The Roman court
Subtitle: Or A Treatise On The Cardinals, Roman Congregations And Tribunals, Legates, Apostolic Vicars, Protonotaries, And Other Prelates Of The Holy Roman Church
Publisher: FR. Pustet & Co.
Published: 1895
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Introductory Chapter. — The Roman Pontiff, Primate of the Church.; title: Part First. — The Sacred College of Cardinals.; title: Chapter I. — The Word Cardinal 10; title: Chapter II. — Order, Title, Number of Cardinals 14; title: Chapter III. — Antiquity of the College of Cardinals 22; title: Chapter IV. — Dignity of the Cardinalate 27; title: Chapter V. — Mutual Relations of the Pope and the Sacred College 32; title: Chapter VI. — Creation of Cardinals 42; title: Chapter VII. — Cardinals in Relation to their Titles   53; title: Chapter VIII. — The College of Cardinals during a Vacancy in the Apostolic See; The Conclave 59; title: Part Second — The Roman Congregations and Tribunals.; title: Chapter I. — The Sacred Consistory and its Auxiliary Congregations: The Consistorial Congregation, the Congregation for Choosing Bishops, The Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs 80; title: Chapter II. — The Holy Office or Universal Inquisition 93; title: Chapter III. — The Congregation of the Index 113; title: Chapter IV. — The Congregation on Studies 140; title: Chapter V. — The Congregation of Rites 146; title: Chapter VI. — The Congregation on Ceremonies 163; title: Chapter VII. — The Congregation for Indulgences and Relics 165; title: Chapter VIII. — The Congregation for the Fabric of St. Peter's 170; title: Chapter IX. — The Congregation of the Council; The Subordinate Congregations for Visits ad Limina, For Reviewing Provincial Synods, For Ecclesiastical Immunity, For the Residence of Bishops. 176; title: Chapter X. — The Congregation of Bishops and Regulars; and the Congregation on Regular Discipline and on the State of Regulars  197; title: Chapter Xl. — The Congregation for the Propagation of Faith 208; title: Chapter XII. — Certain Rules of the Congregations 228; title: Chapter XIII.— The Tribunals of Justice; The Rota, Treasury Apostolic, Signature of Justice 235; title: Chapter XIV. — The Tribunals of Favor; The Signature of Favor, The Datary, The Sacred Penitentiary 243; title: Chapter XV. — The Tribunals of Expedition; the Roman Chancery, The Secretariate of Briefs, The Secretariate of State, The Secretariate of Memorials 256; title: Chapter XVI. — Advocates, Notaries, Agents in the Roman Court 266; title: Part Third — Prelates, Legates, Vicars Apostolic, Protonotaries.; title: Chapter I. — Prelates of the Roman Court 271; title: Chapter II. — Legates of the Apostolic See 280; title: Chapter III. — The Power of Apostolic Legates 297; title: Chapter IV. — Vicars Apostolic 316; title: Chapter V. — Protonotaries Apostolic   325