CALENDAR OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO NORTH AMERICA (CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES) IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE SACRED CONGREGATION "DE PROPAGANDA FIDE" IN ROME 1622-1846 compiled by Luca Codignola vol. 6 "Congressi" series 1622-1836 Library and Archives Canada and the Research Centre for Religious History in Canada of Saint Paul University 2012 2 Table of Contents 5 Part 1: 1622-1799 7 Table of Contents of Part 1 9 Entries nos. 001-589 219 Part 2: 1800-30 221 Table of Contents of Part 2 223 Entries nos. 001-456 407 Part 3: 1831-6 409 Table of Contents of Part 3 411 Entries nos. 001-234 3 4 Vatican Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" 1622-1846 vol. 6 CONGRESSI 1622-1836 PART 1 1622-1799 [entries nos. 001-589] 5 6 Table of Contents of Part 1 11 Congressi, America Settentrionale (nos. 001-254) 103 Congressi, America Centrale (nos. 255-395) 154 Congressi, America Meridionale (nos. 396-400) 155 Congressi, America Antille (nos. 401-472) 180 Congressi, Anglia (nos. 473-495) 187 Congressi, Anglia, Miscellanea (nos. 496-498) 189 Congressi, Francia (no. 499) 189 Congressi, Irlanda (nos. 500-502) 190 Congressi, Missioni (nos. 503-522) 196 Congressi, Missioni, Miscellanee (nos. 523-581) 215 Congressi, Sacra Congregazione (nos. 582-589) 7 8 ENTRIES 1622-1799 (nos. 001-589) 9 10 ENTRIES ENTRY NUMBER: 001 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 1[c]rv-1[d]rv. B: f. 1[d]r LANGUAGE: Latin LOCATION: Québec DATE: 26 oct 1668 AUTHOR: François de Laval, bishop of Petraea, vicar apostolic in Canada RECIPIENT: Clement IX, pope TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: The addressee is congratulated for his election, that took place one year earlier [on 20 jun 1667]. The writer deals with the need for a full bishopric [in Canada], the necessity to erect his parish churches canonically, the establishment of the Séminaire de Québec. Six minor clerics [Jean Caignet, Pierre Francheville, Pierre-Paul Gagnon, Charles-Amador Martin, Louis Petit, Louis Soumande] are already in the Séminaire. One of them [Jean Caignet] has already been ordained priest. When they are ready, Indians too will be considered for priesthood. The writer recalls that two seculars [François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon, PSS, Claude Trouvé, PSS] have been sent among Indian enemies. He requests two holy bodies and some indulgences. Summary, notes of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide." REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 136, III 364-365, V 094, VI 001. ENTRY NUMBER: 002 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 1[e]rv-6rv LANGUAGE: Italian, Latin LOCATION: [Paris] DATE: [1] 24 apr 1763, [2] [20 feb 1764] AUTHOR: [1] Culture, Bruget, doctors of the Sorbonne; [2] [Pierre de La Rue, abbé de L'isle-Dieu, vicar general of the bishop of Québec] RECIPIENT: [2] [Giuseppe Maria Castelli, cardinal, prefect of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Memorandum signed DESCRIPTION: Memorandum marked "A" [recte "C"]. [1] Five doubts proposed to the doctors of the Sorbonne on baptisms and marriages in Canada [Québec] following the cession of Canada to England [Treaty of Paris, signed 10 feb 1763]. [2] Certification REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 IV 117 187 389-411, V 165-167 171 173 178, VI 002 589. Enclosed with Cal. 1622-1799 IV 040. ENTRY NUMBER: 003 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 12rv, 14rv. B: ff. 12v, 14r LANGUAGE: Latin LOCATION: Paris DATE: 26 apr 1669 AUTHOR: Pietro Bargellini, archbishop of Thebes, nuncio in France RECIPIENT: Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Letter signed DESCRIPTION: REMARKS: The writer received the letter of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" of 6 [06 apr 1669; see Cal. 1622-1799 11 APF / Congressi 1622-1836 / Part 1: 1622-1799 V 093]. As to the request of the bishop of Saint-Malo [François de Ville-Montée], suggesting de Neufville [Pierre de Neufville, as missionary in Newfoundland], he would rather employ missionaries of the Séminaire des Missions-Étrangères. The danger is that the bishop of Saint-Malo [François de Ville-Montée] might appoint his own missionaries, as the archbishop of Rouen [Henri de Harlay de Champvallon] has done before, thus jeopardizing the jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide." The wruter suggests that Gazil [Michel Gazil de La Bernardière], who is in Rome with the bishop of Heliopolis [François Pallu], be consulted on the matter, since he is certainly well informed. Summary of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide." Notes of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide." Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 III 366-367; Cal. 1622-1799 VI 003-004. Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 137; Cal. 1622-1799 III 366-367. ENTRY NUMBER: 004 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 13v LANGUAGE: Latin LOCATION: [Rome] DATE: [00 000 1669] AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Memorandum DESCRIPTION: De Neufville [Pierre de Neufville], a French priest from the diocese of Coutances, requests special faculties in order to administer the sacraments to the fishermen and merchants who are active on the shores of North America, where they usually spend four months each year. The petitioner has testimonial letters of the bishop of Coutances [Charles-François de Loménie de Brienne]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 137, III 366-367, VI 003-004. ENTRY NUMBER: 005 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 15rv-16rv. B: ff. 15v-16r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: [Rome] DATE: 15 sep 1669 AUTHOR: Celio Piccolomini, cardinal RECIPIENT: Federico Baldeschi Colonna (Ubaldi), archbishop of Cesarea, secretary of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Autograph letter signed DESCRIPTION: The writer comments upon certain papers to be assessed [in a future general congregation scheduled for 15 sep 1669, later apparently deferred to 17 sep 1669] with regard to the prefecture over the [French] missions of America. This letter was written at 2pm. Notes of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide." REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 141, III 368-369 373-379, III 375-375 380 386, IV 233. VI 005. ENTRY NUMBER: 006 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 17rv-18rv LANGUAGE: Latin LOCATION: Québec DATE: 27 aug 1670 AUTHOR: François de Laval, bishop of Petraea, vicar apostolic in Canada 12 APF / Congressi 1622-1836 / Part 1: 1622-1799 RECIPIENT: Clement X, pope TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Letter signed DESCRIPTION: In his 11 years as vicar apostolic in Canada [1658-70], the writer has sent yearly reports to the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" on the state of religion, suggesting to the addressee's predecessors [Alexander VII, Clement IX] the erection of a bishopric [in Canada]. He now recalls his own poverty and the vastness (more than 500/600 leagues) of his territory, where the missionaries are Jesuits. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 146, III 398-402, V 111, VI 006 403. ENTRY NUMBER: 007 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 19rv-20rv. B: ff. 19v-20r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: [Rome] DATE: 22 sep 1670 AUTHOR: Gian Paolo Oliva, SJ, general RECIPIENT: Federico Baldeschi Colonna (Ubaldi), archbishop of Cesarea, secretary of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Letter signed DESCRIPTION: The writer acknowledges the letter of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" of 15 sep [15 sep 1670]. As soon as his religious exercises are over, he will execute the decree of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" [issued in the general congregation of 15 sep 1670; see Cal. 1622-1799 II 144] with regard to Pera, America, and the Archipelago. Summary, notes of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" (to be filed). REMARKS: ENTRY NUMBER: 008 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 21rv-22rv. B: ff. 21v-22r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: [Rome] DATE: 17 dec 1670 AUTHOR: Agostino Favoriti, secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory RECIPIENT: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Autograph letter signed DESCRIPTION: The writer suggests that the original letter [dated 14 dec 1662; see Cal. 1622-1799 III 220] of the king [Louis XIV, king of France], in which the latter permitted the suppression of the abbey of Méobec, together with the letter [dated 30 sep 1669; see Cal. 1622-1799 III 391-394] of the bishop of Petraea [François de Laval], be forwarded to Gazil [Michel Gazil de La Bernardière], in compliance with the wish exressed in the former letter. However, Gazil [Michel Gazil de La Bernardière] must be asked to return the original documents or a copy thereof. This move will help reach a solution in the issue pertaining to the erection of the bishopric of Québec. One day earlier the writer tried to contact the addressee, but could not find him. Summary, notes of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" (to be filed). REMARKS: ENTRY NUMBER: 009 SERIES: Congressi, America Settentrionale VOLUME: 1 (1668-1791) FOLIOS: 24rv-25rv. B: ff. 24v-25r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: [Rome] 13 APF / Congressi 1622-1836 / Part 1: 1622-1799 DATE: 03 feb 1671 AUTHOR: Federico Baldeschi Colonna (Ubaldi), archbishop of Cesarea, secretary of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" RECIPIENT: [?Antonio Barberini, cardinal, known as cardinal Antonio, prefect of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Letter signed DESCRIPTION: In view of the attitude shown by the cardinals of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" during the last general congregation [general congregation of 12 jan 1671; see Cal. 1622-1799 II 146], the writer believes that the requests of the bishop of Petraea [François de Laval] with regard to the erection of the bishopric of Québec will not be met, the reason being that some Spanish bishoprics in the West Indies [Arequipa, Lima] were erected in the ordinary way with full payment of the required fees.