Quinquennial visit ad limina
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A quinquennial visit ad limina, or simply an ad limina visit, is the required visit of
It is a formal trip usually made together by all bishops from a single region (viz., an episcopal conference) to discuss with the pope issues specific to their regions. It is separate from other trips a bishop might make to the Vatican, such as to attend a synod. The ad limina visit happens every five years, or quinquennially.
Limina is the accusative plural of the
History
In 1585 Pope Sixtus V[inconsistent] issued the constitution Romanus Pontifex[inconsistent], which set forth the norm for visits ad limina.[citation needed] On December 31, 1909, Pope Pius X stated in a Decree for the Consistorial Congregation that a bishop needs to deliver an account of the state of his diocese to the pope once every five years, starting in 1911.[citation needed]
The current requirements for the ad limina visit are the subject of canon 399–400 of the
See also
References
- Cárcel Ortí, María Milagros; Cárcel Ortí, Vicente (1990). Historia, Derecho y Diplomática de la visita "ad limina" (in Spanish). Valencia: Conselleria de Cultura, Educació i Ciència. ISBN 978-84-7890-086-2.
- Ricciardi Celsi, Francesco (2005). Le relationes ad limina: aspetti della esperienza storica di un istituto canonico (in Italian). Torino: G. Giappichelli. ISBN 978-88-348-5558-4.
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