Bible Dictionaries
Papal Constitution
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
An important papal law or grant. Popes have long used Constitutions for dogmatic and disciplinary pronouncements. Since 1911 they have been using Constitutions for erecting or dividing dioceses. Constitutions are now sub plumbo letters, that is, have the older Bull form.
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Entry for 'Papal Constitution'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/papal-constitution.html. 1910.