Orientalium Ecclesiarum is the Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite from the Second Vatican Council. One of the shorter such documents, it was passed by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,110 to 39 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964. The name means "Eastern Churches" in Latin, and is taken from the first line of the decree, as is customary with Roman Catholic official documents. The Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. ... His Holiness Pope Paul VI, born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), reigned as Pope and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The Roman Catholic Church believes its founding was based on Jesus appointment of Saint Peter as the primary church leader, later Bishop of Rome. ...
Contents
The numbers given correspond to the section numbers within the text.
Preamble (1)
The Individual Churches or Rites (2-4)
Preservation of the Spiritual Heritage of the Eastern Churches (5-6)
Eastern Rite Patriarchs (7-11)
The Discipline of the Sacraments (12-18)
Divine Worship (19-23)
Relations with the Brethren of the Separated Churches (24-29)
Orientalium dignitas, 30 nov. 1894, in Leonis XIII Acta, vol.
Canon proponit ut redeatur ad disciplinam antiquam singularum Ecclesiarum quoad obligationes subdiaconorum, in derogationem iuris communis Cleri sanctitati.
Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite - Orientalium Ecclesiarium
The Holy Catholic Church, which is the Mystical Body of Christ, is made up of the faithful who are organically united in the Holy Spirit by the same faith, the same sacraments and the same government and who, combining together into various groups which are held together by a hierarchy, form separate Churches or Rites.
(29) Ex tenore Bullarum unionis singularum Ecclesiarumorientalium catholicarum.
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