The Holy See and the ecclesiastical divisions of the Amazonian region (1860-1930)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2021vol21i1a2

Keywords:

Amazonia, Ecclesiastical Divisions, Holy See, Apostolic Nunciature

Abstract

This article analyzes the Apostolic Nuncios’ interventions in Brazil, the Holy See, and the episcopate in the Amazonian region to create new Catholic ecclesiastical circumscriptions between 1860 and 1930. The great territorial extension, the difficulties in the means of communication, the scarcity of clergy and resources, and the desire to optimize the religious assistance, counteract competing religions, and Christianize the indigenous people, justified the territorial dismemberment. These were political actions implemented as a result of specific interests of the Church and not as a consequence of a tacit alliance with the State. Our research sources were obtained in the Vatican Apostolic Archive and the Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs. They enabled us to understand the pontifical representatives’ connections and projects and of the Holy See and their relations with the episcopate.

Author Biographies

Jérri Roberto Marin, UFMS

Doutor em História pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); Pós-doutorado na Università Degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; Professor Titular da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS); Professor da Pós-Graduação em História da UFGD. E-mail: jerrimarin@gmail.com.

André Dioney Fonseca, UFOPA

Doutor em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professor Adjunto do Curso de História da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (PPGE/UFOPA). E-mail: andre.dioney@ufms.br

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Published

2021-05-28

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2021): Temática livre

Section

Intercâmbio

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