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Holy Orders

The sacrament of Orders, ordination rites and the reservation of ordination.

Also called ordination, Ordinatio sacerdotalis.

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1960s

  1. Pontificalis Romani18 June 1968Approving the New Rites of Ordination of Deacons, Priests and BishopsPope
  2. De Ordinatione Diaconi, Presbyteri et Episcopi†15 August 1968Rite of Ordination (editio typica)Roman Curia
  3. Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem18 June 1967Restoring the Permanent DiaconatePope
  4. Sacerdotalis Caelibatus24 June 1967On the Celibacy of the PriestPope

1970s

  1. Ministry and Ordination (Canterbury Statement)September 1973ARCIC I: Ministry and OrdinationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Inter insigniores15 October 1976Declaration on the admission of women to the ministerial priesthoodRoman Curia
  3. The Priestly Ministry1970The Priestly MinistryTheological & Biblical Commissions
  4. Permanent Deacons in the United States: Guidelines on Their Formation and Ministry5 August 1971Permanent Deacon GuidelinesBishops' Conferences
  5. Ultimis temporibus†30 November 1971II Ordinary General Assembly (1971), The Ministerial Priesthood: synodal document on the ministerial priesthoodSynod of Bishops
  6. Ad Pascendum15 August 1972Norms for the Order of DiaconatePope
  7. Ministeria Quaedam15 August 1972On First Tonsure, Minor Orders and the SubdiaconatePope
  8. Novo Incipiente8 April 1979Holy Thursday Letter to Priests 1979Pope

1980s

  1. The Sacrament of Order in the Sacramental Structure of the Church26 June 1988Valamo DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. De Ordinatione Episcopi, presbyterorum et diaconorum (editio typica altera)29 June 1989Rite of Ordination, second typical editionRoman Curia
  3. The Final Report1982ARCIC I Final ReportEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Sacerdotium ministeriale6 August 1983Letter on certain questions concerning the minister of the EucharistRoman Curia
  5. Mulieris Dignitatem15 August 1988On the dignity and vocation of womenPope

1990s

  1. Ordinatio Sacerdotalis22 May 1994On reserving priestly ordination to men alonePope
  2. Responsum ad dubium concerning Ordinatio sacerdotalis28 October 1995Response on the teaching of Ordinatio sacerdotalisRoman Curia
  3. Common Declaration5 December 1996Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop CareyEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Ratio fundamentalis institutionis diaconorum permanentium / Directorium pro ministerio et vita diaconorum permanentium22 February 1998Basic Norms and Directory for Permanent DeaconsRoman Curia

2000s

  1. From the Diakonia of Christ to the Diakonia of the Apostles30 September 2002From the Diakonia of Christ to the Diakonia of the ApostlesTheological & Biblical Commissions
  2. Instruction concerning the criteria for the discernment of vocations with regard to persons with homosexual tendencies4 November 2005Criteria for Discernment of Vocations (homosexual tendencies)Roman Curia
  3. Common Declaration23 November 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan WilliamsEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Omnium in mentem26 October 2009Amending canons of the Code of Canon Law (diaconate; marriage)Pope

2010s

  1. Catechesis on the Threefold Munus of the Priest14 April 2010 – 26 May 2010Year for Priests close: munus docendi, sanctificandi and regendi, 2010Pope
  2. Catechesis on the Sacraments8 January 2014 – 2 April 2014The seven sacraments from Baptism to Matrimony, 2014Pope
  3. National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons (2nd ed.)12 June 2019National Directory for Permanent Deacons (2nd ed.)Bishops' Conferences