Pontifical Mission Societies and Vatican missionary policy (1922–1965)

1. Maximum Illud reframes modern Catholic mission principles

   Nov 30, 1919Labels: Pope Benedict, Maximum Illud

   • Vatican

2. Romanorum Pontificum makes key mission societies pontifical

   May 3, 1922Labels: Pope Pius, Romanorum Pontificum

   • Vatican News
   • LOR

3. PMS administration is transferred to Rome under Propaganda Fide

   May 3, 1922Labels: Propaganda Fide, Pontifical Mission

   • LOR

4. Vatican Missionary Exhibition opens during Holy Year

   Dec 24, 1924Labels: Vatican Exhibition, Holy Year

   • Vatican Museums

5. Rerum Ecclesiae sets policy goals for Catholic missions

   Feb 28, 1926Labels: Pope Pius, Rerum Ecclesiae

   • Vatican

6. World Mission Sunday is established as a universal observance

   Apr 14, 1926Labels: World Mission, Society for

   • LOR
   • PPOOMM

7. Pius XI consecrates six Chinese bishops in Rome

   Oct 28, 1926Labels: Pope Pius, Chinese bishops

   • PAS
   • UPI

8. Vatican Ethnological Museum is founded after exhibition success

   Nov 12, 1926Labels: Vatican Ethnological, Pope Pius

   • Vatican Museums

9. Missionary Ethnological Museum opens at Saint John Lateran

   Dec 21, 1927Labels: Missionary Ethnological, Saint John

   • Vatican Museums

10. Evangelii Praecones reviews postwar missions and reaffirms PMS role

    Jun 2, 1951Labels: Pope Pius, Evangelii Praecones

    • Vatican

11. Fidei Donum promotes cross-diocesan missionary cooperation

    Apr 21, 1957Labels: Fidei Donum, Pope Pius

    • Vatican

12. Princeps Pastorum emphasizes local clergy and lay mission responsibility

    Nov 28, 1959Labels: Pope John, Princeps Pastorum

    • Vatican

13. Ad Gentes formalizes Vatican II mission theology and practice

    Dec 7, 1965Labels: Ad Gentes, Second Vatican

    • Vatican