Pagamento das Bulas de Macau
This 1921 diplomatic correspondence, comprising three confidential documents dated between April and July, originates from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic mission to the Holy See. The primary document, a dispatch from Lisbon’s General Directorate of Political and Diplom...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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1921
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| Subjects: |
Acting Minister
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Bishop of Macau
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Bureaucratic Delays
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Canonical Appointment Process
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Canonical Jurisdiction
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Church-State Relations
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Confidential Correspondence
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Diplomatic Mission to the Holy See
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Dispatch No. 61
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Documentation Receipt
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Ecclesiastical Appointments
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Historical Diplomacy
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J. V. Martins
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Lisbon General Directorate
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Padroado system
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Papal bulls
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Payment Fees
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Political Diplomatic Affairs
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Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Portuguese Territories
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Relations Portugal Vatican
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Resolution Urgency
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Telegram No. 46
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Vatican Diplomacy
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/NLB3VG4Q/viewer_NLB3VG4Q.html |
| Summary: | This 1921 diplomatic correspondence, comprising three confidential documents dated between April and July, originates from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic mission to the Holy See. The primary document, a dispatch from Lisbon’s General Directorate of Political and Diplomatic Affairs (2nd Division) dated 5 July 1921, addresses the Portuguese Minister to the Holy See regarding delays in the payment of fees associated with the canonical appointment process for the Bishop of Macau. It references earlier communications—dispatch No. 61 of 3 May and telegram No. 46 of 27 April—submitted by the Minister in Rome, who reiterated the urgency of resolving financial obligations for papal bulls linked to the Padroado do Oriente, a historical patronage system governing ecclesiastical appointments in former Portuguese territories. Two nearly identical translations of a 9 July 1921 communication from J. V. Martins, acting on behalf of the Legation in Rome, confirm receipt of documentation from the Foreign Ministry (dispatch No. 15, 30 June) concerning the same matter and stress the pressing need for resolution. Key figures include João Carlos de Almeida Barreto in Lisbon and J. V. Martins in Rome. The documents highlight bureaucratic coordination between Portugal’s Foreign and Colonial Ministries and reflect the ongoing diplomatic and ecclesiastical significance of Macau within the context of church-state relations under the Padroado framework during the early 20th century. Doc.82 |
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