Universi Dominici Gregis

Universi Dominici Gregis is an Apostolic Constitution of the Roman Catholic Church issued by Pope John Paul II on February 22, 1996. It superseded Pope Paul VI's 1975 Apostolic Constitution, Romano Pontifici Eligendo.

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Apostolic Constitution - Roman Catholic Church - Pope John Paul II - February 22 - 1996 - Pope Paul VI - 1975 - Romano Pontifici Eligendo

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Universi Dominici Gregis ('the Lord's whole flock', from the opening statement 'The Shepherd of the Lord's whole flock is the Bishop of the Church of Rome, ...'), subtitled On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff, deals with the vacancy of the Chair of St Peter and Bishop of Rome namely the Pope.

Related Topics:
Apostolic See - Roman Pontiff - St Peter - Bishop of - Rome - Pope

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The constitution modified or in some cases confirmed the rules for the conclave such that the rules today are as follows:

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