The ''Cæremoniale Episcoporum'' () is a

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that describes the church services to be performed by bishops of the

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of the

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Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...

published on 14 July 1600 the first book to bear this name, a revision, in line with the renewal ordered by the

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, of the contents of books, called ''

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'', written from the end of the seventh century on to describe the ceremonies for the election and ordination of a Pope and to give indications for Mass and other celebrations by the Pope in the course of the year. The contents of these books were enriched over time. A work in two sections that became known as ''De Cæremoniis Cardinalium et Episcoporum in eorum diœcesibus'' (Ceremonies of Cardinals and Bishops in Their Own Dioceses) was added in the sixteenth century. Pope Clement VIII's ''Cæremoniale Episcoporum'' was based on these texts and on others that have now been lost. The work of preparation, begun in December 1582 under

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...

took 17 years. A facsimile of the original 1600 edition in two books was published by ''Libreria Editrice Vaticana'' in 2000.

Pope Innocent X Pope Innocent X (6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death, in January 1655. Born in Rome of a family fro ...

issued a revised edition in 1650. In 1727 or 1729 the chapters, originally printed as single blocks, were divided into numbered paragraphs and summaries were added at the head of each chapter, in place of the previous titles. In 1752,

Pope Benedict XIV Pope Benedict XIV (; ; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758. Pope Benedict X (1058–1059) is now con ...

revised slightly the two preexisting books and added a third on ceremonies to be observed by those holding civil office in the Papal States. In 1886,

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind those of Peter the Ap ...

made yet another revision, in which, though the Papal States had been incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy, he kept the third book. The

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gives an account of the ''Cæremoniale Episcoporum'' as it stood after this 1886 revision. In line with the renewal ordered by the

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, a fully revised edition in a single volume was issued by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

in 1984, replacing the earlier editions. (Reprint with multiple corrections followed in 1985.) The revision aimed at securing an episcopal liturgy that was "simple, and at the same time noble, fully effective pastorally, and capable of serving as an example for all other liturgical celebrations." An English translation, ''Ceremonial of Bishops'', was published 1989. The book is in eight parts: # Episcopal liturgy in general #

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and Celebrations of the Word of God # Celebrations of the Mysteries of the Lord in the course of the year #

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# Noteworthy dates in the life of a bishop # Liturgical celebrations connected with solemn acts of episcopal governance There are also appendices on: # The vesture of prelates # A table of liturgical days arranged in order of precedence # A table on Ritual Masses, Masses for Various Needs, Votive Masses and Requiem Masses # Lists of abbreviations and sigla used in the book

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