List of encyclicals of Pope Benedict XIV


This article contains a list of encyclicals of Pope Benedict XIV. The documents below were all written by Benedict XIV.
No.Title Title SubjectDate
1.Ubi primumGeneral Recommendations for Bishops3 December 1740
2.Pro Eximia TuaInvitation to the Archbishop of Turin to put a stop to the practice done by priests of the commerce of alms from the masses.30 June 1741
3.Quamvis PaternaeReaffirmation of the dispositions of the Council of Trent on the appropriate way of appointing judges.26 August 1741
4.Satis Vobis CompertumRecommendations to avoid the abuse of the Sacrament of Marriage17 November 1741
5.Immensa pastorumCondemnation of the enslavement of South American native tribes20 December 1741
6.Etsi MinimeOn the Instruction of the faithful, reaffirms the use of the Catechism of Saint Robert Bellarmine.7 February 1742
7.Certiores EffectiInvitation to the faithful to receive the Holy Communion when attending mass. Reaffirmation of the Council of Trent regarding the validity of masses celebrated by the priest without the presence of the faithful.13 November 1742
8.Cum Illud SemperOn the appropriate use of contests for the assignment of Parishes and Churches as promulgated by the Council of Trent14 December 1742
9.Quemadmodum PrecesClarification that the Prayers for Sovereigns in the Mass are instituted by the Church and cannot be decreed by Sovereigns or the State.23 March 1743
10.Inter OmnigenasOn Christian Life in Ottoman Serbia2 February 1744
11.Cum Semper OblatasOn the offering of Masses19 August 1744
12.Libentissime QuidemAnswer to doubts regarding fasting10 June 1745
13.Gravissimum SupremiOn Missions sent to the Kingdom of Naples8 September 1745
14.Vix PervenitOn Usury and Other Dishonest Profit1 November 1745
15.Accepimus PraestantiumOn the necessary and appropriate use of the Cross in the celebration of the Mass16 July 1746
16.Inter caeteraAgainst the abuses committed in Carnivals1 January 1748
17.Magnae NobisOn Marriage Impediments and Dispensations.29 June 1748
18.Annus qui huncOn the upkeep and cleanliness of Churches19 February 1749
19.Apostolica ConstitutioOn Preparation for the Holy Year26 June 1749
20.Gravissimo AnimiRules regarding communication with cloistered nuns.31 October 1749
21.Inter praeteritosDetailed discussion on the right use of indulgences and Holy Years3 December 1749
22.Celebrationem MagniDetailed instructions regarding the indulgence extension and history of extensions of indulgences1 January 1751
23.Prodiit JamdudumRegarding the last day of the carnival and the fasting of the feast of Saint Matthias falling on the same day30 January 1751
24.Elapso Proxime AnnoOn heretics looking for asylum in a church after committing a crime20 February 1751
25.Magno Cum AnimiTo the Kingdom of Poland regarding the use of private oratories for the celebration of Mass2 June 1751
26.A quo primumOn Jews and Christians Living in the Same Place14 June 1751
27.Cum Religiosi AequeOn Catechesis26 June 1754
28.Quod ProvincialeTo the Church of Albania prohibiting Christians of taking Muslim names in order to avoid persecution1 August 1754
29.Allatae SuntOn the Observance of Oriental Rites26 July 1755
30.Ex Quo PrimumOn the Euchologion1 March 1756
31.Ex Omnibus ChristianiOn the Apostolic Constitution Unigenitus16 October 1756
32.Quam GraveOn punishments and judgements regarding the crime of pretending to be a priest2 August 1757