apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis

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apostolic constitution papal document

The apostolic constitution *Universi Dominici Gregis* is a key legal document of the Catholic Church that sets out the procedures for the College of Cardinals in electing a new pope after the papal see becomes vacant.

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Label	Occurrences
Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis	2
apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis canonical	2
apostolic constitution on the vacancy of the Apostolic See	1

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Target entity: apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis
Context triple: [College of Cardinals, governedBy, apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis]

A. Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
The Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" is a major 2022 reform document by Pope Francis that reorganizes the Roman Curia and redefines the structure and functions of Vatican departments.
B. apostolic constitution Sacra Rituum Congregatio
The apostolic constitution *Sacra Rituum Congregatio* is a papal document that reorganized the Roman Curia’s structures responsible for liturgical affairs, leading to the establishment of the modern Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
C. Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
D. Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is a 1988 papal document issued by Pope John Paul II that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia, the central administrative apparatus of the Catholic Church.
E. encyclical Quas Primas
Encyclical *Quas Primas* is a 1925 papal letter by Pope Pius XI that established the Feast of Christ the King and emphasized Christ’s sovereignty over all aspects of life and society.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis
Target entity description: The apostolic constitution *Universi Dominici Gregis* is a key legal document of the Catholic Church that sets out the procedures for the College of Cardinals in electing a new pope after the papal see becomes vacant.

A. Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
The Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" is a major 2022 reform document by Pope Francis that reorganizes the Roman Curia and redefines the structure and functions of Vatican departments.
B. apostolic constitution Sacra Rituum Congregatio
The apostolic constitution *Sacra Rituum Congregatio* is a papal document that reorganized the Roman Curia’s structures responsible for liturgical affairs, leading to the establishment of the modern Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
C. Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
D. Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is a 1988 papal document issued by Pope John Paul II that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia, the central administrative apparatus of the Catholic Church.
E. encyclical Quas Primas
Encyclical *Quas Primas* is a 1925 papal letter by Pope Pius XI that established the Feast of Christ the King and emphasized Christ’s sovereignty over all aspects of life and society.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	apostolic constitution ⓘ papal document ⓘ
amendmentAuthor	Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ Pope Francis ⓘ
appliesTo	College of Cardinals ⓘ
author	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
canonicalStatus	in force with subsequent modifications ⓘ
defines	functions of particular congregations of cardinals during sede vacante ⓘ majority required for valid papal election ⓘ penalties for violation of conclave secrecy ⓘ procedures for balloting in a conclave ⓘ role of the Cardinal Camerlengo ⓘ role of the Dean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ rules for secrecy of the conclave ⓘ
definesRoleOf	College of Cardinals during papal vacancy ⓘ
governs	conclave in which a new pope is elected ⓘ period of sede vacante ⓘ procedures during vacancy of the Apostolic See ⓘ
hasBeenAmendedBy	motu proprio De aliquibus mutationibus in normis de electione Romani Pontificis ⓘ motu proprio Ingravescentem aetatem-related norms on electors (confirmed and adjusted) ⓘ motu proprio Normas nonnullas ⓘ
includes	norms on the acceptance of election by the elected ⓘ norms on the announcement of the new pope ⓘ norms on the choice of papal name ⓘ
juridicalScope	Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church
languageOfTitle	Latin ⓘ
legalForce	universal law for papal elections ⓘ
limits	right to vote in conclave to cardinals under 80 years of age ⓘ
locationOfConclave	Vatican City ⓘ
prohibits	external interference in papal elections ⓘ pacts or agreements among cardinals regarding votes ⓘ simony in papal elections ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
promulgationDate	1996-02-22 ⓘ
providesFor	conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel ⓘ
regulates	access to the Sistine Chapel during conclave ⓘ communications of cardinals with the outside world during conclave ⓘ lodging of cardinals during conclave ⓘ
replaced	Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis ⓘ
replacedDocumentAuthor	Pope Pius XII ⓘ
requires	cardinals to swear obedience to the future pope ⓘ cardinals to take an oath of secrecy ⓘ
setsMaximumNumberOfElectors	120 ⓘ
setsMinimumAgeForElectors	80 years as upper age limit for cardinal electors ⓘ
states	simoniacal election of a pope is nevertheless valid if the elected accepts ⓘ
subject	election of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ papal conclave procedures ⓘ
titleTranslationEnglish	Of the Lord’s Whole Flock ⓘ
usedIn	2005 papal conclave ⓘ 2013 papal conclave ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

College of Cardinals → governedBy → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church → legalBasis → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

this entity surface form: apostolic constitution on the vacancy of the Apostolic See

sede vacante → governedBy → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

Papal conclave → governedBy → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis

Camerarius Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae → isDefinedIn → apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ