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This 1842 official correspondence, originating from Macao and addressed to Adrião e Accácio da Silveira Pinto, Governor and Captain-General of Macao, constitutes a formal ecclesiastical and administrative document concerning jurisdictional disputes within the Catholic Church in Portuguese colonial t...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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1842
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| Subjects: |
Administrative Documents
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Adrião e Accácio da Silveira Pinto
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Canonical Jurisdiction
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Canonical Procedures
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Captain-General Title
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Catholic Church
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Church-State Relations
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Colonial Ecclesiastical Governance
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Cândido Gonçalves Franco
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Diplomatic Records
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Ecclesiastical Authority
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Ecclesiastical Boundaries
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Error Decree
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Governor of Macau
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Historical Correspondence
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Holy See Notification
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Jurisdictional Dispute
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Macao Bishopric
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Notification Disregard
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Office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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Portuguese Colonial Administration
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Provisor Office
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Religious-Political Implications
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São Tomé Island
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Unilateral Action
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Documents
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/MADXURMD/viewer_MADXURMD.html |
| Summary: | This 1842 official correspondence, originating from Macao and addressed to Adrião e Accácio da Silveira Pinto, Governor and Captain-General of Macao, constitutes a formal ecclesiastical and administrative document concerning jurisdictional disputes within the Catholic Church in Portuguese colonial territories. The text, dated 18 February 1842 and verified by Cândido Gonçalves Franco with certification from the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on 24 December 1842, details concerns raised by the Bishop of Macao regarding the unilateral establishment of a Provisor’s office on the Island of São Tomé by ecclesiastical authorities under a decree of 22 April 1841. The author asserts that this action was carried out without prior notification and in disregard of the established territorial jurisdiction of the Macao Bishopric, which includes São Tomé. The document highlights the failure to inform the Holy See of these geographical ecclesiastical boundaries, resulting in a decree issued in error. It further records an encounter in which the Provisor acknowledged the Bishop’s ordinary authority pending further instructions from the Holy See and verbally agreed to submit written confirmation of obedience. The matter is presented as both a canonical and administrative issue, with implications for ecclesiastical order and state oversight. This primary source provides critical insight into 19th-century church-state relations, colonial ecclesiastical administration, and jurisdictional conflicts within the Portuguese Empire, particularly in the context of Macao’s religious and political authority over adjacent territories. Doc.47 |
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