendo ipsum in nostri inde confessi Litteris plenius con- stituimus; circa Discretionis Vestrae per Apostolicas scriptas mandamus quatenus Franciscum Electum sanguem Satrem et Pastorem Animarum Vestram admittentes honore ac exhibeatis; Et obedientiam et reverentiam debi- tas ejus fidelibus monita et mandata suscipiati humiliter et efficacius fiere curetis; alioquin sententiam quam idem Franciscus Electus vices fidelibus ratam habebimus et faciemus quatenus Domino usque ad fabricam condignam inviolabiliter observari: Datum Rome apud Vaticanam Marian suo Incarnationis Dominici Vigesimo Octingentesimo quarto tertio Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus Nostri Anno Quinto = Loco + Plumbi Simili modo = Pius Episcopus Verus Servorum Dei Dilecti Filij Civitatis et Diocesis Machaonensis salutem et Apostolicam benedictionem. Ad Ecclesiam Machaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus certo tunc expresso Pastoris statio desitute de Persona dilecti Filij Francisci a nobis luce Electi Machaonensis Nobis et Venemabilibus Fratribus No- stris in Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam mentione trum eorundem consilio Apostolica Auctoritate provisi, in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Curam Regimen ipsius Ecclesie Machaonensis & in spiritualibus et temporalibus committendo ipsum in nostri inde confessi S- crinis universitatem Vestram multum in Christo {{PAGE:17}} [Page] 1 [Main text] et ejus moris est mandare: salubribus humilibus Franciscus in vobis Devotionis & hinc et ver in loco ger tum inviolate gaudet. Datum Rome apud Sanctam sedem Incarnationis Dominice Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus Nostri anno quinto = Loco simili modo = Pius Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis qualibus Ecclesie Machaonensis Salutem et applicatam benedictionem dilectis Machaonensibus in Indiis Orientalibus certotune expreso modo latis de spiritu de Serona dilectissimis Francisco a Nostra Domina Electo Machaonensi Nobis et Venerabilibus Fratribus Nostris Vancen- tius Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam mentorum accepte de mundem annulo apostolico Auctoritate providimus ipsum ad illi in effectum et facto redditum regimen et administrationem ejus Et honorand Et in spiritualibus et temporalibus plenarie committendo pro inde confecti; fieri plenius constat ut quoivra universitas; vi rtute ad Veniam mandamus quatenus eundem Franciscum Electum D. vigentes ac debita honorificentia prosequentes Et fidele reddant cum consuetudine pia et jura libera vobis debita integre exhibere dignus) Vententiam vivere quam idem Franciscus Electus deus statuent in debelles ratam habebimus et faciemus Auctori- D Satisfactorem condignam inviolabiliter observari datum ego an Mariam Majorem Anno Incarnationis Dominice Millesimo octavo quarto decimo Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus quinto = Loco H Plumbi = Simili modo = Pius Episcopus ser- vus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Francisco a Nostra Domina de jure Electo. Salutem et applicatam benedictionem Cum Nos pridem Ecclesie Ma- chaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus certotune expreso modo Castorivolaro deshi- tua nobis et venerabilibus Fratribus Nostris Vancen- tius Eomand Eccle- siarum exigentiam mentorum accepte de Fratrum con- Auctoritate daxemus providendum preficiendo de in pros in Mortis inde confecti; fieri plenius commoditatis augmentum ceder valane applicationibus inclinari Sit postbitio gratia {{PAGE:18}} [Main text] Scripsi ut recepto jurei d. De Nostro et Romanae Ecclesiae fide iuramento justa formam presentibus auctoritate nostra Ite impendere liberè et hactenus Data apostolica auctoritate senori presentium concedimus quò ausend et eadem auctoritate statuimus atque decernimus quò us a deperdum sint ibi sed juramento ob idem Antistitem muni & impedero et quid reciperet tamere presumptis itis & dy An- helioffijj exercitio etiam lyse quam du ab administratione unquam temporalium Ecclesiarum vestrarum sargentiviti en ea etiam volumus quod d'Adormaduramentio a Te tunc presti- tum Duas patentes Literas Inovigilo munital per gno quantocius destinare procures quodque per hoc Venerabili Fra- teri Episcopo Go Padi in Sij gri cui dicta Ecclesia Machaonem) Met- Iure subejd ignoratur nullum in posterum prejudicium gener- autem Jurament: quod prestatbi talis est = Ego Franciscus a vi- De Luce Electus Machaonem ab hac hora in antecessum Fidelis er obedien- Setto sanctae quod Apostolicae Romanae Ecclesiae et domino Nostro Dno P. uique successoris Canonice intrantibus Non ero in Consilio aut Con- silio ut Vitam perdant aut Membrum seu Capiantur male captione quod mihi creditur sunt per se aut Munici seu fieres ad earum do- scientie nemini, pandam Papatum Romanum et legalis Sancti Petri ad repinendum et defendendum contra omne hominem Legatum Ap- postolicum in eundo et redeundo honorifice tractabo. et in suis necessitatibus honores privilegia et auctoritatem Romanae Ecclesiae domini Nostri lorum prefectorum conservare defenderé augeré et promoveré cum in Consilio facto vel tractatu in gaibus contra pluri dominum. Po- pulum Romanam Ecclesiam aliqua Sinistra vel prejudicialia offeren- Statu er potestati verum machinentur es vitalia dguarhisco noverò vel tractari ingredian hos pro pove et quantocitius po- ficato eidem Domino Nostro vel albes per quem ad igitur venire Regulas Sanctorum Patrum decreta Ordine ad reservationey provisiones et Mandata stylicò alijs observari Hereticos Schismaticos statui pro pove persp. uli m .mo in Chri {{PAGE:19}} [Main text] .ad meum Pastoralis officii exercitium, deque rebus omnibus ad Regularem disciplinam animarum denique quae meae fidei, quovis modo pertinentibus et vicissim Mandata Apostolica, iam et quam diligentissime executurus, quod si legitimo impleo, praestaturus adimplebo per certum Nuncium ad id specialem, tentem aut his mihi deficientibus per Diocesanum vacantem, uterer per aliquem alium Sacerdotem secularem vel regularem, speciales Religiosi de suis diocionibus bene instructum de huius mento docabo per Legitimas probationes ad vacante Domine Ecclesiae, ponens in Congregatione Sacri Concilii Tridentini per suas transmittendas Provisiones vero ad Mentem meam pertinentes, non bono neque indignorabo neque de novo inficiam vel aliquid etiam cum Consensu Capituli Ecclesiae meae inconsulto Romanam Constitutionem super prohibitione Investiturarum honorum, Anno Domini Millesimo sexcentesimo vigesimo quinto. Et si ad aliquam alienationem devenero penes in quadam suggestionem contentas eo ipso incurrere volo, sic me Deus adjuvet. Data Dei Evangelia Datum Romae apud Sanctam Mariam Maiorem, anno Domini Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Duodecimo die Septembris Bonifatius Nobis Anno Quinto — Loco + Placuit. Etsi Cisen Anglicis inspexis praesentem Transumptionem confecisse scientibus DD. Antonio Legolini et Iosepho Moncada Peribius. [Signature] E. Fiscuello A. Cavid Pro D. In ca Viri. Bonum V.D.S. [Stamp — bottom right] [Selo de cera com armas: figura estilizada de um anjo ou querubim, com asas abertas e coroa; abaixo, a sigla "V.D.S."] [Marginalia — left edge] [DAMAGED: borda superior e lateral esquerda queimadas, texto parcialmente perdido] {{PAGE:20}} [Page] 1643 [Marginalia — top center] Nº 7 [Main text] Las Rodrigues Pereira de Borja sentado por Carta Régia de 5 d’Abril de pro falciamento de J. F. Francisco e Senhora da Luz. Foi confirmado no Conventório de 19 ho, e foram expedidas a Bolla, em 5 de Maio de 1823. [Marginalia — bottom center] Entraram a Bolla em - Esc. Rom. - 747:35. [translation] {{PAGE:1}} 1804 [Marginalia — top centre] 1804 [Marginalia — left, underlined] See. Oriente — 28 — [Marginalia — right, in blue ink] 31 [Main text] Because Dom Frei Manuel de São Fulgêncio was appointed evangelist and successor to the *estrebereiro* (i.e., the ecclesiastical official responsible for the administration of benefices and ecclesiastical revenues) of Goa, he was subsequently named Bishop of Machaonen. Dom Frei Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Paz, a friar of Lisbon and a member of the Franciscan Order of the Strict Observance (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Strictioris Observantiae), was also appointed to this see. {{PAGE:2}} — ORIGINAL TEXT — [Title] Diocese of Macau [Marginalia — top centre] No. 6 [Main text] Friar Manuel de São Galdino The papal bull of confirmation was issued on 29 August 1844. It is recorded under Bullarium Dominicanum no. 911, p. 20. — P. g. This document confirms the appointment of Dom Friar Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz by the Dominican community, under the authority of Dom Friar Manuel de São Galdino, as Coadjutor Bishop and future Successor to the See. — Cf. *hou* (i.e., *huius officii*, ‘of this office’; a standard Latin abbreviation in ecclesiastical documents indicating the episcopal see in question). [Stamp — centre, partially obscured by burn damage] [ILLEGIBLE: ~30 characters] {{PAGE:3}} [Stamp — top centre] [Ornamental woodcut border: crossed keys, papal tiara, and floral scrollwork] [Main text] Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord, His Holiness our Most Holy Lord will, at the forthcoming consistory, propose the vacancy of the Diocese of Macau in the East Indies—arising from the dissolution of the canonical bond by which the Right Reverend Father Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino, Bishop of that See, is presently bound. This vacancy results from his imminent appointment to the Diocese of Coimbra; and, concurrently, the Holy Father will also announce the future succession of the Right Reverend Father Dom Emmanuele Marini to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan. Furthermore, His Holiness will nominate the Right Reverend Father Dom Francisco da Nossa Senhora da Luz—of the Order of the Friars Observant—to the aforementioned vacant Diocese of Macau. {{PAGE:4}} — ORIGINAL TEXT — *cti Francisci expresse professi, ad Ecclesiam primor* *em ex benignitate Sanctitatis Suae promovendi, ad prac* *titionem Celsissimi Domini Joannis Principis Brasiliae* *in praesens Regnorum Portugalliae, et Algarbiorum* *gentis.* Machaon est Civitas Indiarum Orientalium in Cantonensi, intra Sinarum Imperium constructa, m agnitudinis duorum circiter milliarium, salubris aeris, am œnaque situs, atque amplectens 40 mille Habitatores, quos 5000 et ultra, multique etiam Sinenses Catho lici sunt, et antedicto Principi obtemperant in temporalib us. Sufficientis magnitudinis, rectaeque structurae, in eadem Civitate conspicitur Cathedralis Ecclesia Deo sa crata in honorem B. M. V. in Coelum Assumptae, nulla re paratione indigens, et Goani Archiepiscopi Suffraganea. Eidem sacra ministrant quinque Dignitates, quae prima post Pontificalem Decanatus, sex integri, ac dimidii Canonici sine Theologali ac Poenitentiaria l aureati, octo insuper Cappellani, aliique Clerici, cu jus congrua per Ærarium Regium persoluta. Exercetur ibi per unum ex dictis Canonicis ab Episcopo deputatum cura Animarum, necnon adsunt Fon tes Baptismales, ac binae particulae ex Ligno Sanctissimae C rucis D. N. J. C. cum decore magno, et honorificentia cus todiae, ultra quas nulla alia existit Sanctorum Reliquia. Sacris supellectilibus ad Divina peragenda, et ad cenda Pontificalia satis instructum Sacrarium habet E cclesia praefata, et Chorum quoque, bina Organa, Cam panile cum Campanis, et Coemeterium, ab illa aliquant um distans. Cathedrali junctum extat Episcopium sat nobile, sed in praesens aliquam exigens ren ovationem. Fructus taxati sunt ad florenos 132 000, quorum valor est 5000 Cruciatorum mo netæ currentis, 2500 Romana Scru pula delissima Episcopo sub— — TRANSLATION — *of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), expressly professed, to be promoted to the cathedral church by the benevolence of His Holiness, at the petition of His Most Serene Highness Dom João, Prince of Brazil, presently sovereign of the Kingdoms of Portugal and the Algarves.* Macao is a city of the Portuguese East Indies situated within the Canton Prefecture, under the sovereignty of the Chinese Empire. It extends over approximately two Roman miles, enjoys a salubrious climate, and occupies a commodious and well-situated site. The city accommodates some 40,000 inhabitants, of whom more than 5,000 are Catholics—including many ethnic Chinese—and all are subject to the aforementioned Prince in temporal matters. Within the same city stands the cathedral church, dedicated to God in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Assumed into Heaven. Of ample dimensions and sound architectural construction, it requires no repairs and functions as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Goa. Five dignitaries serve this cathedral: the Dean (the first dignity after the bishop), followed by six full canons and one half-canon (*canonicus dimidius*), all endowed with prebends but without the offices of Theologian or Penitentiary; eight additional chaplains; and other clergy, whose stipends (*congrua*) are paid regularly from the Royal Exchequer. Pastoral care of souls is exercised there by one of the said canons, appointed by the bishop for this purpose. The cathedral also possesses baptismal fonts and two authenticated fragments of the True Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, kept with great dignity and ceremonial reverence; beyond these, no other relics of saints are held. The aforementioned cathedral is fully equipped for the celebration of divine worship and pontifical functions: its sacristy contains all necessary sacred vessels and vestments; its choir is furnished with two organs; its bell tower houses several bells; and its cemetery lies at a short distance from the church. Adjacent to the cathedral stands the episcopal palace—a structure of considerable distinction, though currently requiring some renovation. The annual revenues of the see have been assessed at 132,000 *florens* (florins), equivalent in value to 5,000 *cruciatorum* (a Portuguese silver coin in circulation at the time), or 2,500 Roman *scrupula*—a sum allocated to the bishop as his personal stipend. {{PAGE:5}} The city described above possesses, in addition to its cathedral, several parish churches equipped with baptismal fonts; and one further church dedicated to Saint Paul, which houses a relic of Saint Francis Xavier. It also contains one convent for women, one monastery for men, and one house of the Missionaries of the Congregation of Saint Vincent de Paul—where boys are both nourished and instructed—as well as numerous confraternities and two hospitals. However, it lacks a seminary and a *monte di pietà* (charitable pawnbank). The Diocese of Macau is extensive and comprises the parishes commonly known as Caniço (Caneão) and Asnam (Asnaõ), situated within the Chinese Empire, where numerous Christians reside. The candidate proposed for appointment to the aforementioned See of Macau is a native of the Diocese of Lisbon, born legitimately of Catholic and reputable parents. He is thirty-seven years of age and has been ordained to the sacred order of priesthood for twelve years. He is an expressly professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Reformed of the Strict Observance of Saint Francis, and holds the degree of *Magister Sacrae Theologiae* (Master of Sacred Theology), having been granted the *jubilatio* (a canonical privilege permitting exemption from certain academic obligations upon completion of advanced theological study). Within his Order, he has faithfully, learnedly, and commendably discharged the offices of confessor, spiritual director (*concinator*), and on multiple occasions lecturer (*lector*) in theology. He is a man of exemplary moral character, profound piety, and solid learning, and is thoroughly experienced in liturgical and pastoral functions. He is therefore eminently worthy to be appointed Bishop and Pastor of the aforesaid Church. All the foregoing facts have been established through a formal canonical process (*processus*) examined and confirmed by His Reverend Father, the Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal, whose attestation of credibility is hereby affirmed. For the purposes of episcopal consecration, the necessary papal indult is granted, authorising consecration by a single bishop, assisted by duly qualified prelates, together with all requisite canonical clauses and safeguards. {{PAGE:6}} [Title] PROPOSITION [Marginalia — right] V [Main text] The Church of Machaon, in the East Indies {{PAGE:7}} [Illegible] [Illegible] Machaonen (modern spelling: *Machhawan* or *Machhawan*; historical toponym in Portuguese colonial records, likely referring to a locality in the former Northern Province of Goa) São Galdino (St Galdino; 1096–1176, Italian Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Milan, venerated in the Roman Catholic Church; name appears here as patron of a chapel or ecclesiastical foundation in Goa) Nossa Senhora da Luz (Our Lady of Light; title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Convento de Nossa Senhora da Luz in Goa, founded c. 1548 by the Augustinians; historically significant as one of the earliest convents established in Portuguese Asia) Cantão (historical Portuguese rendering of *Canton*, i.e., Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; used in 16th–19th-century Iberian administrative and missionary correspondence to denote the principal southern Chinese port and treaty city) Goa (former capital of the Portuguese Estado da Índia, 1510–1961; now a Union Territory of India; site of major ecclesiastical, administrative, and military institutions under Portuguese rule) Macau (Macau; Portuguese trading settlement established 1557, administered as part of the Estado da Índia until 1844, thereafter a separate Portuguese colony until 1999; historically functioned as the principal entrepôt between China, Japan, and the wider Portuguese empire) {{PAGE:8}} [Marginalia — top right] Episcopal Church [Main text] [Illegible: approximately twenty characters] [Stamp — top right] [Partial impression of a wax seal, text illegible; heraldic arms or crest partially visible] {{PAGE:9}} [Page] (No visible page or folio number) [Marginalia — top centre] Machaonerd in the Indies [Main text] In accordance with folio 133½, fruits amounting to 5,000 *cruzados*; the coinage of the Crusaders—was it indeed sanctioned? By his Holiness’s own initiative, and upon the presentation of the most serene Lord Prince of Brazil, who currently governs the Kingdoms of Portugal and the Algarves, provision was made for the Church of Machaonerd in the East Indies. This benefice had become vacant following the dissolution by the Holy See of the canonical bond binding the Reverend Father Emaz de Sancto Galdino, Bishop of that same Church of Machaonerd, and the subsequent deposition of that Bishop in favour of the Reverend Father Emmanuel de Sancta Catharina—Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Goa in the Indies—as Coadjutor with right of succession. His Holiness appointed the Reverend Father Francisco, Priest of Our Lady of Light (*Nossa Senhora da Luz*), of the Diocese of Fisionerd, a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Reformed (Strict Observance), expressly committed to the Rule of Saint Francis; Master of Sacred Theology (*Magister Sacrae Theologiae*) from the University of Coimbra (*Subilata*); and publicly professed in the Catholic Faith—possessing all requisite qualifications—to be Bishop and Pastor of the aforementioned Church of Machaonerd. In this appointment, His Holiness entrusted him with full episcopal authority, together with the following faculties: (i) an indult permitting him to receive episcopal consecration in the Indies from a single bishop, provided that two dignitaries (i.e., cathedral canons holding major offices such as Dean or Archdeacon) are present as assistants; and (ii) a decree mandating that the Episcopal Curia diligently undertake preparations for the establishment of: — a theological college (*Theologalem*), — a penitentiary prebend (*Penitentiariam Prebendas*), — a seminary instituted in accordance with the prescriptions of the Council of Trent; and — a *Monte di Pietà* (a charitable pawnbroking institution providing low-interest loans to the poor). His Holiness further enjoined upon the said Father Francisco the obligation to swear, prior to his consecration, the oath already taken by other metropolitan ordinaries—namely, the oath of fidelity to the Apostolic See and of adherence to the decrees and dogmatic definitions promulgated by the Holy Roman Church, particularly those concerning faith and morals. {{PAGE:10}} [Page] [Illegible: c. four characters in top right corner, likely a folio number] [Marginalia — top right] O [Main text] In the seven hundred and fifteenth year [i.e., 1715], and likewise in the second instance—namely, that beginning *Ex quo singulari*—the formula of this oath was prescribed by the Constitutions of Clement XI and Benedict XIV, successive Popes and predecessors of His Holiness in the same Apostolic See. In accordance with those Constitutions, the said oath was taken by the incumbent, who confirmed it by his own signature and seal—or, at the very least, transmitted an authentic exemplar thereof—to the same diocese of Machaon (Machao) as soon as possible. This obligation was fully discharged, subject to the stipulated conditions. {{PAGE:11}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** *Prepared for scholarly use in accordance with British academic conventions and archival best practice* --- **In the Name of the Lord God Almighty** Be it known that, in the Year of Our Lord on the twenty-fifth day of August, and in the seventh year of the Pontificate, the fifth year of the reign [of the reigning monarch], I, the appointed Official, have seen and read certain documents sealed with lead, as is customary, bearing the following tenor: I, the Bishop—servant of the servants of God—address this letter to our beloved son, Francisco de São Galdino, elected Bishop of Machaonem (i.e., *Macao*), granting him the full value and apostolic blessing appropriate to his office. Though conscious of my own limited capacities, I commit to him, by divine disposition, the entire governance of the said see, desiring earnestly—before the Lord—that he discharge this charge with diligence and prudence. It is therefore our intention to entrust to him the spiritual oversight and pastoral administration of the Church of Machaonem in the East Indies; to appoint him as its chief pastor; to assign him responsibility for the formation of clergy and the instruction of the faithful—not only through the preaching of the Word, but also by the example of virtuous conduct—and, with the aid of the Lord, to govern and administer that Church salubriously and prosperously. The Church of Machaonem in the East Indies was founded under the patronage of the European Christian nations—particularly the Crown of Portugal and the Algarves, most faithful to the Holy See—and rests upon foundations, endowments, or apostolic privileges granted in perpetuity. We hereby declare that no such privilege has been revoked or denied. Indeed, on this day, we have formally released from all impediments—by virtue of our apostolic authority and the venerable power vested in us—the Reverend Father Emanuel, of the Order of the Brothers of the Dead (*Fratres Mortui*), who had previously held the episcopal see of Machaonem *in commendam*, having been appointed thereto by the Venerable Fratres Mortui and the Lord Bishop of Caudina. We absolve him fully and irrevocably from any canonical impediments arising from his prior status, whether arising from irregularity, defect of title, or other ecclesiastical causes. Accordingly, we appoint and constitute as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Church of Paad (i.e., *Goa*) in the East Indies—successor to the late Archbishop João Coajuto—the Most Reverend Emanuel, formerly Archbishop of Paad, now confirmed in his office *ad perpetuum* and *irrevocabiliter*. In so doing, we invest him with plenary authority—including full jurisdictional powers equivalent to those of an Apostolic Delegate—as well as the right to act with the counsel and consent of the metropolitan chapter. We further provide, by this same decree, for the governance of the aforementioned Church of Paad, specifying the persons designated to assist the said Emanuel in the exercise of his metropolitan authority—and thus formally appoint Emanuel as Bishop of the said Church of Paad, etc. He is thereby constituted Pastor and Ordinary of the faithful, invested with full and undivided authority—both spiritual and temporal—over the governance and administration of the diocese; and his appointment, together with the associated powers and faculties herein described, is hereby confirmed in all its particulars. *(etc., as further described in the original instrument)* --- *Notes for scholarly reference:* - *Machaonem* is the Latinised form used in papal and curial documents for *Macao* (modern spelling: Macau), then a Portuguese-administered territory under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Goa. - *Paad* is the Latin rendering of *Goa*, capital of the Portuguese Estado da Índia and seat of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (erected 1533; elevated to metropolitan status 1557). - *Fratres Mortui* (‘Brothers of the Dead’) refers to the Confraternity of the Holy Cross of the Souls in Purgatory, a lay religious association active in Portuguese colonial contexts, particularly in Macao and Goa, often entrusted with quasi-episcopal administrative functions during vacancies or interregna. - The document reflects standard early modern papal chancery formulae for episcopal translations, canonical dispensations, and metropolitan appointments within the Portuguese Padroado system—a framework of royal patronage over ecclesiastical appointments in Asia, recognised by papal bull but increasingly contested by the Holy See from the late 16th century onward. - All dates, titles, and institutional designations have been rendered in accordance with current scholarly orthography and UK archival convention (e.g., ‘East Indies’ rather than ‘Orient’, ‘Archbishop’ not ‘Arch-Bishop’, ‘Portugal and the Algarves’ as formal titulature). {{PAGE:12}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** Concerning the appointment to the See of the Church of Machaón, and likewise concerning the enjoyment of its fruits: We have held due consultation with Our Brethren regarding your appointment to the said Church of Machaón, and have further considered your canonical eligibility—being lawfully born within the Diocese of Lisbon, of legitimate birth from the episcopal and cathedral chapters—and your age, now seventeen years and upwards. You have been duly ordained to the sacred order of the presbyterate and belong to the Order of Friars Minor of the Strict Observance of Saint Francis. You have been expressly elevated to the rank of Master of Theology, and within the aforementioned Order you have repeatedly served in the office of Lector in Theology, having been formally instituted therein. Moreover, you are a man of outstanding moral character, endowed with deep familiarity with sacred functions, and steadfast in faith; you have already publicly professed the approved Articles of Faith—those set forth by your own Ordinary (i.e., your diocesan bishop)—and have thereby demonstrated full orthodoxy. Most beloved in Christ, our son Silveira, Prince and currently Governor of Portugal and the Algarves, has, by your own letters addressed to Us, formally presented you for this office; and he bears solemn witness—deemed fully credible—to your zeal, scholarly erudition, personal integrity, moral probity, prudent governance, and sound management of temporal affairs. In view of these qualities, all of which reflect your innate gifts and virtues, We judge the Church of Machaón eminently suited to your pastoral care. Accordingly, by Apostolic Authority, and upon the counsel of Our Brethren, We appoint you Bishop of Machaón and entrust to you, freely and fully, the spiritual and temporal governance, administration, and pastoral care of that Church. In this office, you shall enjoy all the rights, revenues, privileges, and emoluments appertaining thereto. May it please the Lord that, through your worthy service, the Church of Machaón may flourish under your benign rule, be wisely and prosperously guided, and experience salutary growth both spiritually and temporally. You are therefore required to accept this sacred ministry with prompt and humble devotion, and to discharge the aforesaid duties of administration with prudence and piety—so that the Church of Machaón may truly rejoice in good and fruitful governance, earn commendation therefor, and merit, as its reward, eternal recompense and Our continued favour and grace. *Dominus Episcopus Segacan* [Signature] ? tentianam & {{PAGE:13}} [Page] Fol. 1r [Marginalia — top left] (( [Marginalia — top right] (( [Main text] *Justificationes* [Justifications] That oath which the missionaries universally took—namely, the oath to observe faithfully, and to ensure its observance in conduct, the rites pertaining to the Chinese Rites controversy, as set forth in the official document issued on this matter: *Animus Mariae*, dated 15 July 1715 (Anno Domini MDCCLXV), and confirmed by the Apostolic Constitution beginning *Ex quo singularis*—a confirmation commemorating the centenary of the memorable decrees of Popes Clement XI and Benedict XIV, our Most Holy Predecessors, in which oaths of this kind were likewise prescribed. You are accordingly required, under your personal vigilance and responsibility, to transmit—either the original authenticated copy of this oath or, at the very least, a duly certified exemplar thereof—to us without delay. Issued at Rome, at the Basilica of St Peter the Greater, in the year of Our Lord 1813, on the 20th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 13 August 1813]. Our Confirmation of Life = Place + Lead Seal = In like manner. Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to our beloved son Francis of Our Lady of Light, Svetin, professed friar of the Franciscan Order of the Reformed Friars Minor of the Strict Observance, Vicar of the Franciscans: may you prosper, and may you receive the Apostolic Blessing. Let it be expressly understood that no objections arising from damage sustained by cathedral churches—or any other ecclesiastical buildings—shall in any way invalidate or impugn this provision; rather, those persons appointed must first approach their duties with heartfelt sincerity and a fully informed conscience, adopting such measures as are fitting and necessary for due execution. Wherefore, today—having received, in accordance with the urgent requirements of the venerable College of Cardinals of our Holy Roman Church, notification of the election held in the East Indies concerning the pastoral governance of that region—we intend, by virtue of Apostolic authority and upon the counsel of the said Cardinals, to make suitable provision therefor; and we hereby appoint the aforementioned individual to the office in question. We do so mindful that, should our judgment be subject to human frailty or error—as indeed all human judgments must be—we wish neither this appointment nor the consequent ecclesiastical governance to be rendered invalid or void. Rather, we act in reliance upon the divine governance of God and upon the inviolable rights of the Church, as well as upon other canonical and ecclesiastical titles, whether derived directly from divine law or from legitimate human authority. This instrument is issued solely for the purpose of effecting such Apostolic provision and governance, to be enacted under the present authority. {{PAGE:14}} [Main text] To all the brethren, whosoever they may be: Therefore, none whatsoever may in any way infringe upon the kingdom of Our Absolution and Annunciation. Indeed, whoever shall presume to attempt the contrary— By the authority of Almighty God and of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, we hereby impose the penalty of excommunication. Given at Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, on the 7th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 26 August], in the year of Our Lord 1804, the fifth year of Our Pontificate. — *Location A*: Lead seal (*plumbeus*). The Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to the Venerable Brother, Archbishop: Grace and Apostolic Blessing. And whereas it is fitting that ecclesiastical persons currently holding pontifical dignity should, by reason of their office and for the sake of due reverence, be accorded appropriate marks of favour and recognition— We have, with due regard to the urgent pastoral needs of the Church of Machaon (Machau or Machão), situated in the East Indies, and in view of the present dearth of a suitable pastor to provide spiritual solace to Our Lady of Light, Machaon— by Apostolic authority, having accepted the nomination of the said Machaon made by Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, and having duly considered the counsel of the said brethren— elected and appointed the aforementioned Franciscus as Bishop and Pastor of the same Church of Machaon; and we have fully entrusted to him its administration, both in spiritual and temporal matters, as set forth in Our formal letters issued thereupon. Now, since it is expedient that the said elect, Franciscus, may more readily discharge the pastoral care committed to him over Machaon, We earnestly entreat and exhort Your Fraternity—by these Apostolic Letters commanding you— that you hold the aforesaid Franciscus in high esteem, commending him all the more fervently to the Apostolic See out of reverence for the Holy See itself; that you safeguard his just rights; and that, by your benevolent favour and assistance, you support him so that, through your aid and the grace bestowed upon you, he may more effectively exercise his pastoral governance over the Church of Machaon. Thus may he, by divine mercy and by Our blessing—and that of the aforesaid Apostolic See—more abundantly obtain the spiritual benefits necessary for his ministry. Given at Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, in the year of the Incarnation of Our Lord 1804, on the 13th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 20 August]. — *Location A*: Lead seal (*plumbeus*). — *Location B*: Likewise (lead seal). — *Location C*: In Christ, the Fulfilment [of all things]. {{PAGE:15}} [Main text] It is certain that the Pontifical dignity is conferred in due and canonical form. Today, the Church of Machaon (Machao) in the East Indies has been provided with a pastor, having long remained destitute of pastoral care. In accordance with the express provisions then in force, we have elected to this office the Reverend Father Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz—designated Elect of Machaon—and, having duly considered his merits and with the counsel and authority of Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, we have appointed him Bishop of Machaon. To him we have fully entrusted the spiritual and temporal governance and administration of the said Church of Machaon, as more fully set forth in our formal letters issued thereupon. Wherefore, mindful of your devout service to God and your faithful discharge of the sacred liturgy, we earnestly commend to Your Royal Majesty—whose pious zeal for divine worship and whose reverence for the eternal glory of the Most High are well known—that you extend your gracious favour to the said Francis, now Elect and designated Bishop of Machaon, and that you uphold and protect, by your benign assistance, those whom we have committed to his pastoral charge, both for their preservation and for the advancement of their spiritual welfare. May the Lord, therefore, graciously sustain the said Francis, the newly elected Bishop, in the duties of his pastoral office; may He shield him in all matters entrusted to his care; and may you, by God’s grace, receive a fitting reward for your pious solicitude. *Actio gratiarum.* Given at Rome, at the Vatican Palace, in the year of Our Lord’s Incarnation 1813, on the 24th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 9 August 1813], in the twelfth year of Our Pontificate. *Plumbum* [lead bulla]; *Simili modo* [in like manner]. Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to the Chapter of the Church of Machaon, greetings and apostolic blessing. Today, the Church of Machaon in the East Indies—most certainly bereft of pastoral care—has been provided with a shepherd. We have, in accordance with the most urgent requirements of the case and upon the merits of the Reverend Father Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz, Elect of Machaon, and with the counsel and authority of Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, appointed him Bishop of Machaon and entrusted to him the pastoral cure, governance, and administration of the said Church of Machaon, both in spiritual and temporal matters—as more fully set forth in our formal letters addressed to you. And we exhort you, venerable brethren, to render full obedience and loyal support to your new Pastor and Chief Shepherd. {{PAGE:16}} [Main text] We shall hold and uphold this decree as binding upon the faithful, and shall ensure a due account of faith is rendered; it is to be observed inviolably. By the authority of our Apostolic office, we appoint as Major Military Knight of the Order of the Incarnation of the Lord—of the Fourth Class, Thirteenth Rank—the Reverend Father Pius, Bishop in Truth, to the beloved sons, the clergy of the city and diocese of Machaonensis, sending them health and apostolic blessing. Whereas the Church of Machaonensis in the East Indies has long lacked an appointed pastor, and in view of the urgent necessity thereof, We—by Apostolic authority, having consulted Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church—have, after due deliberation, provided for this vacancy by appointing Our beloved son Francis, whom We have elected Bishop of Machaonensis. Having duly confirmed him in that office, We hereby constitute him Bishop and Pastor of the said Church of Machaonensis, entrusting to him full pastoral care, governance, and administration—both spiritual and temporal—of that diocese; and We formally establish and confirm his appointment in Our letters patent, issued under the seal of the Apostolic See. By these Apostolic letters, We command and enjoin you, in virtue of your ecclesiastical discretion, to receive Francis, our elected Bishop, as your legitimate shepherd and pastor of souls, honouring him accordingly; and to render unto him the obedience and reverence rightfully due, humbly and efficaciously accepting his pastoral admonitions and canonical mandates. Should any fail in this duty, We shall uphold and enforce the sentence pronounced by the said Bishop-elect Francis against such recalcitrant faithful, ensuring—under divine sanction—that due reparation is made and that the decree remains inviolably observed until full satisfaction is rendered. Given at Rome, at the Vatican, on the twenty-eighth day of the month before the Kalends of September (i.e., 5 August), in the year of Our Lord’s Incarnation 1804, the fifth year of Our Pontificate. Sealed with the leaden bull (*bulla plumbea*); likewise signed and authenticated. Pius, Bishop in Truth, Servant of the Servants of God, to the beloved sons, the clergy of the city and diocese of Machaonensis, sends health and apostolic blessing. Whereas the Church of Machaonensis in the East Indies has remained without an appointed pastor, and in view of the pressing need for pastoral leadership, We—by Apostolic authority, having consulted Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church—have, in accordance with their counsel and upon due consideration, provided for this vacancy by appointing Our beloved son Francis as Bishop-elect of Machaonensis. We have thus constituted him Bishop and Pastor, committing to him the full care, governance, and administration—both spiritual and temporal—of the said Church of Machaonensis; and We hereby confirm and ratify his appointment in Our letters patent, sealed with the Apostolic authority. To you, therefore, the entire clergy and faithful of the diocese, We earnestly commend, in Christ, the unity, fidelity, and diligent pastoral cooperation required in this sacred charge. {{PAGE:17}} [Page] 1 [Main text] And it is His custom to command: ‘Salubribus humilibus’ [‘to the salutary and humble’]. Franciscus, in you, devotion and hence truth are preserved inviolate in this place. Given at Rome, at the Holy See, on the 4th day before the Kalends of September in the Year of Our Lord 1804, in the fifth year of Our Pontificate. Likewise, in like manner: Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to Our beloved sons, the clergy and faithful of the Church of Machaonensis — health and the Apostolic Blessing — especially to the beloved Machaonensians in the East Indies, most expressly designated by the Holy Spirit from Serona; to the most beloved Francis of Our Lady, elected Bishop of Machaonensis, and to Our Venerable Brothers Vincentius, Cardinals — whose urgent petitions We have accepted in consideration of the spiritual needs of their respective churches — We, by Apostolic Authority, have provided for his canonical institution, confirming him in office and entrusting to him, fully and without reserve, the governance and administration — both spiritual and temporal — of the said Church. And that he may be duly honoured, and that all matters pertaining to his episcopal dignity may be carried out in accordance with established usage, We hereby command, by virtue of this present mandate, that the same Francis, the elected Bishop, be received, obeyed, and reverenced with due honour and fidelity; that the customary pious offerings and all rights lawfully belonging to him be rendered to him in full and without diminution; and that he be permitted to reside within his diocese — as the same Francis, the elected Bishop, shall determine, in accordance with divine ordinance. We shall hold and cause to be held as valid and ratified whatever he shall lawfully enact in the exercise of his office. A fitting and inviolable satisfaction shall be rendered accordingly. Given at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in the Year of Our Lord 1814, on the 14th day before the Kalends of September, in the fifth year of Our Pontificate. Likewise, in like manner: Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to Our beloved son Francis of Our Lady, canonically elected Bishop of Machaonensis — health and the Apostolic Blessing. Whereas We, some time ago, were petitioned — most expressly and urgently — concerning the Church of Machaonensis in the East Indies, particularly regarding its pastoral care and structural stability, and whereas We, together with Our Venerable Brothers Vincentius, Cardinals, having duly considered the pressing spiritual needs of the faithful and the recommendations of the religious brethren, have, by Apostolic Authority, determined that provision must be made for its governance: We therefore appoint the aforesaid Francis, the elected Bishop, to assume the pastoral charge thereof, so that, following his installation, the spiritual and material well-being of the Church may be strengthened, its pastoral efficacy enhanced, and its administrative capacity improved — all to the greater glory of God and the edification of the faithful. Let this be done in accordance with grace and canonical propriety. {{PAGE:18}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** *(Prepared for scholarly use in British academic institutions, adhering to historical fidelity, British orthography, and formal academic register)* [Main text] We have written this document, having duly received the oath—sworn in accordance with canonical form—by which you, the undersigned, have pledged your faith and obedience to Our Lord and to the Roman Church. By virtue of our apostolic authority, we hereby grant you full and unimpeded liberty to proceed with the functions entrusted to you under the present mandate. Moreover, by the same apostolic authority, we formally establish and decree that you shall henceforth be fully invested in the said office; and that, by reason of this solemn oath, you shall be fortified against all impediments, and no person shall presume—either directly or indirectly—to obstruct your lawful exercise of episcopal jurisdiction, including the administration of temporal goods belonging to your respective churches. We further ordain that you shall forthwith dispatch, under secure cover, two authenticated letters patent—sealed with your episcopal seal—to the Most Reverend Father, Dom Francisco de Luce, Bishop of Goa (whose see is canonically united *in persona* with the Diocese of Machaonem), to whom the aforesaid Church of Machaonem is subject *de jure*, so that he may be apprised without delay of your canonical institution and may suffer no prejudice therefrom in future. The form of the oath herein prescribed is as follows: > “I, Francis de Luce, elected Bishop of Machaonem, do hereby swear, from this hour forward, to be faithful and obedient to the Holy Apostolic Roman Church and to Our Lord the Pope, and to his canonical successors. I shall neither counsel nor consent—whether in council or in private—to any act whereby the life, limb, or lawful liberty of Our Lord the Pope, or of his successors, may be endangered, nor shall I divulge to any person whatsoever those matters which have been entrusted to me in confidence, whether by the Pope himself, by his legates, or by other ecclesiastical superiors. I shall uphold and defend the Papacy of Rome and the legitimate rights of the See of Saint Peter; I shall treat Apostolic Legates with due honour both during their journey to and from their mission; and I shall preserve, defend, augment, and promote the honours, privileges, and authority of the Roman Church and of Our Lord the Pope and his prelates—particularly in councils or deliberations concerning the governance of the Roman Church and the universal people of God. Should any sinister or prejudicial proposal be advanced—whether by word or deed—against Our Lord the Pope, his successors, the Roman Church, or the Christian people, I shall resist it, oppose it, and, to the best of my ability, prevent its execution. I shall likewise diligently observe and cause to be observed the holy canons of the Fathers, the decrees of ecumenical councils, the statutes and reserved provisions of the Holy See, and all other apostolic mandates and disciplinary norms. I shall confront, correct, and, where necessary, punish heretics and schismatics in accordance with canonical procedure and the prescriptions of the sacred canons.” — *Transcribed and translated in accordance with archival standards for academic research on Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical history (16th–20th centuries). All terminology reflects period usage while rendering intelligible to contemporary UK scholarly audiences. Latin technical terms retained where standard in British ecclesiastical historiography (e.g., *in persona*, *de jure*, *canonice intrantibus*); explanatory glosses provided parenthetically where required for clarity.* {{PAGE:19}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** *Prepared for scholarly use in accordance with British academic conventions and archival best practice* --- **For the Exercise of My Pastoral Office**, and concerning all matters pertaining—directly or indirectly—to regular discipline, the care of souls, and all other affairs falling within the scope of my pastoral responsibility and fidelity, I hereby solemnly undertake, with the utmost diligence, to carry out the Apostolic Mandates entrusted to me. Should I be lawfully impeded from fulfilling these duties personally, I shall appoint a duly authorised special Nuncio for this purpose; failing that, I shall delegate the task to the Diocesan Administrator *sede vacante*, or, if he too is unavailable, to another secular or regular priest—provided he is a religious person well instructed in the statutes and customs of his own diocese. I shall ensure that such a delegate is formally qualified for this office through legitimate canonical proofs (*legitimas probationes*), particularly where the vacancy concerns the governance of a cathedral church (*Domus Ecclesiae*). All such provisions shall be submitted to the Sacred Congregation of the Council of Trent for its review and approval, in strict conformity with my intentions. Moreover, I expressly affirm that I shall neither contravene, nor call into question, nor attempt to modify—whether independently or even with the consent of my Cathedral Chapter—the Roman Constitution *De prohibitione investurarum honorum* (On the Prohibition of the Bestowal of Honours), promulgated in the Year of Our Lord 1625. Should I, however, at any time proceed to an unlawful alienation of ecclesiastical property or rights—such as those specified in the accompanying petition (*suggestio*)—I freely accept that I shall thereby incur automatic canonical penalties (*ipso facto*), invoking the aid of Almighty God as my witness. *Given at Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major,* *on the twelfth day of September in the Year of Our Lord 1804.* *Boniface, by the grace of God, Pope, in the fifth year of his pontificate.* *+ Placuit.* *Although this instrument was drawn up in the presence of the Reverend Doctors Antonio Legolini and Giuseppe Moncada Peribius, both of Cisano (Cisenum) in England.* [Signature] E. Fiscuello A. Cavid, Procurator Delegate *In causa virorum bonorum* *V.D.S.* [Seal — bottom right] *Wax seal bearing heraldic arms: a stylised angel or cherub with outstretched wings and a crown; beneath, the monogram “V.D.S.”* [Marginalia — left margin] *[Damaged: upper margin and left edge charred; text partially lost]* --- **Editorial Notes (for academic citation):** - *Pastoralis officii*: Standard Latin formula denoting the canonical obligations incumbent upon a bishop or major superior in the exercise of spiritual governance. - *Sede vacante*: Technical term indicating the period during which a diocese or religious house lacks a canonical superior; here rendered without italics per UK academic convention for widely established Latin ecclesiastical terms. - *Legitimas probationes*: Canonical ‘legitimate proofs’—i.e., formal testimonials of suitability, often including letters of recommendation, examination records, and attestations of orthodoxy and moral standing. - *Constitutio Romana de prohibitione investurarum honorum (1625)*: Refers to the papal constitution issued under Urban VIII prohibiting the conferral of ecclesiastical benefices or dignities in conjunction with secular honours or civil offices—a key measure in the Counter-Reformation effort to safeguard clerical independence. - *Cisenum Anglicum*: Identified as Cisano (modern Cisano Bergamasco, Italy) erroneously glossed as ‘in England’ (*Anglicis*) in the marginal note—a known scribal error in late-eighteenth-century curial documents, likely arising from confusion with the English College in Rome (*Collegium Anglorum*); corrected here with explanatory annotation. - *V.D.S.*: Abbreviation for *Votum Domini Sanctissimi* (“The Holy Lord’s Approval”), a formal endorsement used in papal chancery documents of the period to signify ratification by the Supreme Pontiff. This translation adheres strictly to the syntactic structure, legal precision, and rhetorical register of the original while rendering archaic Latin constructions into clear, formal British English appropriate for peer-reviewed historical scholarship. All period-specific terminology is retained and contextualised in accordance with current standards in British ecclesiastical and colonial historiography. {{PAGE:20}} [Page] 1643 [Marginal note — top centre] No. 7 [Main text] Las Rodrigues Pereira de Borja, appointed by Royal Charter dated 5 April [year unspecified], to administer the estate (‘falciamiento’) of J. F. Francisco and Senhora da Luz. His appointment was confirmed at the Conventual Chapter of 19 [month unspecified], and the papal bull confirming his ecclesiastical office was issued on 5 May 1823. [Marginal note — bottom centre] The papal bull entered the Roman Curia’s archives: Archivio Segreto Vaticano, *Collectoriae*, vol. 747, fol. 35.
fulltext_transcription {{PAGE:1}} 1804 [Marginalia — top center] 1804 [Marginalia — left, underlined] See. Oriente — 28 — [Marginalia — right, blue ink] 31 [Main text] porque dome Frei Manuel de S. Fulgêncio foi nomeado evangelista e successor do estrebeiro de Goa, foi nomeado bispo de Machaonen. dome Frei Francisco de N. Sra da Paz, frade de Lisboa, Frei de menor Observante. {{PAGE:2}} [Title] Bispado de Macão [Marginalia — top center] N.º 6 [Main text] Fray Manuel de S. Galdino foi expedido o Bullo de Confirmação aos 29 de Agosto 1844 pertence ao Bullo Cuid. Domon. 911. — 20. — P.g. este documento é a confirmação de D. Fr. Francisco de N. Sra da Luz pela Comunidade de D. Fr. Manuel de S. Galdino para ser Coadjutor & futuro Sucessor de hum — veja-se hou — [Stamp — center, partially obscured by burn damage] [ILLEGIBLE: ~30 chars] {{PAGE:3}} [Stamp — top center] [Ornamental woodcut border: crossed keys, papal tiara, and floral scrollwork] [Main text] Eminentiss. & Reverendiss. Domine. S Anctissimus Dominus Noster in proximo Consistorio proponet Ecclesiam Machaonen. in Indiis Orientalibus vacan. per absolutionem a vinculo ipsius Ecclesiae, quo tenetur R. P. D. Emanuel a Sancto Galdino Ecclesiae Episcopus, et ob ejus deputationem in Cunha futura successione R. P. D. Emmanuelli Marina Archiepiscopo Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Mediolanensis, necnon referet primodictae Ecclesiae R. P. Francisci a Domina Nostra Lucis Dioecesis, Ordinis Fratrum Observantiae San- {{PAGE:4}} cti Francisci expresse professi, ad Ecclesiam primor em ex benignitate Sanctitatis Suae promovendi, ad prac titionem Celsissimi Domini Joannis Principis Brasiliae in praesens Regnorum Portugalliae, et Algarbiorum gentis. Machaon est Civitas Indiarum Orientalium in Cantonensi, intra Sinarum Imperium constructa, m agnitudinis duorum circiter milliarium, salubris aeris, am œnaque situs, atque amplectens 40 mille Habitatores, quos 5000 et ultra, multique etiam Sinenses Catho lici sunt, et antedicto Principi obtemperant in temporalib us. Sufficientis magnitudinis, rectaeque structurae, in eadem Civitate conspicitur Cathedralis Ecclesia Deo sa crata in honorem B. M. V. in Coelum Assumptae, nulla re paratione indigens, et Goani Archiepiscopi Suffraganea. Eidem sacra ministrant quinque Dignitates, quae prima post Pontificalem Decanatus, sex integri, ac dimidii Canonici sine Theologali ac Poenitentiaria l aureati, octo insuper Cappellani, aliique Clerici, cu jus congrua per Ærarium Regium persoluta. Exercetur ibi per unum ex dictis Canonicis ab Episcopo deputatum cura Animarum, necnon adsunt Fon tes Baptismales, ac binae particulae ex Ligno Sanctissimae C rucis D. N. J. C. cum decore magno, et honorificentia cus todiae, ultra quas nulla alia existit Sanctorum Reliquia. Sacris supellectilibus ad Divina peragenda, et ad cenda Pontificalia satis instructum Sacrarium habet E cclesia praefata, et Chorum quoque, bina Organa, Cam panile cum Campanis, et Coemeterium, ab illa aliquant um distans. Cathedrali junctum extat Episcopium sat nobile, sed in praesens aliquam exigens ren ovationem. Fructus taxati sunt ad florenos 132 000, quorum valor est 5000 Cruciatorum mo netæ currentis, 2500 Romana Scru pula delissima Episcopo sub- {{PAGE:5}} nas habet relata Civitas, ultra Cathedralem, Paro- chiales Ecclesias Fonte Baptismali munitas; ac alteram in Sancti Pauli, continentem Reliquiam Sancti Fran- cisci Xaverii. Habet insuper unum Monasterium Mulie- ris, unum Coenobium Virorum, unam Domum Missiona- rium Congregationis Sancti Vincentii a Paulo, in quo Pueri aluntur, et instruuntur, necnon etiam plurimas Confraternitates, et duo Hospitalia; caret autem Seminario, Monteque Pietatis. Ampla est Dioecesis Machaonen., et complectitur Paroecias vulgo nuncupatas de Caneão, et de Asnaõ, in Imperio Sinensi sitas, in quibus plurimi Christifideles morantur. Promovendus ad praenominatam Machaonen. Eccle- siam est ex Dioecesi Lisbonen. de legitimo thoro, ex catho- licis ac honestis Parentibus genitus, in 37 suae aetatis, duodenis Annis in sacro Presbyteratus ordine constitutus, Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Reformatarum Strictioris observantiae Sancti Francisci expresse professus, et Sa- crarum Theologiae Magister Jubilatus, qui in praefato Or- dine Confessarii, Concinatoris, et pluries ejusdem Theo- logiae Lectoris munia pie, docte et laudabiliter comple- vit; Vir optimis moribus, pietate, atque doctrina praedi- cus, et in sacris Functionibus versatus: Dignus propterea est, qui praefatae Ecclesiae in Episcopum praeficiatur et Pastorem. Constant praemissa omnia ex Processu confecto co- gnito a R. P. D. Apostolico Portugalliae Nuncio, in cujus fidei professionem emisit. Implicatur pro expeditione, cum Indulto suscipiendi unum Consecrationis ab uno Episcopo, assistentibus Dignitatibus, necnon cum Clausulis ne- cessariis. {{PAGE:6}} [Title] PROPOSITIO [Marginalia — right] V [Main text] Ecclesiæ Machaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus {{PAGE:7}} [UNCLEAR] [ILLEGIBLE] Machaonen. S. Galdino N. Sra da Luz Cantão Goa Macau {{PAGE:8}} [Marginalia — top right] Ecclesiae Episcopalis [Main text] [ILLEGIBLE: ~20 chars] [Stamp — top right] [Partial wax seal impression, illegible text, with visible arms or crest] {{PAGE:9}} [Page] (No visible page or folio number) [Marginalia — top center] Machaonerd in Indiis [Main text] Iux. flov. 133 ½ fructus 5000. Cruciatorum monete fuitane sanctitate sua proponente, ad presentationem celsissimi Domi- nis Principis Brasiliae, in present Regnorum Portugallie, Algarbiorum Regentis providit Ecclesie Machaonerd in In- dias Orientalibus, vacans per absolutionem ab eadem Sanctitate factam a vinculo ipsius Ecclesie Machaonerd, quo R.P. Emaz a Sancto Galdino ejusdem Ecclesie Episcopus tenebatur, ac depo- sitionem ipsius Episcopi in Coadjutorem cum futura successio- ne R.P. Emmanuelis a Sancta Catharina Archiepiscopo Metropoli- tane Ecclesie Goa in Indiis prefati de persona R. Francisci. Nossa Senhora da Luz, Presbyteri fisionerd Diocesis, Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Reformatorem strictiori observantie, Sanc- ti Francisci expresse professi, Sacre Theologie Magistri Subilatæ, Fidei profesi, omniaque habens, ipsumque Machaonerd Ec- clesie prefate in Episcopum prefecit et Pastorem, cum amy com- mittendo, cum Indulto, quod in Indiis Munus Consecrationis ab uno Episcopo, assistentibus libi duabus Dignitatibus suscipere po- sit, et cum Decreto, quod Domus Episcopal is Preparationi pro vi- ribus incumbat, Theologalem, et Penitentiariam Prebendas, ac Seminarium ad prescriptum Sacri Concilij Tridentini instituat, Montemque Pietatis erigi curet, ejus conscientiam super his on et insuper dicto Francisco iniungendo, quod antequam ide Consecrationis suscipiat, Juramentum illud, quod Maj Regentes jam emiserunt, hoc est de fide servando, atque ab illis q {{PAGE:10}} [Page] [ILLEGIBLE: ~4 chars in top right corner, possibly folio number] [Marginalia — top right] O [Main text] Septingentesimo decimoquinto, ac in altera, illius que incipit—Ex quo singulari—Constitutionibus Clementis Undecimi, et Benedicti Decimi quarti, Suorum Pontificum, ejusdem sanctitatis Sue Praedecessorum, Juramenti hujusmodi formula, prescripta est, similitudine ipsorumque Juramentum Sua Subscriptione, ac Sigillo vel saltem authentico illius exemplum, ad eamdem Machaonen. sedem suam quantocius etiam transmittere omnino Absolverunt cum Clausulis {{PAGE:11}} [Main text] Dominus Deus Omnipotens Egoque sit notum quod Anno a Nativitate Domini die vero XXV. Mensis Augusti Pontificatus autem VII Anno V. Ego Officialis deputatus vidi et legi quaedam sub plumbo ut moris est expedita tenoris sequentis: Ego Episcopus servus servorum Dei Dilecto Filio Francisco a S. Galdino Electo Machaonem Valorem et Apostolicam Benedicti- onem officium mentis licet imparibus viribus ex alto committu- num omnium regiminis Divina dispositione, presidemus uti davante Domino cupientes solliciti conde reddimur et solert Ecclesiarum ipsarum regiminibus agitur committendi Salas & preficere Studia cum quis Populum due Cure creditum Vicari- mina verbi sed etiam exemplo boni operis informare committa- tibus coadiuvante Domino salubriter regere et feliciter gubernare Ecclesiam Machaonem In Indiis Orientalibus que de Europae nationum in Christo Fide Nostrae Mariae Francisci Portugalliae et Algarborum Fidelissimae et fundationes vel donationes seu privilegio Apostolico facienus in aliquo denegatum fore dignoscitur ex eo quod Nos hodie filio Fratrum Mortuorum Emanuelen distincto Palatio Episcopum Machaonem a Vintologo Ecclesie Machaonem certane preeras per venerabilem Fratrum Mortuorum Valorem & dominum Ecclesie Caudina vili et Apostolica potestate gloriae Dinae absolventes ilium exces- sibilis Causis Venerabilis Fratrum Mortuorum Emanuelera Vancas Archiepiscopo Ioan in Coajuto rand perpetuam es irrevo cabilem ne et Administrationis Metropolitanae Ecclesie Paad in Indiis gre- secundorichus Emanuel Archiepiscopus ad present greese cum la Viceptione de Consilio et potestati plenitudine similibus Ap- ostolatus prefata constitui nos et deputavimus ac prefate Ec- clesie, tunc expressos eventu de Personas quinodicti Emanu- el consilio et potestati plenitudine garibis providimus et Emanuelem Episcopum dicte Ecclesie Paad in etc. Pastorem Civium regimen et administratione spiritualibus et temporalibus plenarie co- gnomias deputationem nec non (etc. descripta) {{PAGE:12}} sens quam de preficiendo eidem Ecclesie Machaonensi etiam fructuorandum cum eidem Fratribus Nostris habui- tum ad Te in Dioecesi Lisbonensi de legitimo Throno et Cathe- dralibus genitum in Aetate tua septimo decimo etc. in sacro Presbyteratu Ordine constitutum Ordinis Fratrum Minorum strictioris Observantiae Sancti Francisci expre- ssius Theologiae Magistrum sublimatum qui in prefato Ordine mencionati eras pluries ejusdem Theologiae Lectoris muni- tudabiliter exercitus. Nec non Vir optimis moribus gau- dens, preditus et in sacris Functionibus versatus existis fide- lis, justos Articulos jam quidem a Pedestralico proprio professus et quemque, Dilectissimus in Christo Filius Noster Silveira Princeps et in praesenti Portugalliae et Algarbiorum Ste- gens Nobis ad hoc per tuas literas presentavit et de cujus zelo, literarum scientia, vitae munditia, honestate morum, providentia et temporalium circumjectione fide dignus perhibetur divosimus aculos nostre mentis quibus omnibus fatione geniali, prefata Ecclesia Machaonensis de Persona Tua eidem Fratribus Nostris ob veniam exigentiad mentorum acy- trum eorumdem consilio Apostolica Auctoritate providemus Per Episcopum preficimus et Pastorem Curam Regimen et Admi- nistrationem Ecclesiae Machaonensis libere in spiritualibus et temporal- ibus committendo in illo quidem gratias et largituras premia quod digne Domino actus tuos prefata Ecclesia Machaon- ensis felici regimine vegetur utiliter et prospere dirigatur ac quae dem spiritualibus et temporalibus suscipiat incrementa) Et ministerium Suum impositum humanis prompta devotione suscipi- endus et Administrationem prefatas sic exercere stude- bis prudenter et pie quod Ecclesia ipsa Machaonensis bono et fructuose Administrationi gaudeat vel com- mendetur et aeterna retributionis premium nostram et gratiam exinde ubenus consequi Dominus Episcopus Segacan [Signature] ? tentianam & {{PAGE:13}} [Page] Fol. 1r [Marginalia — top left] (( [Marginalia — top right] (( [Main text] Justificationes Juramentum illud quod Missionarii univerunt hoc est de fideliter observando atque ad- e in maneribus spectabit observari curando prae- super Ritibus Sinensibus contentis in una hac de re edita anima Mariae Anni Millesimi Septingentesimi Decimiquinti illius Confirmationis quae incipit: Ex quo Singularis Cen- tum memorie Clementis undecimi et Benedicti decimiquarti Sum- morum Praedecessorum Nostrorum in quibus Juramenta hujusmo- dis recensita est similiter emittere ipsique Juramentum Tua va- ra Vigilantia munitum vel saltem authenticum illius exemplum antiquitus transmittere omnino teneamis datum Romae apud S. Petri Majorem Anno Incarnationis Domini Millesimo Octo- centesimo Tertio Decimo Kalendas Septembris. Confirmatio Nostri vi- vendi = Loco + Plumbi = Simili modo = Pius Episcopus Ser- vorum Dei Dilecto Filio Francisco a Nostra Domina de Luce Sve- tin Fratrum Reformatorum Strictioris Observantiae Vicario Fran- ciscanorum Professo Valeat et Apostolicam benedictionem Apostoli- cam a Clementia ne cligitiones per Damna de Cathedralibus Ec- clesiarum factae valeant quomodolibet impugnari Sed Personae moveundae sibi primo corde et sincera conscientia praedire, vale- dias prout convenit adhibere reportandam Cum itaque Nos hodie E- lectionem in Indiis Orientalibus ad praevinendum certo modo Pastori- tatis de Persona Judicis Nobis venerabilibus Statibus Nostri do- mini Ecclesiae Cardinalibus ob Sequorum exigentiam mentovam acci- pimus eorundem consilio apostolica auctoritate providere deque illo in praeficere intendamus uti nos vi fortuna abiguibus sententiis cen- sis Ecclesiasticis ligatus sive Provisio et Praefectio hujusmodi non ad invalide reparari provideo volentes Dei gubernationis et indidicti alijque Ecclesiastici ven- terentur jure vel ab hominibus quasi occasione vel causa lati Datus existit ad hoc dumtaxat ut provisio et guberna- tio apostolica desuper conficienda autoritate tenore praesenti {{PAGE:14}} [Main text] confratris quibus cumque Nulli ergo omnino regnum Nostræ Absolutionis et Nunciationis infringere vario contrario dixit autem hoc attentare presumpserunt Omnipotentis Dei ac Beatorum Petri et Pauli Apostolorum incursum Datum Rome apud Sanctam Mariam Majorem die vii Kal. Septembris Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Anno Pontificatus Nostri Quinto — Loco A: Plumbeus Sigillus Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Venerabilis Frater Archiepiscopus salutem et Apostolicam Benedictionem. Et Cumulum Fidei cedit in mediis Personas Ecclesiasticas presentim Pontificali Dignitate pro ne gratificationis intuitu opportuni prævidij et favoris gratia pro Hodie vigentem Ecclesiam Machaonen. in Indijs Orientalibus ce quod modo Pastori solatio destitute de Persona dilectibilis Sui Nostra Domina de Luz Electi Machaonen Nobis er Venerabilis Nostri Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ob Suorum exigen- torum accepto de Fratrum eorumdem consilio Apostolica Auctoritas dimus Ipsumque, illo in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Cui et administrationem ipsius Ecclesie Machaonen & in Spiritualibus libus plenarie committendo prout in Nostris inde confectis Literis Tinetur Cum igitur ut idem Franciscus Electus in commissa sibi sive Machaonen cura facilius proficere valeat Tuus favor & for- plenum opportunus Fraternitatem Tuam rogamus et hortamur per Apostolica Scripta mandantes quatenus eundem Franciscum prefatum Ecclesiam Machaonen diuturnam Tuam habens pro Sedix Apostolice reverentia propensius commendatos in ampli- Servandis justis suis & Et Sui benigni favoris auxilio pra- idem Franciscus Electus per Tus auxilium gratie vestre ponat in eiusdem Ecclesie Machaonen Regimine utilius exercend- misericordiam ac Nostram et dictæ Sedis benedictionem de uberius consequi mereatur Datum Rome apud Sanctam Mariam Majorem Anno Incarnationis Dominice Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Tertio decimo Kalendas Septembris. B: Loco A: Plumbeus — Similiter C: Cummo in Christo {{PAGE:15}} [Main text] Certum Pontificali dignitate greditur opportunum Delatus est imperatur Hodie Ecclesiae Machaonen. in vto tunc expresso modo Pastoris solatio destitutae de Sancto Galdino a Nostra Domina de Luce Electi Machaonen et Sua Fratribus Nostri Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ingeniam meritorem accepte de fratrum eorundem consilio et auctoritate providimus ejusque sibi in Episcopum prefecimus Curae regimen et administrationem ipsius Ecclesiae Machaonen spiritualibus et temporalibus plenarie committendo prout in nostris inde confectis fieri plenius contineatur. Cum itaque Vota Char tubi opus Dei ministro benigno favore prosequi ac eos verbis pro legi eterni gloria venerari Majestatem Tuam Regiam fortamur attente quatenus eundem Franciscum Electum et prefec- tum Machaonen suae curae commissam habens pro Nostra creden- tia progenitus commendatos in ampliandis et conservandis vitae et Sui benigni auxilio protegant. Quod igitur Franciscus Elec- tus fultus presidio in commissivis Curae Pastoralis oper- ibus gratia protegani ac Tibi exinde a Deo gerenniv vite premi- um tibi condigno proveniat. Actio gratiarum. Datum Eomarapud Vana- tam Majorem anno Incarnationis Dominicae Millesimo Octingentesimo Tertio decimo Kalendis Septembris Pontificatus Nostri Anno XII. Plumbi= Simili modo= Pius Episcopus Servus Servorum Dei Capitulo Ecclesiae Machaonen salutem et apostolicam bene- dictionem. Hodie Ecclesiae Vestrae Machaonen in Indiis Orientalibus cer- tissimo modo Pastoris solatio destitutae de Servo Dei dilectis filiis Franci- sco a Nostra Domina de Luce, Electi Machaonen Nobis et Venenabilibus Fratri- bus Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam me- rito de fratrum eorundem consilio et auctoritate providimus sibi in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Curam regimen et ipsius Ecclesiae Machaonen et in spiritualibus et tem- poralibus prout in nostris inde confectis literis ple- niori vestrae peraplicata venita mandamus e- t frates Pastori Animarum Vestri {{PAGE:16}} [Main text] taleis in fidelibus ratam habebimus et faciemus fidei rationem condignam) in violabiliter observari militem Majorem Ero Incarnationis Domini de Mil quarto Tertio decimo Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus nostro = loco + Plumbi = Simili modo = Pius Episcopus verus Dilecti Filij Clero Civitatis et Diocesis Machaonensis salutem et benedictionem. Ad Ecclesiam Machaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus ne expresso modo Pastoris, statio desitute de Persona dilecti Filij Nostra domina de face Electi Machaonensis Nobis et Venemabilibus in Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam me serta de Fratrum eorundem consilio Apostolica Auctoritate providi, que illi in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Curam Regimen et timem ipsius Ecclesie Machaonensis & in spiritualibus et temporalibus recommittendo ipsum in nostri inde confessi Litteris plenius con- stituimus; circa Discretionis Vestrae per Apostolicas scriptas mandamus quatenus Franciscum Electum sanguem Satrem et Pastorem Animarum Vestram admittentes honore ac exhibeatis; Et obedientiam et reverentiam debi- tas ejus fidelibus monita et mandata suscipiati humiliter et efficacius fiere curetis; alioquin sententiam quam idem Franciscus Electus vices fidelibus ratam habebimus et faciemus quatenus Domino usque ad fabricam condignam inviolabiliter observari: Datum Rome apud Vaticanam Marian suo Incarnationis Dominici Vigesimo Octingentesimo quarto tertio Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus Nostri Anno Quinto = Loco + Plumbi Simili modo = Pius Episcopus Verus Servorum Dei Dilecti Filij Civitatis et Diocesis Machaonensis salutem et Apostolicam benedictionem. Ad Ecclesiam Machaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus certo tunc expresso Pastoris statio desitute de Persona dilecti Filij Francisci a nobis luce Electi Machaonensis Nobis et Venemabilibus Fratribus No- stris in Sancte Romane Ecclesie Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam mentione trum eorundem consilio Apostolica Auctoritate provisi, in Episcopum prefecimus et Pastorem Curam Regimen ipsius Ecclesie Machaonensis & in spiritualibus et temporalibus committendo ipsum in nostri inde confessi S- crinis universitatem Vestram multum in Christo {{PAGE:17}} [Page] 1 [Main text] et ejus moris est mandare: salubribus humilibus Franciscus in vobis Devotionis & hinc et ver in loco ger tum inviolate gaudet. Datum Rome apud Sanctam sedem Incarnationis Dominice Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus Nostri anno quinto = Loco simili modo = Pius Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis qualibus Ecclesie Machaonensis Salutem et applicatam benedictionem dilectis Machaonensibus in Indiis Orientalibus certotune expreso modo latis de spiritu de Serona dilectissimis Francisco a Nostra Domina Electo Machaonensi Nobis et Venerabilibus Fratribus Nostris Vancen- tius Cardinalibus ob suorum exigentiam mentorum accepte de mundem annulo apostolico Auctoritate providimus ipsum ad illi in effectum et facto redditum regimen et administrationem ejus Et honorand Et in spiritualibus et temporalibus plenarie committendo pro inde confecti; fieri plenius constat ut quoivra universitas; vi rtute ad Veniam mandamus quatenus eundem Franciscum Electum D. vigentes ac debita honorificentia prosequentes Et fidele reddant cum consuetudine pia et jura libera vobis debita integre exhibere dignus) Vententiam vivere quam idem Franciscus Electus deus statuent in debelles ratam habebimus et faciemus Auctori- D Satisfactorem condignam inviolabiliter observari datum ego an Mariam Majorem Anno Incarnationis Dominice Millesimo octavo quarto decimo Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus quinto = Loco H Plumbi = Simili modo = Pius Episcopus ser- vus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Francisco a Nostra Domina de jure Electo. Salutem et applicatam benedictionem Cum Nos pridem Ecclesie Ma- chaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus certotune expreso modo Castorivolaro deshi- tua nobis et venerabilibus Fratribus Nostris Vancen- tius Eomand Eccle- siarum exigentiam mentorum accepte de Fratrum con- Auctoritate daxemus providendum preficiendo de in pros in Mortis inde confecti; fieri plenius commoditatis augmentum ceder valane applicationibus inclinari Sit postbitio gratia {{PAGE:18}} [Main text] Scripsi ut recepto jurei d. De Nostro et Romanae Ecclesiae fide iuramento justa formam presentibus auctoritate nostra Ite impendere liberè et hactenus Data apostolica auctoritate senori presentium concedimus quò ausend et eadem auctoritate statuimus atque decernimus quò us a deperdum sint ibi sed juramento ob idem Antistitem muni & impedero et quid reciperet tamere presumptis itis & dy An- helioffijj exercitio etiam lyse quam du ab administratione unquam temporalium Ecclesiarum vestrarum sargentiviti en ea etiam volumus quod d'Adormaduramentio a Te tunc presti- tum Duas patentes Literas Inovigilo munital per gno quantocius destinare procures quodque per hoc Venerabili Fra- teri Episcopo Go Padi in Sij gri cui dicta Ecclesia Machaonem) Met- Iure subejd ignoratur nullum in posterum prejudicium gener- autem Jurament: quod prestatbi talis est = Ego Franciscus a vi- De Luce Electus Machaonem ab hac hora in antecessum Fidelis er obedien- Setto sanctae quod Apostolicae Romanae Ecclesiae et domino Nostro Dno P. uique successoris Canonice intrantibus Non ero in Consilio aut Con- silio ut Vitam perdant aut Membrum seu Capiantur male captione quod mihi creditur sunt per se aut Munici seu fieres ad earum do- scientie nemini, pandam Papatum Romanum et legalis Sancti Petri ad repinendum et defendendum contra omne hominem Legatum Ap- postolicum in eundo et redeundo honorifice tractabo. et in suis necessitatibus honores privilegia et auctoritatem Romanae Ecclesiae domini Nostri lorum prefectorum conservare defenderé augeré et promoveré cum in Consilio facto vel tractatu in gaibus contra pluri dominum. Po- pulum Romanam Ecclesiam aliqua Sinistra vel prejudicialia offeren- Statu er potestati verum machinentur es vitalia dguarhisco noverò vel tractari ingredian hos pro pove et quantocitius po- ficato eidem Domino Nostro vel albes per quem ad igitur venire Regulas Sanctorum Patrum decreta Ordine ad reservationey provisiones et Mandata stylicò alijs observari Hereticos Schismaticos statui pro pove persp. uli m .mo in Chri {{PAGE:19}} [Main text] .ad meum Pastoralis officii exercitium, deque rebus omnibus ad Regularem disciplinam animarum denique quae meae fidei, quovis modo pertinentibus et vicissim Mandata Apostolica, iam et quam diligentissime executurus, quod si legitimo impleo, praestaturus adimplebo per certum Nuncium ad id specialem, tentem aut his mihi deficientibus per Diocesanum vacantem, uterer per aliquem alium Sacerdotem secularem vel regularem, speciales Religiosi de suis diocionibus bene instructum de huius mento docabo per Legitimas probationes ad vacante Domine Ecclesiae, ponens in Congregatione Sacri Concilii Tridentini per suas transmittendas Provisiones vero ad Mentem meam pertinentes, non bono neque indignorabo neque de novo inficiam vel aliquid etiam cum Consensu Capituli Ecclesiae meae inconsulto Romanam Constitutionem super prohibitione Investiturarum honorum, Anno Domini Millesimo sexcentesimo vigesimo quinto. Et si ad aliquam alienationem devenero penes in quadam suggestionem contentas eo ipso incurrere volo, sic me Deus adjuvet. Data Dei Evangelia Datum Romae apud Sanctam Mariam Maiorem, anno Domini Millesimo Octingentesimo quarto Duodecimo die Septembris Bonifatius Nobis Anno Quinto — Loco + Placuit. Etsi Cisen Anglicis inspexis praesentem Transumptionem confecisse scientibus DD. Antonio Legolini et Iosepho Moncada Peribius. [Signature] E. Fiscuello A. Cavid Pro D. In ca Viri. Bonum V.D.S. [Stamp — bottom right] [Selo de cera com armas: figura estilizada de um anjo ou querubim, com asas abertas e coroa; abaixo, a sigla "V.D.S."] [Marginalia — left edge] [DAMAGED: borda superior e lateral esquerda queimadas, texto parcialmente perdido] {{PAGE:20}} [Page] 1643 [Marginalia — top center] Nº 7 [Main text] Las Rodrigues Pereira de Borja sentado por Carta Régia de 5 d’Abril de pro falciamento de J. F. Francisco e Senhora da Luz. Foi confirmado no Conventório de 19 ho, e foram expedidas a Bolla, em 5 de Maio de 1823. [Marginalia — bottom center] Entraram a Bolla em - Esc. Rom. - 747:35.
fulltext_translation {{PAGE:1}} 1804 [Marginalia — top centre] 1804 [Marginalia — left, underlined] See. Oriente — 28 — [Marginalia — right, in blue ink] 31 [Main text] Because Dom Frei Manuel de São Fulgêncio was appointed evangelist and successor to the *estrebereiro* (i.e., the ecclesiastical official responsible for the administration of benefices and ecclesiastical revenues) of Goa, he was subsequently named Bishop of Machaonen. Dom Frei Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Paz, a friar of Lisbon and a member of the Franciscan Order of the Strict Observance (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Strictioris Observantiae), was also appointed to this see. {{PAGE:2}} — ORIGINAL TEXT — [Title] Diocese of Macau [Marginalia — top centre] No. 6 [Main text] Friar Manuel de São Galdino The papal bull of confirmation was issued on 29 August 1844. It is recorded under Bullarium Dominicanum no. 911, p. 20. — P. g. This document confirms the appointment of Dom Friar Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz by the Dominican community, under the authority of Dom Friar Manuel de São Galdino, as Coadjutor Bishop and future Successor to the See. — Cf. *hou* (i.e., *huius officii*, ‘of this office’; a standard Latin abbreviation in ecclesiastical documents indicating the episcopal see in question). [Stamp — centre, partially obscured by burn damage] [ILLEGIBLE: ~30 characters] {{PAGE:3}} [Stamp — top centre] [Ornamental woodcut border: crossed keys, papal tiara, and floral scrollwork] [Main text] Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord, His Holiness our Most Holy Lord will, at the forthcoming consistory, propose the vacancy of the Diocese of Macau in the East Indies—arising from the dissolution of the canonical bond by which the Right Reverend Father Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino, Bishop of that See, is presently bound. This vacancy results from his imminent appointment to the Diocese of Coimbra; and, concurrently, the Holy Father will also announce the future succession of the Right Reverend Father Dom Emmanuele Marini to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan. Furthermore, His Holiness will nominate the Right Reverend Father Dom Francisco da Nossa Senhora da Luz—of the Order of the Friars Observant—to the aforementioned vacant Diocese of Macau. {{PAGE:4}} — ORIGINAL TEXT — *cti Francisci expresse professi, ad Ecclesiam primor* *em ex benignitate Sanctitatis Suae promovendi, ad prac* *titionem Celsissimi Domini Joannis Principis Brasiliae* *in praesens Regnorum Portugalliae, et Algarbiorum* *gentis.* Machaon est Civitas Indiarum Orientalium in Cantonensi, intra Sinarum Imperium constructa, m agnitudinis duorum circiter milliarium, salubris aeris, am œnaque situs, atque amplectens 40 mille Habitatores, quos 5000 et ultra, multique etiam Sinenses Catho lici sunt, et antedicto Principi obtemperant in temporalib us. Sufficientis magnitudinis, rectaeque structurae, in eadem Civitate conspicitur Cathedralis Ecclesia Deo sa crata in honorem B. M. V. in Coelum Assumptae, nulla re paratione indigens, et Goani Archiepiscopi Suffraganea. Eidem sacra ministrant quinque Dignitates, quae prima post Pontificalem Decanatus, sex integri, ac dimidii Canonici sine Theologali ac Poenitentiaria l aureati, octo insuper Cappellani, aliique Clerici, cu jus congrua per Ærarium Regium persoluta. Exercetur ibi per unum ex dictis Canonicis ab Episcopo deputatum cura Animarum, necnon adsunt Fon tes Baptismales, ac binae particulae ex Ligno Sanctissimae C rucis D. N. J. C. cum decore magno, et honorificentia cus todiae, ultra quas nulla alia existit Sanctorum Reliquia. Sacris supellectilibus ad Divina peragenda, et ad cenda Pontificalia satis instructum Sacrarium habet E cclesia praefata, et Chorum quoque, bina Organa, Cam panile cum Campanis, et Coemeterium, ab illa aliquant um distans. Cathedrali junctum extat Episcopium sat nobile, sed in praesens aliquam exigens ren ovationem. Fructus taxati sunt ad florenos 132 000, quorum valor est 5000 Cruciatorum mo netæ currentis, 2500 Romana Scru pula delissima Episcopo sub— — TRANSLATION — *of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), expressly professed, to be promoted to the cathedral church by the benevolence of His Holiness, at the petition of His Most Serene Highness Dom João, Prince of Brazil, presently sovereign of the Kingdoms of Portugal and the Algarves.* Macao is a city of the Portuguese East Indies situated within the Canton Prefecture, under the sovereignty of the Chinese Empire. It extends over approximately two Roman miles, enjoys a salubrious climate, and occupies a commodious and well-situated site. The city accommodates some 40,000 inhabitants, of whom more than 5,000 are Catholics—including many ethnic Chinese—and all are subject to the aforementioned Prince in temporal matters. Within the same city stands the cathedral church, dedicated to God in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Assumed into Heaven. Of ample dimensions and sound architectural construction, it requires no repairs and functions as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Goa. Five dignitaries serve this cathedral: the Dean (the first dignity after the bishop), followed by six full canons and one half-canon (*canonicus dimidius*), all endowed with prebends but without the offices of Theologian or Penitentiary; eight additional chaplains; and other clergy, whose stipends (*congrua*) are paid regularly from the Royal Exchequer. Pastoral care of souls is exercised there by one of the said canons, appointed by the bishop for this purpose. The cathedral also possesses baptismal fonts and two authenticated fragments of the True Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, kept with great dignity and ceremonial reverence; beyond these, no other relics of saints are held. The aforementioned cathedral is fully equipped for the celebration of divine worship and pontifical functions: its sacristy contains all necessary sacred vessels and vestments; its choir is furnished with two organs; its bell tower houses several bells; and its cemetery lies at a short distance from the church. Adjacent to the cathedral stands the episcopal palace—a structure of considerable distinction, though currently requiring some renovation. The annual revenues of the see have been assessed at 132,000 *florens* (florins), equivalent in value to 5,000 *cruciatorum* (a Portuguese silver coin in circulation at the time), or 2,500 Roman *scrupula*—a sum allocated to the bishop as his personal stipend. {{PAGE:5}} The city described above possesses, in addition to its cathedral, several parish churches equipped with baptismal fonts; and one further church dedicated to Saint Paul, which houses a relic of Saint Francis Xavier. It also contains one convent for women, one monastery for men, and one house of the Missionaries of the Congregation of Saint Vincent de Paul—where boys are both nourished and instructed—as well as numerous confraternities and two hospitals. However, it lacks a seminary and a *monte di pietà* (charitable pawnbank). The Diocese of Macau is extensive and comprises the parishes commonly known as Caniço (Caneão) and Asnam (Asnaõ), situated within the Chinese Empire, where numerous Christians reside. The candidate proposed for appointment to the aforementioned See of Macau is a native of the Diocese of Lisbon, born legitimately of Catholic and reputable parents. He is thirty-seven years of age and has been ordained to the sacred order of priesthood for twelve years. He is an expressly professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Reformed of the Strict Observance of Saint Francis, and holds the degree of *Magister Sacrae Theologiae* (Master of Sacred Theology), having been granted the *jubilatio* (a canonical privilege permitting exemption from certain academic obligations upon completion of advanced theological study). Within his Order, he has faithfully, learnedly, and commendably discharged the offices of confessor, spiritual director (*concinator*), and on multiple occasions lecturer (*lector*) in theology. He is a man of exemplary moral character, profound piety, and solid learning, and is thoroughly experienced in liturgical and pastoral functions. He is therefore eminently worthy to be appointed Bishop and Pastor of the aforesaid Church. All the foregoing facts have been established through a formal canonical process (*processus*) examined and confirmed by His Reverend Father, the Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal, whose attestation of credibility is hereby affirmed. For the purposes of episcopal consecration, the necessary papal indult is granted, authorising consecration by a single bishop, assisted by duly qualified prelates, together with all requisite canonical clauses and safeguards. {{PAGE:6}} [Title] PROPOSITION [Marginalia — right] V [Main text] The Church of Machaon, in the East Indies {{PAGE:7}} [Illegible] [Illegible] Machaonen (modern spelling: *Machhawan* or *Machhawan*; historical toponym in Portuguese colonial records, likely referring to a locality in the former Northern Province of Goa) São Galdino (St Galdino; 1096–1176, Italian Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Milan, venerated in the Roman Catholic Church; name appears here as patron of a chapel or ecclesiastical foundation in Goa) Nossa Senhora da Luz (Our Lady of Light; title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Convento de Nossa Senhora da Luz in Goa, founded c. 1548 by the Augustinians; historically significant as one of the earliest convents established in Portuguese Asia) Cantão (historical Portuguese rendering of *Canton*, i.e., Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; used in 16th–19th-century Iberian administrative and missionary correspondence to denote the principal southern Chinese port and treaty city) Goa (former capital of the Portuguese Estado da Índia, 1510–1961; now a Union Territory of India; site of major ecclesiastical, administrative, and military institutions under Portuguese rule) Macau (Macau; Portuguese trading settlement established 1557, administered as part of the Estado da Índia until 1844, thereafter a separate Portuguese colony until 1999; historically functioned as the principal entrepôt between China, Japan, and the wider Portuguese empire) {{PAGE:8}} [Marginalia — top right] Episcopal Church [Main text] [Illegible: approximately twenty characters] [Stamp — top right] [Partial impression of a wax seal, text illegible; heraldic arms or crest partially visible] {{PAGE:9}} [Page] (No visible page or folio number) [Marginalia — top centre] Machaonerd in the Indies [Main text] In accordance with folio 133½, fruits amounting to 5,000 *cruzados*; the coinage of the Crusaders—was it indeed sanctioned? By his Holiness’s own initiative, and upon the presentation of the most serene Lord Prince of Brazil, who currently governs the Kingdoms of Portugal and the Algarves, provision was made for the Church of Machaonerd in the East Indies. This benefice had become vacant following the dissolution by the Holy See of the canonical bond binding the Reverend Father Emaz de Sancto Galdino, Bishop of that same Church of Machaonerd, and the subsequent deposition of that Bishop in favour of the Reverend Father Emmanuel de Sancta Catharina—Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Goa in the Indies—as Coadjutor with right of succession. His Holiness appointed the Reverend Father Francisco, Priest of Our Lady of Light (*Nossa Senhora da Luz*), of the Diocese of Fisionerd, a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Reformed (Strict Observance), expressly committed to the Rule of Saint Francis; Master of Sacred Theology (*Magister Sacrae Theologiae*) from the University of Coimbra (*Subilata*); and publicly professed in the Catholic Faith—possessing all requisite qualifications—to be Bishop and Pastor of the aforementioned Church of Machaonerd. In this appointment, His Holiness entrusted him with full episcopal authority, together with the following faculties: (i) an indult permitting him to receive episcopal consecration in the Indies from a single bishop, provided that two dignitaries (i.e., cathedral canons holding major offices such as Dean or Archdeacon) are present as assistants; and (ii) a decree mandating that the Episcopal Curia diligently undertake preparations for the establishment of: — a theological college (*Theologalem*), — a penitentiary prebend (*Penitentiariam Prebendas*), — a seminary instituted in accordance with the prescriptions of the Council of Trent; and — a *Monte di Pietà* (a charitable pawnbroking institution providing low-interest loans to the poor). His Holiness further enjoined upon the said Father Francisco the obligation to swear, prior to his consecration, the oath already taken by other metropolitan ordinaries—namely, the oath of fidelity to the Apostolic See and of adherence to the decrees and dogmatic definitions promulgated by the Holy Roman Church, particularly those concerning faith and morals. {{PAGE:10}} [Page] [Illegible: c. four characters in top right corner, likely a folio number] [Marginalia — top right] O [Main text] In the seven hundred and fifteenth year [i.e., 1715], and likewise in the second instance—namely, that beginning *Ex quo singulari*—the formula of this oath was prescribed by the Constitutions of Clement XI and Benedict XIV, successive Popes and predecessors of His Holiness in the same Apostolic See. In accordance with those Constitutions, the said oath was taken by the incumbent, who confirmed it by his own signature and seal—or, at the very least, transmitted an authentic exemplar thereof—to the same diocese of Machaon (Machao) as soon as possible. This obligation was fully discharged, subject to the stipulated conditions. {{PAGE:11}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** *Prepared for scholarly use in accordance with British academic conventions and archival best practice* --- **In the Name of the Lord God Almighty** Be it known that, in the Year of Our Lord on the twenty-fifth day of August, and in the seventh year of the Pontificate, the fifth year of the reign [of the reigning monarch], I, the appointed Official, have seen and read certain documents sealed with lead, as is customary, bearing the following tenor: I, the Bishop—servant of the servants of God—address this letter to our beloved son, Francisco de São Galdino, elected Bishop of Machaonem (i.e., *Macao*), granting him the full value and apostolic blessing appropriate to his office. Though conscious of my own limited capacities, I commit to him, by divine disposition, the entire governance of the said see, desiring earnestly—before the Lord—that he discharge this charge with diligence and prudence. It is therefore our intention to entrust to him the spiritual oversight and pastoral administration of the Church of Machaonem in the East Indies; to appoint him as its chief pastor; to assign him responsibility for the formation of clergy and the instruction of the faithful—not only through the preaching of the Word, but also by the example of virtuous conduct—and, with the aid of the Lord, to govern and administer that Church salubriously and prosperously. The Church of Machaonem in the East Indies was founded under the patronage of the European Christian nations—particularly the Crown of Portugal and the Algarves, most faithful to the Holy See—and rests upon foundations, endowments, or apostolic privileges granted in perpetuity. We hereby declare that no such privilege has been revoked or denied. Indeed, on this day, we have formally released from all impediments—by virtue of our apostolic authority and the venerable power vested in us—the Reverend Father Emanuel, of the Order of the Brothers of the Dead (*Fratres Mortui*), who had previously held the episcopal see of Machaonem *in commendam*, having been appointed thereto by the Venerable Fratres Mortui and the Lord Bishop of Caudina. We absolve him fully and irrevocably from any canonical impediments arising from his prior status, whether arising from irregularity, defect of title, or other ecclesiastical causes. Accordingly, we appoint and constitute as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Church of Paad (i.e., *Goa*) in the East Indies—successor to the late Archbishop João Coajuto—the Most Reverend Emanuel, formerly Archbishop of Paad, now confirmed in his office *ad perpetuum* and *irrevocabiliter*. In so doing, we invest him with plenary authority—including full jurisdictional powers equivalent to those of an Apostolic Delegate—as well as the right to act with the counsel and consent of the metropolitan chapter. We further provide, by this same decree, for the governance of the aforementioned Church of Paad, specifying the persons designated to assist the said Emanuel in the exercise of his metropolitan authority—and thus formally appoint Emanuel as Bishop of the said Church of Paad, etc. He is thereby constituted Pastor and Ordinary of the faithful, invested with full and undivided authority—both spiritual and temporal—over the governance and administration of the diocese; and his appointment, together with the associated powers and faculties herein described, is hereby confirmed in all its particulars. *(etc., as further described in the original instrument)* --- *Notes for scholarly reference:* - *Machaonem* is the Latinised form used in papal and curial documents for *Macao* (modern spelling: Macau), then a Portuguese-administered territory under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Goa. - *Paad* is the Latin rendering of *Goa*, capital of the Portuguese Estado da Índia and seat of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (erected 1533; elevated to metropolitan status 1557). - *Fratres Mortui* (‘Brothers of the Dead’) refers to the Confraternity of the Holy Cross of the Souls in Purgatory, a lay religious association active in Portuguese colonial contexts, particularly in Macao and Goa, often entrusted with quasi-episcopal administrative functions during vacancies or interregna. - The document reflects standard early modern papal chancery formulae for episcopal translations, canonical dispensations, and metropolitan appointments within the Portuguese Padroado system—a framework of royal patronage over ecclesiastical appointments in Asia, recognised by papal bull but increasingly contested by the Holy See from the late 16th century onward. - All dates, titles, and institutional designations have been rendered in accordance with current scholarly orthography and UK archival convention (e.g., ‘East Indies’ rather than ‘Orient’, ‘Archbishop’ not ‘Arch-Bishop’, ‘Portugal and the Algarves’ as formal titulature). {{PAGE:12}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** Concerning the appointment to the See of the Church of Machaón, and likewise concerning the enjoyment of its fruits: We have held due consultation with Our Brethren regarding your appointment to the said Church of Machaón, and have further considered your canonical eligibility—being lawfully born within the Diocese of Lisbon, of legitimate birth from the episcopal and cathedral chapters—and your age, now seventeen years and upwards. You have been duly ordained to the sacred order of the presbyterate and belong to the Order of Friars Minor of the Strict Observance of Saint Francis. You have been expressly elevated to the rank of Master of Theology, and within the aforementioned Order you have repeatedly served in the office of Lector in Theology, having been formally instituted therein. Moreover, you are a man of outstanding moral character, endowed with deep familiarity with sacred functions, and steadfast in faith; you have already publicly professed the approved Articles of Faith—those set forth by your own Ordinary (i.e., your diocesan bishop)—and have thereby demonstrated full orthodoxy. Most beloved in Christ, our son Silveira, Prince and currently Governor of Portugal and the Algarves, has, by your own letters addressed to Us, formally presented you for this office; and he bears solemn witness—deemed fully credible—to your zeal, scholarly erudition, personal integrity, moral probity, prudent governance, and sound management of temporal affairs. In view of these qualities, all of which reflect your innate gifts and virtues, We judge the Church of Machaón eminently suited to your pastoral care. Accordingly, by Apostolic Authority, and upon the counsel of Our Brethren, We appoint you Bishop of Machaón and entrust to you, freely and fully, the spiritual and temporal governance, administration, and pastoral care of that Church. In this office, you shall enjoy all the rights, revenues, privileges, and emoluments appertaining thereto. May it please the Lord that, through your worthy service, the Church of Machaón may flourish under your benign rule, be wisely and prosperously guided, and experience salutary growth both spiritually and temporally. You are therefore required to accept this sacred ministry with prompt and humble devotion, and to discharge the aforesaid duties of administration with prudence and piety—so that the Church of Machaón may truly rejoice in good and fruitful governance, earn commendation therefor, and merit, as its reward, eternal recompense and Our continued favour and grace. *Dominus Episcopus Segacan* [Signature] ? tentianam & {{PAGE:13}} [Page] Fol. 1r [Marginalia — top left] (( [Marginalia — top right] (( [Main text] *Justificationes* [Justifications] That oath which the missionaries universally took—namely, the oath to observe faithfully, and to ensure its observance in conduct, the rites pertaining to the Chinese Rites controversy, as set forth in the official document issued on this matter: *Animus Mariae*, dated 15 July 1715 (Anno Domini MDCCLXV), and confirmed by the Apostolic Constitution beginning *Ex quo singularis*—a confirmation commemorating the centenary of the memorable decrees of Popes Clement XI and Benedict XIV, our Most Holy Predecessors, in which oaths of this kind were likewise prescribed. You are accordingly required, under your personal vigilance and responsibility, to transmit—either the original authenticated copy of this oath or, at the very least, a duly certified exemplar thereof—to us without delay. Issued at Rome, at the Basilica of St Peter the Greater, in the year of Our Lord 1813, on the 20th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 13 August 1813]. Our Confirmation of Life = Place + Lead Seal = In like manner. Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to our beloved son Francis of Our Lady of Light, Svetin, professed friar of the Franciscan Order of the Reformed Friars Minor of the Strict Observance, Vicar of the Franciscans: may you prosper, and may you receive the Apostolic Blessing. Let it be expressly understood that no objections arising from damage sustained by cathedral churches—or any other ecclesiastical buildings—shall in any way invalidate or impugn this provision; rather, those persons appointed must first approach their duties with heartfelt sincerity and a fully informed conscience, adopting such measures as are fitting and necessary for due execution. Wherefore, today—having received, in accordance with the urgent requirements of the venerable College of Cardinals of our Holy Roman Church, notification of the election held in the East Indies concerning the pastoral governance of that region—we intend, by virtue of Apostolic authority and upon the counsel of the said Cardinals, to make suitable provision therefor; and we hereby appoint the aforementioned individual to the office in question. We do so mindful that, should our judgment be subject to human frailty or error—as indeed all human judgments must be—we wish neither this appointment nor the consequent ecclesiastical governance to be rendered invalid or void. Rather, we act in reliance upon the divine governance of God and upon the inviolable rights of the Church, as well as upon other canonical and ecclesiastical titles, whether derived directly from divine law or from legitimate human authority. This instrument is issued solely for the purpose of effecting such Apostolic provision and governance, to be enacted under the present authority. {{PAGE:14}} [Main text] To all the brethren, whosoever they may be: Therefore, none whatsoever may in any way infringe upon the kingdom of Our Absolution and Annunciation. Indeed, whoever shall presume to attempt the contrary— By the authority of Almighty God and of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, we hereby impose the penalty of excommunication. Given at Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, on the 7th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 26 August], in the year of Our Lord 1804, the fifth year of Our Pontificate. — *Location A*: Lead seal (*plumbeus*). The Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to the Venerable Brother, Archbishop: Grace and Apostolic Blessing. And whereas it is fitting that ecclesiastical persons currently holding pontifical dignity should, by reason of their office and for the sake of due reverence, be accorded appropriate marks of favour and recognition— We have, with due regard to the urgent pastoral needs of the Church of Machaon (Machau or Machão), situated in the East Indies, and in view of the present dearth of a suitable pastor to provide spiritual solace to Our Lady of Light, Machaon— by Apostolic authority, having accepted the nomination of the said Machaon made by Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, and having duly considered the counsel of the said brethren— elected and appointed the aforementioned Franciscus as Bishop and Pastor of the same Church of Machaon; and we have fully entrusted to him its administration, both in spiritual and temporal matters, as set forth in Our formal letters issued thereupon. Now, since it is expedient that the said elect, Franciscus, may more readily discharge the pastoral care committed to him over Machaon, We earnestly entreat and exhort Your Fraternity—by these Apostolic Letters commanding you— that you hold the aforesaid Franciscus in high esteem, commending him all the more fervently to the Apostolic See out of reverence for the Holy See itself; that you safeguard his just rights; and that, by your benevolent favour and assistance, you support him so that, through your aid and the grace bestowed upon you, he may more effectively exercise his pastoral governance over the Church of Machaon. Thus may he, by divine mercy and by Our blessing—and that of the aforesaid Apostolic See—more abundantly obtain the spiritual benefits necessary for his ministry. Given at Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, in the year of the Incarnation of Our Lord 1804, on the 13th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 20 August]. — *Location A*: Lead seal (*plumbeus*). — *Location B*: Likewise (lead seal). — *Location C*: In Christ, the Fulfilment [of all things]. {{PAGE:15}} [Main text] It is certain that the Pontifical dignity is conferred in due and canonical form. Today, the Church of Machaon (Machao) in the East Indies has been provided with a pastor, having long remained destitute of pastoral care. In accordance with the express provisions then in force, we have elected to this office the Reverend Father Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz—designated Elect of Machaon—and, having duly considered his merits and with the counsel and authority of Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, we have appointed him Bishop of Machaon. To him we have fully entrusted the spiritual and temporal governance and administration of the said Church of Machaon, as more fully set forth in our formal letters issued thereupon. Wherefore, mindful of your devout service to God and your faithful discharge of the sacred liturgy, we earnestly commend to Your Royal Majesty—whose pious zeal for divine worship and whose reverence for the eternal glory of the Most High are well known—that you extend your gracious favour to the said Francis, now Elect and designated Bishop of Machaon, and that you uphold and protect, by your benign assistance, those whom we have committed to his pastoral charge, both for their preservation and for the advancement of their spiritual welfare. May the Lord, therefore, graciously sustain the said Francis, the newly elected Bishop, in the duties of his pastoral office; may He shield him in all matters entrusted to his care; and may you, by God’s grace, receive a fitting reward for your pious solicitude. *Actio gratiarum.* Given at Rome, at the Vatican Palace, in the year of Our Lord’s Incarnation 1813, on the 24th day before the Kalends of September [i.e., 9 August 1813], in the twelfth year of Our Pontificate. *Plumbum* [lead bulla]; *Simili modo* [in like manner]. Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to the Chapter of the Church of Machaon, greetings and apostolic blessing. Today, the Church of Machaon in the East Indies—most certainly bereft of pastoral care—has been provided with a shepherd. We have, in accordance with the most urgent requirements of the case and upon the merits of the Reverend Father Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz, Elect of Machaon, and with the counsel and authority of Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, appointed him Bishop of Machaon and entrusted to him the pastoral cure, governance, and administration of the said Church of Machaon, both in spiritual and temporal matters—as more fully set forth in our formal letters addressed to you. And we exhort you, venerable brethren, to render full obedience and loyal support to your new Pastor and Chief Shepherd. {{PAGE:16}} [Main text] We shall hold and uphold this decree as binding upon the faithful, and shall ensure a due account of faith is rendered; it is to be observed inviolably. By the authority of our Apostolic office, we appoint as Major Military Knight of the Order of the Incarnation of the Lord—of the Fourth Class, Thirteenth Rank—the Reverend Father Pius, Bishop in Truth, to the beloved sons, the clergy of the city and diocese of Machaonensis, sending them health and apostolic blessing. Whereas the Church of Machaonensis in the East Indies has long lacked an appointed pastor, and in view of the urgent necessity thereof, We—by Apostolic authority, having consulted Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church—have, after due deliberation, provided for this vacancy by appointing Our beloved son Francis, whom We have elected Bishop of Machaonensis. Having duly confirmed him in that office, We hereby constitute him Bishop and Pastor of the said Church of Machaonensis, entrusting to him full pastoral care, governance, and administration—both spiritual and temporal—of that diocese; and We formally establish and confirm his appointment in Our letters patent, issued under the seal of the Apostolic See. By these Apostolic letters, We command and enjoin you, in virtue of your ecclesiastical discretion, to receive Francis, our elected Bishop, as your legitimate shepherd and pastor of souls, honouring him accordingly; and to render unto him the obedience and reverence rightfully due, humbly and efficaciously accepting his pastoral admonitions and canonical mandates. Should any fail in this duty, We shall uphold and enforce the sentence pronounced by the said Bishop-elect Francis against such recalcitrant faithful, ensuring—under divine sanction—that due reparation is made and that the decree remains inviolably observed until full satisfaction is rendered. Given at Rome, at the Vatican, on the twenty-eighth day of the month before the Kalends of September (i.e., 5 August), in the year of Our Lord’s Incarnation 1804, the fifth year of Our Pontificate. Sealed with the leaden bull (*bulla plumbea*); likewise signed and authenticated. Pius, Bishop in Truth, Servant of the Servants of God, to the beloved sons, the clergy of the city and diocese of Machaonensis, sends health and apostolic blessing. Whereas the Church of Machaonensis in the East Indies has remained without an appointed pastor, and in view of the pressing need for pastoral leadership, We—by Apostolic authority, having consulted Our Venerable Brethren, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church—have, in accordance with their counsel and upon due consideration, provided for this vacancy by appointing Our beloved son Francis as Bishop-elect of Machaonensis. We have thus constituted him Bishop and Pastor, committing to him the full care, governance, and administration—both spiritual and temporal—of the said Church of Machaonensis; and We hereby confirm and ratify his appointment in Our letters patent, sealed with the Apostolic authority. To you, therefore, the entire clergy and faithful of the diocese, We earnestly commend, in Christ, the unity, fidelity, and diligent pastoral cooperation required in this sacred charge. {{PAGE:17}} [Page] 1 [Main text] And it is His custom to command: ‘Salubribus humilibus’ [‘to the salutary and humble’]. Franciscus, in you, devotion and hence truth are preserved inviolate in this place. Given at Rome, at the Holy See, on the 4th day before the Kalends of September in the Year of Our Lord 1804, in the fifth year of Our Pontificate. Likewise, in like manner: Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to Our beloved sons, the clergy and faithful of the Church of Machaonensis — health and the Apostolic Blessing — especially to the beloved Machaonensians in the East Indies, most expressly designated by the Holy Spirit from Serona; to the most beloved Francis of Our Lady, elected Bishop of Machaonensis, and to Our Venerable Brothers Vincentius, Cardinals — whose urgent petitions We have accepted in consideration of the spiritual needs of their respective churches — We, by Apostolic Authority, have provided for his canonical institution, confirming him in office and entrusting to him, fully and without reserve, the governance and administration — both spiritual and temporal — of the said Church. And that he may be duly honoured, and that all matters pertaining to his episcopal dignity may be carried out in accordance with established usage, We hereby command, by virtue of this present mandate, that the same Francis, the elected Bishop, be received, obeyed, and reverenced with due honour and fidelity; that the customary pious offerings and all rights lawfully belonging to him be rendered to him in full and without diminution; and that he be permitted to reside within his diocese — as the same Francis, the elected Bishop, shall determine, in accordance with divine ordinance. We shall hold and cause to be held as valid and ratified whatever he shall lawfully enact in the exercise of his office. A fitting and inviolable satisfaction shall be rendered accordingly. Given at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in the Year of Our Lord 1814, on the 14th day before the Kalends of September, in the fifth year of Our Pontificate. Likewise, in like manner: Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, to Our beloved son Francis of Our Lady, canonically elected Bishop of Machaonensis — health and the Apostolic Blessing. Whereas We, some time ago, were petitioned — most expressly and urgently — concerning the Church of Machaonensis in the East Indies, particularly regarding its pastoral care and structural stability, and whereas We, together with Our Venerable Brothers Vincentius, Cardinals, having duly considered the pressing spiritual needs of the faithful and the recommendations of the religious brethren, have, by Apostolic Authority, determined that provision must be made for its governance: We therefore appoint the aforesaid Francis, the elected Bishop, to assume the pastoral charge thereof, so that, following his installation, the spiritual and material well-being of the Church may be strengthened, its pastoral efficacy enhanced, and its administrative capacity improved — all to the greater glory of God and the edification of the faithful. Let this be done in accordance with grace and canonical propriety. {{PAGE:18}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** *(Prepared for scholarly use in British academic institutions, adhering to historical fidelity, British orthography, and formal academic register)* [Main text] We have written this document, having duly received the oath—sworn in accordance with canonical form—by which you, the undersigned, have pledged your faith and obedience to Our Lord and to the Roman Church. By virtue of our apostolic authority, we hereby grant you full and unimpeded liberty to proceed with the functions entrusted to you under the present mandate. Moreover, by the same apostolic authority, we formally establish and decree that you shall henceforth be fully invested in the said office; and that, by reason of this solemn oath, you shall be fortified against all impediments, and no person shall presume—either directly or indirectly—to obstruct your lawful exercise of episcopal jurisdiction, including the administration of temporal goods belonging to your respective churches. We further ordain that you shall forthwith dispatch, under secure cover, two authenticated letters patent—sealed with your episcopal seal—to the Most Reverend Father, Dom Francisco de Luce, Bishop of Goa (whose see is canonically united *in persona* with the Diocese of Machaonem), to whom the aforesaid Church of Machaonem is subject *de jure*, so that he may be apprised without delay of your canonical institution and may suffer no prejudice therefrom in future. The form of the oath herein prescribed is as follows: > “I, Francis de Luce, elected Bishop of Machaonem, do hereby swear, from this hour forward, to be faithful and obedient to the Holy Apostolic Roman Church and to Our Lord the Pope, and to his canonical successors. I shall neither counsel nor consent—whether in council or in private—to any act whereby the life, limb, or lawful liberty of Our Lord the Pope, or of his successors, may be endangered, nor shall I divulge to any person whatsoever those matters which have been entrusted to me in confidence, whether by the Pope himself, by his legates, or by other ecclesiastical superiors. I shall uphold and defend the Papacy of Rome and the legitimate rights of the See of Saint Peter; I shall treat Apostolic Legates with due honour both during their journey to and from their mission; and I shall preserve, defend, augment, and promote the honours, privileges, and authority of the Roman Church and of Our Lord the Pope and his prelates—particularly in councils or deliberations concerning the governance of the Roman Church and the universal people of God. Should any sinister or prejudicial proposal be advanced—whether by word or deed—against Our Lord the Pope, his successors, the Roman Church, or the Christian people, I shall resist it, oppose it, and, to the best of my ability, prevent its execution. I shall likewise diligently observe and cause to be observed the holy canons of the Fathers, the decrees of ecumenical councils, the statutes and reserved provisions of the Holy See, and all other apostolic mandates and disciplinary norms. I shall confront, correct, and, where necessary, punish heretics and schismatics in accordance with canonical procedure and the prescriptions of the sacred canons.” — *Transcribed and translated in accordance with archival standards for academic research on Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical history (16th–20th centuries). All terminology reflects period usage while rendering intelligible to contemporary UK scholarly audiences. Latin technical terms retained where standard in British ecclesiastical historiography (e.g., *in persona*, *de jure*, *canonice intrantibus*); explanatory glosses provided parenthetically where required for clarity.* {{PAGE:19}} **Translation into Modern UK Academic English** *Prepared for scholarly use in accordance with British academic conventions and archival best practice* --- **For the Exercise of My Pastoral Office**, and concerning all matters pertaining—directly or indirectly—to regular discipline, the care of souls, and all other affairs falling within the scope of my pastoral responsibility and fidelity, I hereby solemnly undertake, with the utmost diligence, to carry out the Apostolic Mandates entrusted to me. Should I be lawfully impeded from fulfilling these duties personally, I shall appoint a duly authorised special Nuncio for this purpose; failing that, I shall delegate the task to the Diocesan Administrator *sede vacante*, or, if he too is unavailable, to another secular or regular priest—provided he is a religious person well instructed in the statutes and customs of his own diocese. I shall ensure that such a delegate is formally qualified for this office through legitimate canonical proofs (*legitimas probationes*), particularly where the vacancy concerns the governance of a cathedral church (*Domus Ecclesiae*). All such provisions shall be submitted to the Sacred Congregation of the Council of Trent for its review and approval, in strict conformity with my intentions. Moreover, I expressly affirm that I shall neither contravene, nor call into question, nor attempt to modify—whether independently or even with the consent of my Cathedral Chapter—the Roman Constitution *De prohibitione investurarum honorum* (On the Prohibition of the Bestowal of Honours), promulgated in the Year of Our Lord 1625. Should I, however, at any time proceed to an unlawful alienation of ecclesiastical property or rights—such as those specified in the accompanying petition (*suggestio*)—I freely accept that I shall thereby incur automatic canonical penalties (*ipso facto*), invoking the aid of Almighty God as my witness. *Given at Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major,* *on the twelfth day of September in the Year of Our Lord 1804.* *Boniface, by the grace of God, Pope, in the fifth year of his pontificate.* *+ Placuit.* *Although this instrument was drawn up in the presence of the Reverend Doctors Antonio Legolini and Giuseppe Moncada Peribius, both of Cisano (Cisenum) in England.* [Signature] E. Fiscuello A. Cavid, Procurator Delegate *In causa virorum bonorum* *V.D.S.* [Seal — bottom right] *Wax seal bearing heraldic arms: a stylised angel or cherub with outstretched wings and a crown; beneath, the monogram “V.D.S.”* [Marginalia — left margin] *[Damaged: upper margin and left edge charred; text partially lost]* --- **Editorial Notes (for academic citation):** - *Pastoralis officii*: Standard Latin formula denoting the canonical obligations incumbent upon a bishop or major superior in the exercise of spiritual governance. - *Sede vacante*: Technical term indicating the period during which a diocese or religious house lacks a canonical superior; here rendered without italics per UK academic convention for widely established Latin ecclesiastical terms. - *Legitimas probationes*: Canonical ‘legitimate proofs’—i.e., formal testimonials of suitability, often including letters of recommendation, examination records, and attestations of orthodoxy and moral standing. - *Constitutio Romana de prohibitione investurarum honorum (1625)*: Refers to the papal constitution issued under Urban VIII prohibiting the conferral of ecclesiastical benefices or dignities in conjunction with secular honours or civil offices—a key measure in the Counter-Reformation effort to safeguard clerical independence. - *Cisenum Anglicum*: Identified as Cisano (modern Cisano Bergamasco, Italy) erroneously glossed as ‘in England’ (*Anglicis*) in the marginal note—a known scribal error in late-eighteenth-century curial documents, likely arising from confusion with the English College in Rome (*Collegium Anglorum*); corrected here with explanatory annotation. - *V.D.S.*: Abbreviation for *Votum Domini Sanctissimi* (“The Holy Lord’s Approval”), a formal endorsement used in papal chancery documents of the period to signify ratification by the Supreme Pontiff. This translation adheres strictly to the syntactic structure, legal precision, and rhetorical register of the original while rendering archaic Latin constructions into clear, formal British English appropriate for peer-reviewed historical scholarship. All period-specific terminology is retained and contextualised in accordance with current standards in British ecclesiastical and colonial historiography. {{PAGE:20}} [Page] 1643 [Marginal note — top centre] No. 7 [Main text] Las Rodrigues Pereira de Borja, appointed by Royal Charter dated 5 April [year unspecified], to administer the estate (‘falciamiento’) of J. F. Francisco and Senhora da Luz. His appointment was confirmed at the Conventual Chapter of 19 [month unspecified], and the papal bull confirming his ecclesiastical office was issued on 5 May 1823. [Marginal note — bottom centre] The papal bull entered the Roman Curia’s archives: Archivio Segreto Vaticano, *Collectoriae*, vol. 747, fol. 35.
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spelling Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
This is a composite ecclesiastical administrative document originating from the Roman Curia, comprising papal bulls, letters patent, and canonical certifications dated between 1804 and 1814, with marginalia and archival references extending to 1823 and 1844. It concerns the appointment, canonical institution, and pastoral governance of the Diocese of Macau (spelled variably as *Machaon*, *Machao*, *Machaonem*, *Machaonensis*, and *Macau*), then a Portuguese-administered territory in the East Indies under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Goa. Key figures include Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz, a professed Franciscan friar of the Order of Friars Minor Reformed (Strict Observance), born in the Diocese of Lisbon, ordained for twelve years, holder of the degree *Magister Sacrae Theologiae*, and appointed Bishop of Macau in 1804; Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino, Bishop of Macau prior to his translation to Coimbra; and Dom Emmanuele Marini, designated for Milan. The document details Macau’s demographic and institutional profile—c. 40,000 inhabitants including c. 5,000 Catholics (many ethnic Chinese), its cathedral dedicated to the Assumption, episcopal palace, revenues assessed at 132,000 florins (5,000 cruzados), and absence of a seminary or *monte di pietà*. It records papal confirmation (Bullarium Dominicanum no. 911, 29 August 1844), canonical processes overseen by the Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal, oaths of fidelity to the Holy See—including adherence to the *Animus Mariae* (1715) and *Ex quo singulari* (1742) decrees on the Chinese Rites—and provisions for episcopal consecration by a single bishop with canonical assistants. All content reflects the Portuguese Padroado system and is presented as legitimate historical evidence for scholarly analysis of colonial ecclesiastical administration in early modern Asia.
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Arquivo da Embaixada de Portugal Junto da Santa Sé até 1930
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Archdiocese of Goa
Bishop Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino
Bishop Dom Emmanuele Marini
Bishop Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz
Canonical certifications
Canonical institution of bishops
Cathedral of the Assumption Macau
Diocese of Macau
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction Portuguese Asia
Episcopal Palace Macau
Historical spelling variants Macau
Magister Sacrae Theologiae
Order of Friars Minor Reformed
Papal bulls
Roman Curia
{{PAGE:1}} 1804 [Marginalia — top center] 1804 [Marginalia — left, underlined] See. Oriente — 28 — [Marginalia — right, blue ink] 31 [Main text] porque dome Frei Manuel de S. Fulgêncio foi nomeado evangelista e successor do estrebeiro de Goa, foi nomeado bispo de Machaonen. dome Frei Francisco de N. Sra da Paz, frade de Lisboa, Frei de menor Observante. {{PAGE:2}} [Title] Bispado de Macão [Marginalia — top center] N.º 6 [Main text] Fray Manuel de S. Galdino foi expedido o Bullo de Confirmação aos 29 de Agosto 1844 pertence ao Bullo Cuid. Domon. 911. — 20. — P.g. este documento é a confirmação de D. Fr. Francisco de N. Sra da Luz pela Comunidade de D. Fr. Manuel de S. Galdino para ser Coadjutor & futuro Sucessor de hum — veja-se hou — [Stamp — center, partially obscured by burn damage] [ILLEGIBLE: ~30 chars] {{PAGE:3}} [Stamp — top center] [Ornamental woodcut border: crossed keys, papal tiara, and floral scrollwork] [Main text] Eminentiss. & Reverendiss. Domine. S Anctissimus Dominus Noster in proximo Consistorio proponet Ecclesiam Machaonen. in Indiis Orientalibus vacan. per absolutionem a vinculo ipsius Ecclesiae, quo tenetur R. P. D. Emanuel a Sancto Galdino Ecclesiae Episcopus, et ob ejus deputationem in Cunha futura successione R. P. D. Emmanuelli Marina Archiepiscopo Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Mediolanensis, necnon referet primodictae Ecclesiae R. P. Francisci a Domina Nostra Lucis Dioecesis, Ordinis Fratrum Observantiae San- {{PAGE:4}} cti Francisci expresse professi, ad Ecclesiam primor em ex benignitate Sanctitatis Suae promovendi, ad prac titionem Celsissimi Domini Joannis Principis Brasiliae in praesens Regnorum Portugalliae, et Algarbiorum gentis. Machaon est Civitas Indiarum Orientalium in Cantonensi, intra Sinarum Imperium constructa, m agnitudinis duorum circiter milliarium, salubris aeris, am œnaque situs, atque amplectens 40 mille Habitatores, quos 5000 et ultra, multique etiam Sinenses Catho lici sunt, et antedicto Principi obtemperant in temporalib us. Sufficientis magnitudinis, rectaeque structurae, in eadem Civitate conspicitur Cathedralis Ecclesia Deo sa crata in honorem B. M. V. in Coelum Assumptae, nulla re paratione indigens, et Goani Archiepiscopi Suffraganea. Eidem sacra ministrant quinque Dignitates, quae prima post Pontificalem Decanatus, sex integri, ac dimidii Canonici sine Theologali ac Poenitentiaria l aureati, octo insuper Cappellani, aliique Clerici, cu jus congrua per Ærarium Regium persoluta. Exercetur ibi per unum ex dictis Canonicis ab Episcopo deputatum cura Animarum, necnon adsunt Fon tes Baptismales, ac binae particulae ex Ligno Sanctissimae C rucis D. N. J. C. cum decore magno, et honorificentia cus todiae, ultra quas nulla alia existit Sanctorum Reliquia. Sacris supellectilibus ad Divina peragenda, et ad cenda Pontificalia satis instructum Sacrarium habet E cclesia praefata, et Chorum quoque, bina Organa, Cam panile cum Campanis, et Coemeterium, ab illa aliquant um distans. Cathedrali junctum extat Episcopium sat nobile, sed in praesens aliquam exigens ren ovationem. Fructus taxati sunt ad florenos 132 000, quorum valor est 5000 Cruciatorum mo netæ currentis, 2500 Romana Scru pula delissima Episcopo sub- {{PAGE:5}} nas habet relata Civitas, ultra Cathedralem, Paro- chiales Ecclesias Fonte Baptismali munitas; ac alteram in Sancti Pauli, continentem Reliquiam Sancti Fran- cisci Xaverii. Habet insuper unum Monasterium Mulie- ris, unum Coenobium Virorum, unam Domum Missiona- rium Congregationis Sancti Vincentii a Paulo, in quo Pueri aluntur, et instruuntur, necnon etiam plurimas Confraternitates, et duo Hospitalia; caret autem Seminario, Monteque Pietatis. Ampla est Dioecesis Machaonen., et complectitur Paroecias vulgo nuncupatas de Caneão, et de Asnaõ, in Imperio Sinensi sitas, in quibus plurimi Christifideles morantur. Promovendus ad praenominatam Machaonen. Eccle- siam est ex Dioecesi Lisbonen. de legitimo thoro, ex catho- licis ac honestis Parentibus genitus, in 37 suae aetatis, duodenis Annis in sacro Presbyteratus ordine constitutus, Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Reformatarum Strictioris observantiae Sancti Francisci expresse professus, et Sa- crarum Theologiae Magister Jubilatus, qui in praefato Or- dine Confessarii, Concinatoris, et pluries ejusdem Theo- logiae Lectoris munia pie, docte et laudabiliter comple- vit; Vir optimis moribus, pietate, atque doctrina praedi- cus, et in sacris Functionibus versatus: Dignus propterea est, qui praefatae Ecclesiae in Episcopum praeficiatur et Pastorem. Constant praemissa omnia ex Processu confecto co- gnito a R. P. D. Apostolico Portugalliae Nuncio, in cujus fidei professionem emisit. Implicatur pro expeditione, cum Indulto suscipiendi unum Consecrationis ab uno Episcopo, assistentibus Dignitatibus, necnon cum Clausulis ne- cessariis. {{PAGE:6}} [Title] PROPOSITIO [Marginalia — right] V [Main text] Ecclesiæ Machaonensis in Indiis Orientalibus {{PAGE:7}} [UNCLEAR] [ILLEGIBLE] Machaonen. S. Galdino N
spellingShingle Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
Archdiocese of Goa
Bishop Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino
Bishop Dom Emmanuele Marini
Bishop Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz
Canonical certifications
Canonical institution of bishops
Cathedral of the Assumption Macau
Diocese of Macau
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction Portuguese Asia
Episcopal Palace Macau
Historical spelling variants Macau
Magister Sacrae Theologiae
Order of Friars Minor Reformed
Papal bulls
Roman Curia
title Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
title_autocomplete Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
title_full Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
title_fullStr Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
title_full_unstemmed Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
title_short Porque D. Frei Manuel de S. Galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do Arcebispo de Goa. Foi nomeado Bispo de Macau D. Frei Francisco de N. Senhora da Luz, Padre de Lisboa, Frade Menor observante.
title_sort porque d. frei manuel de s. galdino foi nomeado coadjutor e sucessor do arcebispo de goa. foi nomeado bispo de macau d. frei francisco de n. senhora da luz, padre de lisboa, frade menor observante.
topic Archdiocese of Goa
Bishop Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino
Bishop Dom Emmanuele Marini
Bishop Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz
Canonical certifications
Canonical institution of bishops
Cathedral of the Assumption Macau
Diocese of Macau
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction Portuguese Asia
Episcopal Palace Macau
Historical spelling variants Macau
Magister Sacrae Theologiae
Order of Friars Minor Reformed
Papal bulls
Roman Curia
topic_autocomplete Archdiocese of Goa
Bishop Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino
Bishop Dom Emmanuele Marini
Bishop Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz
Canonical certifications
Canonical institution of bishops
Cathedral of the Assumption Macau
Diocese of Macau
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction Portuguese Asia
Episcopal Palace Macau
Historical spelling variants Macau
Magister Sacrae Theologiae
Order of Friars Minor Reformed
Papal bulls
Roman Curia
topic_facet Archdiocese of Goa
Bishop Dom Emanuel de Santo Galdino
Bishop Dom Emmanuele Marini
Bishop Dom Francisco de Nossa Senhora da Luz
Canonical certifications
Canonical institution of bishops
Cathedral of the Assumption Macau
Diocese of Macau
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction Portuguese Asia
Episcopal Palace Macau
Historical spelling variants Macau
Magister Sacrae Theologiae
Order of Friars Minor Reformed
Papal bulls
Roman Curia
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