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Eastern Catholic Churches

The Oriental Churches in communion with Rome, their rites, law and patrimony.

Also called Oriental Churches, Eastern Catholics, sui iuris.

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1890s

  1. Orientalium Dignitas30 November 1894On the Eastern ChurchesPope

1910s

  1. Dei Providentis1 May 1917Establishing the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchPope

1920s

  1. Rerum Orientalium8 September 1928On Promotion of Oriental StudiesPope

1960s

  1. Orientalium Ecclesiarum21 November 1964Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern RiteEcumenical Council
  2. Ad Purpuratorum Patrum Collegium11 February 1965On Eastern Patriarchs in the College of CardinalsPope
  3. Episcopalis Potestatis2 May 1967On the Faculties of Eastern BishopsPope

1970s

  1. Nobis in Animo25 March 1974On the Needs of the Church in the Holy LandPope

1990s

  1. Apostolic Letter for the Union of Brest12 November 1995Fourth centenary of the Union of BrestPope
  2. A New Hope for Lebanon10 May 1997Post-synodal exhortation on the Church in LebanonPope
  3. Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium18 October 1990Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO)Pope
  4. Sacri Canones18 October 1990Promulgating the Code of Canons of the Eastern ChurchesPope
  5. Uniatism, Method of Union of the Past, and the Present Search for Full Communion23 June 1993Balamand DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Orientale Lumen2 May 1995On the Churches of the EastPope
  7. Message of the Synod Fathers†13 December 1995Special Assembly for Lebanon (1995), Christ is our hope: final message [→ Une espérance nouvelle pour le Liban]Synod of Bishops
  8. Il Padre incomprensibile†6 January 1996Instruction applying the liturgical prescriptions of the Code of Canons of the Eastern ChurchesRoman Curia

2010s

  1. Ecclesia in Medio Oriente14 September 2012On the Church in the Middle East: communion and witnessPope
  2. Message to the People of God (Nuntius)22 October 2010Special Assembly for the Middle East (2010), The Catholic Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness: Message [→ Ecclesia in Medio Oriente]Synod of Bishops
  3. Mitis et misericors Iesus15 August 2015Reform of marriage nullity procedure (Eastern Code)Pope
  4. De concordia inter Codices31 May 2016Harmonizing the Latin and Eastern codesPope

2020s

  1. Mutua concordia29 August 2026Amending canons 106 and 126 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern ChurchesPope
  2. Vocare peccatores20 March 2023Reform of the penal law of the Code of Canons of the Eastern ChurchesPope
  3. Incontro per il decimo anniversario di Amoris laetitia7 October 2026Address to heads of Eastern Churches and presidents of episcopal conferences, 10th anniversary of Amoris laetitiaPope