List of papal bulls

This is a very incomplete list of papal bulls by the year in which they were issued. 
Year 	Bull 	Issuer 	Description 	
1059 	In Nomine Domini ("In the name of the Lord") 	Nicholas II 	Establishing cardinal-bishops as the sole electors of the popeEhler, Sidney Z. and John B. Morrall, Church and State Through the Centuries , (Biblo-Moser, 1988), 23. 	
1079 	Libertas ecclesiae ("The liberty of the Church") 	Gregory VII 	 	
1079 	Antiqua sanctorum patrum 	Gregory VII 	Granted the church of Lyon primacy over the churches of Gaul 	
c. 1120 	Sicut Judaeis ("Thus to the Jews") 	Callixtus II 	Provides protection for the Jews who suffered from the hands of the participants in the First Crusade.Carroll, James, Constantine's sword: the church and the Jews, (Houghton Mifflin Co, 2002), 269-270. 	
1136 (July 7) 	Ex commisso nobis 	Innocent II 	Bull of Gniezno 	
1139 (March 29) 	Omne Datum Optimum 	Innocent II 	Endorses the Knights Templar. 	
1144 	Milites Templi ("Soldiers of the Temple") 	Celestine II 	Provides clergy protection to the Knights Templar and encourages contributions to their cause. 	
1145 	Militia Dei ("Soldiers of God") 	Eugene III 	Allows the Knights Templar to take tithes and burial fees and to bury their dead in their own cemeteries. 	
1145 (December 1) 	Quantum praedecessores ("How much did our predecessors") 	Eugene III 	Calls for the Second Crusade. 	
1155 	Laudabiliter ("Laudably") 	Adrian IV 	Gives the English King Henry II lordship over Ireland. 	
1179 	Manifestis Probatum 	Alexander III	Recognition of the kingdom of Portugal and Afonso Henriques as the first king.Linehan, Peter and Janet Laughland Nelson, The Medieval World, Vol.10, (Routledge, 2001), 524. 	
1184 	Ad Abolendam 	Lucius III 	Condemns heresy, and lists some punishments (though stops short of death). 	
1187 (October 29) 	Audita tremendi ("Hearing what terrible...") 	Gregory VIII 	Calls for the Third Crusade. 	
1192 	Cum universi 	Celestine III	 	
1198 	Post Miserabile 	Innocent III 	Calls for the Fourth Crusade.Riley-Smith, Jonathan, The Crusades: a history, (Continuum International Publishing, 1987), 149. 	
1199 (February 19) 	Vergentis in senium 	Innocent III 	Assigns the uniform of a white tunic with a black cross to the Teutonic Knights. 	
1205 	Etsi non displaceat 	Innocent III 	 	
1213 	Quia maior 	Innocent III 	Calls for the Fifth Crusade. 	
1216 (December) 	Religiosam vitam ("The religious life") 	Honorius III 	Established the Dominican Order 	
1218 	In generali concilio 	Honorius III 	 	
1219 	Super speculam 	Honorius III 	 	
1223 (November 29) 	Solet annuere 	Honorius III 	Approves the Rule of St. Francis. 	
1228 	Fraternitatis tuae 	Gregory IX 	Miracle of Alatri. 	
1230 	Quo elongati 	Gregory IX 	Conflict over the testament of the holy Francis of Assisi. 	
1231 (April 13) 	Parens scientarum ("The Mother of Sciences") 	Gregory IX 	Guarantees the independence of the University of Paris. 	
1232 (February 8) 	Ille humani generis 	Gregory IX 	 	
1233 (June 13) 	Vox Rama ("A voice in Ramah..") 	Gregory IX 	Condemns Satanic meetings held in Germany. It warns that Satan in these meetings can appear in form of animals like black cats, gooses, toads or like a thin, pale man. 	
1233 	Etsi Judaeorum 	Gregory IX 	 	
1233 	Licet ad capiendos 	Gregory IX 	 	
1234 	Pietati proximum 	Gregory IX 	Confirms Germans Orders rule of Kulmerland 	
1234 	Rex pacificus 	Gregory IX 	Announcement of the Liber Extra, the collection of papal decretes 	
1235 	Cum hora undecima ("Since the eleventh hour") 	Gregory IX 	First bull authorizing pagan friars to preach to pagan nationsJackson, p. 13 	
1239 	Si vera sunt ("If they are true") 	Gregory IX 	 	
1244 	Impia judeorum perfidia 	Innocent IV 	Call to burn the Talmud 	
1245 	Inter alia desiderabilia 	Innocent IV 	Charges against Sancho II of Portugal 	
1245 (March 5) 	Dei patris immensa ("God the Father's immense...") 	Innocent IV 	Exposition of the Christian faith, and urged Mongols to accept baptism 	
1245 (March 13) 	Cum non solum ("With not only...") 	Innocent IV 	Appeal to the Mongols to desist from attacking Christians and other nations, and an enquiry as to their future intentions.Jackson, p. 88 Innocent expresses desire for peace (possibly unaware that in the Mongol vocabulary, "peace" is a synonym for "subjection")Jackson, p. 90	
1245 (late March) 	Cum simus super 	Innocent IV 	Letter addressed to multiple prelates and 'Christians of the East' which affirmed the primacy of the Roman Church and urged ecclesiastical unityJackson, pp. 93-94 	
1247 	Lachrymabilem Judaeorum 	Innocent IV 	 	
1248 (November 22) 	Viam agnoscere veritatis 	Innocent IV 	Letter addressed to Baiju, king of the Mongols, in response to his embassy. 	
1252 (May 15) 	Ad exstirpanda ("For the elimination") 	Innocent IV 	Authorizes the use of torture for eliciting confessions from heretics during the Inquisition and executing relapsed heretics by burning them alive. 	
1254 (October 6) 	Querentes in agro 	Innocent IV 	 	
1263/1264 	Exultavit cor nostrum ("Our heart has rejoiced") 	Urban IV 	Letter from Urban to Hulagu, discussing the arrival of Hulagu's (uncredentialed) envoy John the Hungarian, cautiously welcoming, and announcing that William II of Agen, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, would be investigating further.Peter Jackson, Mongols and the West, p. 166 	
1264 	? 	Urban IV 	Discussion of the Egyptian threat (no mention of Mongols) 	
1267 	Turbato corde 	Clement IV 	 	
1274 	Ubi Periculum ("Where there is danger") 	Gregory X 	 	
1296 (January 20) 	Redemptor mundi ("Redeemer of the world") 	Boniface VIII	Named James II of Aragon as standardbearer, captain-general, and admiral of the Roman Church. 	
1296 (February 25) 	Clericis Laicos ("Lay clerics") 	Boniface VIII	Excommunicates all members of the clergy who, without authorization from the Holy See, pay to laymen any part of their income or the revenue of the Church, and all rulers who receive such payments. 	
1297 	Super rege et regina ("About king and queen") 	Boniface VIII	Bestowed on James II of Aragon the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica. 	
1299 (27 June) 	Scimus, Fili ("We know, my son") 	Boniface VIII	Declared King Edward I of England's occupation of Scotland to be illegal. 	
1299 	De Sepulturis 	Boniface VIII	Prohibits the dismembering and boiling of the bodies so that the bones, separated from the flesh, may be carried for burial in their own countries. 	
1300 (22 February) 	Antiquorum fida relatio 	Boniface VIII	Reinstates the Jubilee Years, granting indulgence during those years for those who fulfill various conditions 	
1302 (November 18) 	Unam Sanctam ("The One Holy") 	Boniface VIII	Declares that there is no salvation outside the Church (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus), and that the Church must remain united. 	
1307 (November 22) 	Pastoralis praeminentiæ 	Clement V 	Orders the arrest of the Knights Templar and the confiscation of their possessions. 	
1307 (23 July) 	Rex regnum 	Clement V 	Nominates seven Franciscans to act as papal suffragens in ChinaJackson, p. 258 	
1308 	Fasciens misericordiam 	Clement V 	Sets out the procedure to prosecute the Knights Templar. 	
1308 (August 12) 	Regnans in coelis ("Reigning in heaven") 	Clement V 	Convenes the Council of Vienne to discuss the Knights Templar. 	
1310 (April 4) 	Alma mater ("A nurturing mother") 	Clement V 	Postpones the opening of the Council of Vienne until 1 Oct., 1311, on account of the investigation of the Templars that was not yet finished. 	
1312 (March 22) 	Vox in excelso ("A voice from on high") 	Clement V 	Disbands the Knights Templar. 	
1312 (May 2) 	Ad providam 	Clement V 	Grants the bulk of Templar property on to the Knights Hospitallers. 	
1312 (May 6) 	Considerantes dudum 	Clement V 	 	
1312 (May 16) 	Nuper in concilio 	Clement V 	 	
1312 (December 18) 	Licet dudum 	Clement V 	 	
1312 (December 31) 	Dudum in generali concilio 	Clement V 	 	
1313 (January 13) 	Licet pridem 	Clement V 	 	
1317 	Sane Considerante 	John XXII 	 	
1318 (April 1) 	Redemptor noster ("Our redeemer") 	John XXII 	Withdrew the Mongol Ilkhan's dominions and 'India' from the archdiocese of Khanbaligh, transferring to a Dominican province 	
1323 	Cum inter nonnullos 	John XXI 	Definition on the Poverty of Christ and the Apostles 	
1336 	Benedictus Deus 	Benedict XII 	 	
1348 September 26 	Quamvis Perfidiam 	Clement VI 	 	
1350 	cum natura humana 	Clement VI 	 	
1425 	 	Martin V 	Foundation of the Université Catholique de Louvain 	
1435 	Sicut Dudum 	Eugene IV 	Forbidding the slavery of black natives in the Canary Islands by Spanish slave traders 	
1439 (July 6) 	Laetantur Coeli 	Eugene IV 	 	
1451 (January 7) 	 	Nicholas V 	Foundation of the University of Glasgow 	
1452 (June 18) 	Dum diversas 	Nicholas V 	Authorizes Afonso V of Portugal to reduce any Muslims, pagans and other unbelievers to perpetual slavery. 	
1455 (January 8) 	Romanus Pontifex ("The Roman pontiff") 	Nicholas V 	Sanctifies the seizure of non-Christian lands discovered during the Age of Discovery and encourages the enslavement of natives. 	
1456 (June 20) 	Cum hiis superioribus annis and is titled "Bulla Turcorum" 	Calixtus III 	Announces the Fall of Constantinople and seeks funding for another crusade against the Turks. 	
1470 (April 19) 	Ineffabilis providentia ("Ineffable Providence") 	Paul II 	 	
1478 (November 1) 	Exigit sinceræ devotionis 	Sixtus IV 	Creates the Spanish Inquisition. 	
1481 (June 21) 	Aeterni regis 	Sixtus IV 	Confirms the Treaty of Alcáçovas. 	
1484 (December 5) 	Summis desiderantes 	Innocent VIII	Condemns an alleged outbreak of witchcraft and heresy in the region of the Rhine River valley, and deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany. 	
1493 (May 4) 	Inter caetera ("Among the other") 	Alexander VI 	Divides the New World between Spain and Portugal. 	
1493 (June 25) 	Piis Fidelium 	Alexander VI 	Grants Spain vicarial power to appoint missionaries to the Indies. 	
1513 (December 19) 	Apostolici Regiminis 	Leo X 	Concerning immortality of the soul. 	
1514 	Supernæ 	Leo X 	Declares that the cardinals in a body should come immediately after the pope and precede all others in the church. 	
1520 (June 15) 	Exsurge Domine ("Arise, O Lord") 	Leo X 	Demands that Martin Luther retract 41 of his 95 theses, as well as other specified errors, within sixty days of its publication in neighbouring regions to Saxony. 	
1521 (January 3) 	Decet Romanum Pontificem ("[It] befits [the] Roman Pontiff") 	Leo X 	Excommunicates Martin Luther. 	
1537 (May 29) 	Sublimus Dei 	Paul III 	Forbids the enslavement of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. 	
1540 (September 27)	Regimini militantis ecclesiae ("To the Government of the Church Militant") 	Paul III 	Approves the formation of the Society of Jesus. 	
1543 (March 14) 	Injunctum nobis 	Paul III 	 	
1550 (July 21) 	Exposcit debitum ("The Duty demands") 	Julius III 	Second and final approval of the Society of Jesus 	
1553 (April 28) 	Divina disponente clementia ("So predisposed by the divine clemency") 	Julius III 	Create Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa the first patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. 	
1555 (July 14) 	Cum nimis absurdum ("Since it is absurd") 	Paul IV 	Places religious and economic restrictions on Jews in the Papal States. 	
1559 (February 15) 	Cum ex apostolatus officio 	Paul IV 	Confirms that only Catholics can be elected Popes. 	
1564 (January 26) 	Benedictus Deus 	Pius IV 	Ratified all decrees and definitions of the Council of Trent. 	
1565 (January 17) 	Æquum reputamus 	Pius V 	 	
1570 (February 25) 	Regnans in Excelsis ("Ruling from on high) 	Pius V 	Declares Elizabeth I of England a heretic and releases her subjects from any allegiance to her. 	
1570 (July 14) 	Quo Primum 	Pius V 	Describes the method use to reform the Roman rite, promulgates the Missal of Pius V (Tridentine rite, and abrogates any other rite which cannot demonstrate two hundred year of continuous use 	
1582 (February 24) 	Inter gravissimas ("Among the most important") 	Gregory XIII 	Establishes the Gregorian calendar. 	
1586 (January) 	Coeli et terrae ("The heavens and the lands") 	Sixtus V 	condemned "judicial astrology" as superstitious. 	
1588 (February 11) 	Immensa Aeterni Dei 	Sixtus V 	 	
1653 (May 31) 	Cum occasione 	Innocent X 	Condemns 5 Jansenist propositions. 	
1665 	Ad Sacram 	Alexander VII	 	
1692 	Romanum decet Pontificem 	Innocent XII 	Abolished the office of Cardinal-Nephew 	
1713 	Unigenitus ("The only-begotten") 	Clement XI 	Condemns Jansenism. 	
1738 	In eminenti apostolatus specula ("in the high watchtower of the Apostolate")	Clement XII 	Bans Catholics from becoming Freemasons. 	
1773 	Dominus ac Redemptor Noster ("Our Master and Redeemer") 	Clement XIV 	Permanently and irrevocably suppressing the Society of Jesus. 	
1814 	Sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum ("The care of all the churches") 	Pius VII 	Reestablishes the Society of Jesus. 	
1824 	Quod divina sapientia ("what divine wisdom") 	Leo XII 	Restructures education in the Papal States under ecclesiastical supervision 	
1850 (September 29)	Universalis Ecclesiae ("of the Universal Church") 	Pius IX 	Recreates the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England. 	
1866 (July 12) 	Reversurus ("to came back") 	Pius IX 	Extends to the Armenian Catholic Church the Western provisions about appointment of bishops 	
1868 (June 29) 	Aeterni Patris ("of the Eternal Father") 	Pius IX 	Summons First Vatican Council. 	
1869 (October 12) 	Apostolicæ Sedis Moderationi ("to the spirit of the Apostolic See") 	Pius IX 	Regulates the system of censures and reservations in the Catholic Church. 	
1871 	Pastor aeternus ("The eternal shepherd") 	Pius IX 	Defines papal infallibility. 	
1880 (July 13) 	Dolemus inter alia ("Among other things, we lament") 	Leo XIII 	 	
1896 	Apostolicae Curae ("of the Apostolic care") 	Leo XIII 	Declares all Anglican Holy Orders null and void. 	
1910 	Quam singulari ("how special") 	Pius X 	Allows the admittance of Communion to children who have reached the age of reason (about seven years old). 	
1950 (November 1) 	Munificentissimus Deus ("The most bountiful God") 	Pius XII 	Defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. 	
1961 (December 25) 	Humanae salutis ("of human salvation") 	John XXIII 	Summons Second Vatican Council. 	
1965 (November 18) 	Dei Verbum ("Word of God") 	Paul VI 	 	
1998 (November 29) 	Incarnationis mysterium ("The mystery of the Incarnation") 	John Paul II 	Indiction of the Great Jubilee of 2000 	
Also note In Coena Domini ("At the table of the Lord"), a recurrent papal bull issued annually between 1363 and 1770, at first on Holy Thursday, later on Easter Monday.
==Notes==
1145: First formal Papal Bull of Crusade (‘Bulla cruciata’ - calling on France to restore the Holy Land to Christendom) issued by Eugenius III, together with ‘Quantum prædecessors’
1226: "Solet annuere" November 29, 1226 [Bull approving the Rule of St. Francis] Pope Honorius III
1247: Bull :Quae Honorem Conditoris Omnium (Whatever Is for the Honor of the Creator of All) October 1, 1247
==External links==
*Theology Library, with a list
*Cherubini Laertius: Magnum Bullarium Romanum
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