Quae in patriarchatu

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Quae in patriarchatu is an encyclical written by Pope Pius IX. ; it was published on November 16, 1872 and is subtitled: On the Chalcedon Church . The encyclical is addressed to the patriarch , archbishops , bishops and religious leaders of the Chaldean Catholic Church . The Pope summarized the story of Patriarch Joseph Audo and accepted his late confession of repentance and the oath of allegiance to Rome .

About history

As early as the sixth century, Julius III confirmed . a patriarch of the Catholic Chaldeans . Innocent XI. established this union even more firmly in 1681 by again confirming a patriarch with the seat in Diyarbakır / Amida. The Nestorians and their bishops continued to join the Roman Church. Under Clement XIV , the patriarch residing in Kurdistan also turned to the Roman See and was recognized by it on June 17, 1771. Under Pius VI. In turn, several Nestorians converted to Catholic unity, also under Pius VIII, who moved the patriarchal seat from Diyarbakir to Babylon in 1830 . Around this time, war, cholera and famine reduced the number of believers in this Chaldean rite significantly. Disputes between the patriarch and his bishops were settled by the apostolic visitor in 1835 , and three years later he toured several provinces on a visitation trip with the patriarch.

Patriarch Joseph VI. Audo

In his encyclical Pius IX. on the election and the conflict with Joseph Audo:

“Patriarch Nikolaus Issaia Jakobi voluntarily resigned his office. Bishop Joseph Audo (Bishop of Amida) was given the task of publicizing this resignation and preparing a canonical election . On December 26, 1847, Joseph Audo was elected Patriarch at Mosul and enthroned on September 11, 1848 . A lengthy and difficult time of religious conflicts and determinations of jurisdiction followed , until finally the Congregation for the Dissemination of the Faith settled this dispute on March 6, 1865 and a cardinal assembly decided not to extend the powers of the Patriarch of Babylon the Chaldeans. "

The conflict

Joseph Audo was initially stubborn, the Pope wrote on, and only later approved the decree . He also refused to ordain the priests proposed by Rome and only changed his attitude after he was referred to his apostolic duty by the Pope . The Pope thus succeeded in restoring ecclesiastical discipline. Nevertheless, the Pope rearranged the areas of responsibility in parts of the Eastern Church and laid down the church boundaries, areas of responsibility and the Chaldean rite. With this encyclical Pius IX declared. continued collaboration between the Holy See and the Patriarch of Babylon the Chaldeans and recognized the patriarch's declaration of loyalty .

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