Congregation for Ecclesiastical Immunity

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The Congregation for Ecclesiastical Immunity ( Latin Congregatio immunitatis , Italian Congregazione dell'immunità ecclesiastica ) was a congregation of the Roman Curia that watched over the observance of ecclesiastical immunity .

history

Pope Urban VIII founded the congregation vivae vocis oraculo in 1626 . It met for the first time on March 28, 1626.

It had the task of examining the violation of ecclesiastical competences and privileges by secular courts and working towards their removal. The rights of the Congregation were established by the Ex quo Constitutions of Benedict XIII. (June 8, 1875), In supremo by Clemens XII. (February 1, 1735), Officii nostri by Benedict XIV (March 15, 1750) and Praestat Romanum Ponteficem by Clement XIII. (September 27, 1766) strengthened and specified.

The congregation consisted of a cardinal prefect , a secretary, his deputy and nine prelates of the curia .

Due to the progressive loss of importance of the church's immunity and because public law was given precedence, and because it was regulated more and more in concordats , Pope Gregory XVI restricted the in November 1831 by a constitution and on November 10, 1834 by a motu proprio the powers of the congregation.

After the death of Filippo Maria Guidi , the last cardinal prefect, the Congregation was founded by Pope Leo XIII. merged with the Council Congregation . In 1908 the congregation was finally abolished by Pius X.

Prefects of the Congregation

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