Protonotary apostolic
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In the
History
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In the Middle Ages, the protonotaries were very high papal officials and were often raised directly from this office to the
Since the sixteenth century, the popes had also appointed honorary protonotaries, who enjoyed the same privileges as the seven real members of the college; and titular protonotaries, who held a corresponding position in the administration of the episcopal ordinariate or in the collegiate chapter.[1]
By the motu proprio Inter multiplices of 21 February 1905, Pope Pius X defined the position of the protonotaries, ... privileges, dress, and insignia of the members of the four classes:
- Apostolic protonotaries de numero (protonotarii apostolici de numero participantium), members 'within the number' of the college of prelates, who exercised their office in connection with the acts of consistories and canonizations, had a representative in the Congregation of the Propaganda, and, according to the reorganization of the Curia by the Constitution "Sapienti consilio" of 29 June 1908, signed the papal Bulls instead of the earlier abbreviatores.
- Apostolic protonotaries supernumerary (protonotarii apostolici supranumerarii), a dignity to which only the canons of the four Roman patriarchal basilica majors(the Lateran and the Prefects of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter's, St. Mary Major, St. Paul Outside the Walls), and of cathedral chapters outside Rome to which the privilege had been granted, could be raised;
- Apostolic protonotaries ad instar (protonotarii apostolici ad instar sc. participantium), who were appointed by the pope and had the same external insignia as the real protonotaries;
- Titular or Honorary Protonotaries (protonotarii titulares seu honorarii), who were found outside Rome, and who received this dignity from the vicar capitular.
Present practice
An example from more recent times:
- Roger Morin, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, Episcopal Vicar for the Religious Orders and Chaplain of Rideau Hall, became a Protonotary Apostolic during the Mass of Thanksgiving on April 22, 1987 (Notre Dame Cathedral - Ottawa ON Canada - Archbishop Joseph Aurele Plourde, presider).
Since 1969 (following Pope Paul VI's issuing of two motus proprios, Pontificalis Domus of March 28, 1968 and Pontificalia Insignia of June 21, 1968), the four classes are reduced to two:
- Apostolic protonotaries de numero—who continue the work of the College of Protonotaries and still have certain duties with regard to papal documents; they may be addressed formally as "Most Reverend Sir or Monsignor (in Italian: Reverendissimo Signore, Monsignore)", and they may wear the
- Apostolic protonotaries supernumerary—The title is awarded to priests by the Personal Ordinariateswho are not to be made bishops (because they are married), but all existing supernumerary protonotaries are allowed to keep their titles.
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Generic coat of arms of a protonotary apostolic
See also
- Chaplain of His Holiness
- Honorary Prelate
References
- ^ a b c Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Prothonotary Apostolic." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ISBN 9780199642465
- ^ Nguyen, Benedict T., "Becoming a Monsignor in the Roman Catholic Church", Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Prothonotary Apostolic". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Sources
- Andreucci, Andreas Hieronymus (1742). De Protonotariis Apostolicis... Tractatus Canonico- Theologicus. (in Latin). Roma: A. de Rubeis, 1742.
- Buonaccorsi, Giorgio (1751). Antichità ed eccellenza del Protonotariato Appostolico Partecipante: Colle più scelte Notizie de'Santi, Sommi Pontefici, Cardinali, e Prelati che ne sono stati insigniti sino al presente. (in Italian). Faenza: Benedetti, 1751.
- Chow, Gabriel. Gcatholic.org, Prefecture of the Papal Household, lists the current protonotaries de numero.[self-published source]
- Piacenza, Petrus (1905). "De privilegiis septem Protonotariorum Participantium de Urbe," (in Latin) in: Ephemerides liturgicae Vol. 19 (Roma: Edizioni Liturgiche, 1905), pp. 524-531; and cf. pp. 194-206 (protonotarii supernumerarii); 260-273; 325-331; 404-411; 471-479.
- Micke, Paul (1866). De protonotariis apostolicis. (in Latin). Bratislava: Jungfer, 1866.