Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the pope (Latin: Officium de Liturgicis Celebrationibus Summi Pontificis ) is the former office for the papal ceremonies, which Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus today in the June 28, 1988 way was arranged.

History

It was affiliated with the Curia and has the task of preparing the liturgical celebrations of the Pope, even in its name, ie without the Pope himself, completed. At the papal court there was an early one such college, as can be read in a Breve Pope Pius IV on May 10, 1563. Herein, the rights of a master of ceremonies were arranged.

By order by Pope Benedict XV. from June 25, 1917 was the official one college chaired by a prefect, who was directly appointed by the Pope. The members of the college were among the domestic prelates and Apostolic Proto notaries, while the master of ceremonies was one of the Monsignori. The order of 1970, so under Pope Paul VI. , The College shall, in turn, is fixed to 12 Zeremoniare.

Of these, eight permanent Zeremoniare, the four remaining Zeremoniare are only associated with them. Your responsibilities are not limited to the ceremonies of the Pope, but also to the work done in his name. They also conduct ceremonies for which they are sent or requested, and belong to the retinue of the papal legate, acting on papal order. During the period of vacancy, they participate in the general congregations of cardinals and accompanying them into the Conclave.

The Master of Ceremonies and the Zeremoniare are each appointed for five years, and supported in their work by some of Officials, which guide the Secretariat. Also, a group of leaders of the papal sacristy and various Consultors are associated with.

Pope John Paul II had the function of the papal sacristan pass on 14 January 1991, the master of ceremonies, is therefore also responsible for the papal sacristy and church services in the Apostolic Palace.

Current (2007) papal master of ceremonies Guido Marini is.

On 24 September 2008 it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI. a completely new advisory group has been used for the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Pope. The new advisors are all proven Conservative: Uwe Michael Lang, Nicola Bux, Paul CF Guenther, Juan José Silvestre Valor. All consultants who were still under Piero Marini, the master of ceremonies, Pope John Paul II appointed, were dismissed.

Master of ceremonies

  • Jacobus Raymundi 1411-1417 Zeremonialkleriker Pope Benedict XIII.
  • Matheus Petri, 1411-1423 Zeremonialkleriker Pope Benedict XIII. , Again 1447-1450 under Nicholas V.
  • Guido de Busco († 1438 ) ( BBKL )
  • Peter Burgensis under Pope Nicholas V
  • Enea Silvio Piccolomini († 1468 )
  • Agostino Patrizi Piccolomini 1483 ( † 1495 )
  • John Burckard of Strasbourg 1484-1503 († 1506)
  • Paride De Grassi 1503-1528 († 1528) under Pope Julius II
  • Biagio Marchielli († 1540)
  • Giovanni Francesco Firmano (1523-1565)
  • Cornelio Firmano
  • Francesco Mucanzio with Giovanni Mucanzio 1573-1592
  • Paolo Alaleona (1585-1590)
  • Paolo Alaleone de Branca ( 1557)
  • Giovanni Battista Alaleona (1605-1621)
  • Michele Lonigno under Paul V. and Urban VIII

...

  • Enrico Dante (1947-1968)
  • Annibale Bugnini CM (1968-1970), " delegato per le ceremonie pontificie " along with Abbot Gabriele Braso and Virgilo Noè, formed the " Commission for the application of the norms of the liturgical constitution at the papal celebrations "
  • Virgilio Noè (1970-1982)
  • John Magee (1982-1987)
  • Piero Marini (1987-2007)
  • Guido Marini (since 2007)
Protonotary apostolic Antipope Benedict XIII Congregation of the Mission John Magee (bishop)
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