The Holy See and the ecclesiastical divisions of the Amazonian region (1860-1930)
This article analyzes the Apostolic Nuncios’ interventions in Brazil, the Holy See, and the episcopate in the Amazonian region to create new Catholic ecclesiastical circumscriptions between 1860 and 1930. The great territorial extension, the difficulties in the means of communication, the scarcity o...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repository: | Rever (São Paulo. Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/45405 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/45405 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Amazônia. Diocesanização. Santa Sé. Nunciatura Apostólica. Amazonia Ecclesiastical Divisions Holy See Apostolic Nunciature |
| Summary: | This article analyzes the Apostolic Nuncios’ interventions in Brazil, the Holy See, and the episcopate in the Amazonian region to create new Catholic ecclesiastical circumscriptions between 1860 and 1930. The great territorial extension, the difficulties in the means of communication, the scarcity of clergy and resources, and the desire to optimize the religious assistance, counteract competing religions, and Christianize the indigenous people, justified the territorial dismemberment. These were political actions implemented as a result of specific interests of the Church and not as a consequence of a tacit alliance with the State. Our research sources were obtained in the Vatican Apostolic Archive and the Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs. They enabled us to understand the pontifical representatives’ connections and projects and of the Holy See and their relations with the episcopate. |
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