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Clerical Celibacy

Priestly celibacy and its discipline.

Also called celibacy.

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1930s

  1. Ad Catholici Sacerdotii20 December 1935On the Catholic PriesthoodPope

1960s

  1. Sacerdotalis Caelibatus24 June 1967On the Celibacy of the PriestPope
  2. Presbyterorum Ordinis7 December 1965Decree on the Ministry and Life of PriestsEcumenical Council

1970s

  1. A Guide to Formation in Priestly Celibacy11 April 1974A Guide to Formation in Priestly CelibacyRoman Curia
  2. Ultimis temporibus†30 November 1971II Ordinary General Assembly (1971), The Ministerial Priesthood: synodal document on the ministerial priesthoodSynod of Bishops
  3. Ad Pascendum15 August 1972Norms for the Order of DiaconatePope
  4. Novo Incipiente8 April 1979Holy Thursday Letter to Priests 1979Pope
  5. Theology of the Body5 September 1979Catechesis cycle on human love in the divine plan (1979-1984)Pope

1980s

  1. Conclusions of the Particular Synod for the Netherlands†31 January 1980Particular (Special) Synod for the Netherlands (1980), The Pastoral Situation in the Netherlands: Conclusions/ResolutionsSynod of Bishops

1990s

  1. Pastores Dabo Vobis25 March 1992On the formation of priestsPope
  2. Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests31 January 1994Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests (1994)Roman Curia

2000s

  1. The Program of Priestly Formation (5th ed.)4 August 2006Program of Priestly Formation (5th ed.)Bishops' Conferences
  2. Sacramentum caritatis22 February 2007On the Eucharist, source and summit of the Church's life and missionPope
  3. Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in the Admission and Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood28 June 2008Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in Priestly FormationRoman Curia

2010s

  1. Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests (new edition)11 February 2013Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests (2013)Roman Curia
  2. Ratio fundamentalis institutionis sacerdotalis8 December 2016The Gift of the Priestly VocationRoman Curia

2020s

  1. Program of Priestly Formation in the United States of America (6th ed.)24 June 2022Program of Priestly Formation (6th ed.)Bishops' Conferences
  2. Una fedeltà che genera futuro8 December 2025A Fidelity that Generates the Future: 60th anniversary of Optatam totius and Presbyterorum ordinisPope