List of papal bulls


This is an incomplete list of papal bulls, listed by the year in which each was issued.
The decrees of some papal bulls were often tied to the circumstances of time and place, and may have been adjusted, attenuated, or abrogated by subsequent popes as situations changed.

List

YearBullIssuerDescription
1059In nomine Domini
Nicholas IIEstablishing cardinal-bishops as the sole electors of the pope.
1079Libertas ecclesiae
Gregory VIIAbout Church's independence from imperial authority and interference.
1079Antiqua sanctorum patrum
Granted the church of Lyon primacy over the churches of Gaul.
1095 Cum universis sancteUrban IIThe king or queen of Aragon could not be excommunicated without an express order from the pope.
1113 Pie Postulatio Voluntatis
Paschal IIConfirming the establishment and independence of the Knights Hospitaller, and placing the Order under Papal protection.
c. 1120Sicut Judaeis
Callixtus IIProvides protection for the Jews who suffered from the hands of the participants in the First Crusade.
1136 Ex commisso nobisInnocent IISplit Archbishop of Magdeburg from the rest of the Polish church.
1139 Omne Datum OptimumInnocent IIEndorses the Knights Templar.
1144Milites Templi
Celestine IIProvides clergy protection to the Knights Templar and encourages contributions to their cause.
1145Militia Dei
Eugene IIIAllows the Knights Templar to take tithes and burial fees and to bury their dead in their own cemeteries.
1145 Quantum praedecessores
Eugene IIICalls for the Second Crusade.
1146 Divina dispensatione
Eugene IIICalls for the Italian clergy to support the Second Crusade.
1147 Divina dispensatione
Eugene IIICalls for the Wendish Crusade.
1155Laudabiliter
Adrian IVGives the English King Henry II lordship over Ireland.
1171 or 1172 Non parum animus noster
Alexander IIICalls for the Northern Crusades against the Estonians and Finns.
1179 Manifestis Probatum
Alexander IIIRecognition of the kingdom of Portugal and Afonso Henriques as the first king.
1184 Ad AbolendamLucius IIICondemns heresy, and lists some punishments.
1187 Audita tremendi
Gregory VIIICalls for the Third Crusade.
1191Clement IIIConfirms "Sicut Judaeis"
1192Cum universiCelestine IIIDefined the Scottish Church as immediately subject to the Holy See.
1198Post MiserabileInnocent IIICalls for the Fourth Crusade.
1199 Vergentis in seniumInnocent IIIThis bull, addressed to the city of Viterbo, announced that heresy would be considered, in terms of punishment, the same as treason.
1199 Innocent IIIConfirms "Sicut Judæis
1205Esti JudaeosInnocent IIIJews were allowed their own houses of worship and would not be forced to convert. Jews were forbidden to eat with Christians or own Christian slaves.
1207Innocent IIIrequiring Jews of Spain to pay tithes on possessions obtained from Christians
1213 Quia maiorCalls for the Fifth Crusade.
1214 Innocent IIIEnded papal sanctions against King John in England and the Lordship of Ireland in exchange for that realm's pledge of fealty to the papacy. This bull confirmed John's royal charter of 3 October 1213 bearing a golden seal, sometimes called the Bulla Aurea. Payment of the annual tribute of 1,000 marks was finally vetoed by parliament in 1365 under Edward III.
1215 Pro rege JohanneInnocent IIIDeclares Magna Carta "null, and void of all validity for ever" in favor of King John against the barons
1216 Honorius IIIIn favor of German Jews, confirming the "Sicut Judæis" of Clement III.
1216 Religiosam vitam
Honorius IIIEstablished the Dominican Order
1218In generali concilioHonorius IIIDemanded the enforcement of the 4th Lateran Council that Jews wear clothing to distinguish themselves and that Jews be made to pay the tithe to local churches.
1219Honorius IIIPermitting the King of Castile to suspend the wearing of the badge by Jews
1219Super speculamHonorius IIIClosed law schools in Paris and forbade the study of civil law.
1223 Solet annuereHonorius IIIApproves the Rule of St. Francis.
1225 Vineae Domini custodesHonorius IIIGrants two Dominican friars, Dominic of Segovia and Martin, authorisation for a mission to Morocco.
1228 Gregory IXRemitting interest on Crusaders' debts to Jews and granting a "moratorium" for repayment
1228Mira Circa NosGregory IXcanonizing St. Francis of Assisi
1230Quo elongatiGregory IXResolved issues concerning the testament of Francis of Assisi.
1231 Parens scientiarum
Gregory IXGuarantees the independence of the University of Paris.
1232 Ille humani generisGregory IXInstructed the Dominican prior of Regensburg to form an Inquisitional tribunal.
1233 Etsi Judaeorum
Gregory IXDemands that Jews in Christian countries be treated with the same humanity with which Christians wish to be treated in lands.
1233 Vox in RamaGregory IXCalls for action against Luciferians, a supposed sect of Devil worshippers
1233Licet ad capiendosGregory IXMarks the start of the Inquisition by the Church.
1233 Sufficere debueratGregory IXForbids Christians to dispute on matters of faith with Jews
1234Pietati proximumGregory IXConfirms Germanic Orders rule of Kulmerland.
1234Rex pacificusGregory IXAnnouncement of the Liber Extra, the collection of papal decretals.
1234 Gregory IXTo Thibaut of Navarre, enforcing the badge
1234 Fons SapientiaeGregory IXcanonizes Saint Dominic
1234 Rachel suum vidensGregory IXCalls for a crusade to the Holy Land and orders Dominicans and Franciscans to preach in favour of it.
1235Gregory IXConfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1235Cum hora undecima
Gregory IXFirst bull authorizing friars to preach to pagan nations.
1239 Si vera sunt
Gregory IXOrders the seizure and examination of Jewish writings, especially the Talmud, suspected of blasphemies against Christ and the Church.
1240Gregory IXOrdering all Jewish books in Castile to be seized on first Saturday in Lent while Jews were in synagogue
1243Qui iustis causisInnocent IVOrders a crusade to the Baltic lands. Repeated 1256 and 1257.
1244Impia judeorum perfidiaInnocent IVStated that Jews could not hire Christian nurses.
1244 Impia gensInnocent IVOrdering Talmud to be burned
1245 Terra Sancta ChristiInnocent IVCalls for a crusade to the Holy Land.
1245 Dei patris immensa
Innocent IVExposition of the Christian faith, and urged Mongols to accept baptism.
1245 Cum non solum
Innocent IVAppeal to the Mongols to desist from attacking Christians and other nations, and an enquiry as to their future intentions. Innocent expresses desire for peace.
1245 Inter alia desiderabiliaInnocent IVCharges against Sancho II of Portugal.
1245 Cum simus superInnocent IVLetter addressed to multiple prelates and 'Christians of the East' which affirmed the primacy of the Roman Church and urged ecclesiastical unity.
1245 Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis ApicemInnocent IVAd Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem was an apostolic letter issued against Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV, during the Council of Lyon, 17 July 1245, the third year of his pontificate.
1245 Grandi non immerito
Innocent IVRemoves Sancho II of Portugal from the throne, to be replaced by his brother Afonso, Count of Boulogne.
1246Innocent IVConfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1247 Divina justitia nequaquamInnocent IVagainst blood libel against Jews
1247 Lachrymabilem JudaeorumInnocent IVUrged the end of persecution of the Jews based on the blood libel.
1247 Quae honorem conditoris omniumInnocent IVOn the rules of the Carmelite Order
1248 Viam agnoscere veritatisInnocent IVLetter addressed to Baiju, king of the Mongols, in response to his embassy.
1249De indulgencia xi dierumInnocent IVAn indulgence to all the faithful who visit the Shrine of St. Margaret in Scotland
1250 Innocent IVRefusing permission to Jews of Cordova to build a new synagogue
1252 Ad exstirpanda
Innocent IVAuthorizes the use of torture for eliciting confessions from heretics during the Inquisition and executing relapsed heretics by burning them alive.
1253 Innocent IVExpelling Jews from Vienne
1253 Innocent IVConfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1254 Querentes in agroInnocent IVRecognised the University of Oxford and "confirmed its liberties, ancient customs and approved statutes".
1255Clara claris praeclara
Alexander IVOn the canonization of St. Clare of Assisi
1263/1264Exultavit cor nostrum
Urban IVLetter from Urban to Hulagu, discussing the arrival of Hulagu's envoy John the Hungarian, cautiously welcoming, and announcing that William II of Agen, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, would be investigating further.
1264?Urban IVDiscussion of the Egyptian threat.
1260s Audi filia et
Urban IV or Clement IVCaution to Queen Plaisance of Cyprus to cease her unchaste ways, and marry
1260s De sinu patris
Urban IV or Clement IVAdmonishment to an unnamed nobleman to cease his adultery and return to his wife
1265Licet EcclesiarumClement IVStated that appointments to all benefices were a papal prerogative.
1267 Turbato cordeClement IVLegally barred Christians from converting to Judaism.
1272Gregory XConfirms the "Sicut Judæis"
1272 "Letter on Jews"Gregory XAgainst the Blood Libel
1273 Prae cunctis mentisGregory XSets the procedure for the Inquisition in France headed by the Dominicans.
1274Ubi Periculum
Gregory XEstablished the papal conclave as the method of selection for a pope, imposing progressively stricter restrictions on cardinals the longer a conclave lasted to encourage a quick selection.
1274Gregory Xconfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1278 Vineam SorecNicholas IIIOrdering conversion sermons to Jews
1279Exiit qui seminatNicholas IIIConfirming the rules of the Friar Minor
1281Ad fructus uberesPope Martin IVGave Franciscan priests the right to preach and hear confession.
1283ExultantesPope Martin IVRelaxed the restrictions on poverty for Franciscans.
1286 Honorius IVTo Archbishop of York and of Canterbury, against Talmud
1288Habet carissima filiaPope Nicholas IVLetter sent to Christian women at the court of the Mongol Ilkhan
1289Supra MotemPope Nicholas IVOn the Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis
1291 Orat mater ecclesiaPope Nicholas IVTo protect the Roman Jews from oppression
1291 Prae cunctisPope Nicholas IVAuthorized the Franciscans to start the inquisition in Bosnia.
1291Gaudemus in DominoPope Nicholas IVLetter sent to Arghun's third wife, Uruk Khatun, the mother of Nicholas, Arghun's successor.
1291Pastoralis officiiPope Nicholas IVLetter sent to two young Mongol princes, Saron and Cassian, urging their conversion to Christianity.
1296 Redemptor mundi
Boniface VIIINamed James II of Aragon as standardbearer, captain-general, and admiral of the Roman Church.
1296 Clericis Laicos
Boniface VIIIExcommunicates all members of the clergy who, without authorization from the Holy See, pay to laymen any part of their income or the revenue of the Church, and all rulers who receive such payments.
1297Super rege et regina
Boniface VIIIBestowed on James II of Aragon the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica.
1297Excelso thronoBoniface VIIIJacopo Colonna and Pietro Colonna, both cardinals, were excommunicated by Pope Boniface VIII for refusing to surrender their relative Stefano Colonna and refusing to give the pope Palestrina along with two fortresses, which threatened the pope. This excommunication was extended in the same year to Jacopo's nephews and their heirs, after the two Colonna cardinals denounced the pope's election as invalid and appealed to a general council.
1299 Exhibita nobisBoniface VIIIDeclares Jews be included among persons who might be denounced to the Inquisition without the name of the accuser revealed
1299 Scimus, Fili
Boniface VIIIChallenged Edward I's claim to Scotland, stating the Scottish kingdom belonged to the apostolic see.
1299De SepulturisBoniface VIIIProhibited Crusaders from dismembering and boiling of the bodies so that the bones, separated from the flesh, may be carried for burial in their own countries.
1299Fuit olimBoniface VIIIDenounces those who supply arms, ammunition, and provisions to the Saracens
1300 Antiquorum habet fida relatioBoniface VIIIReinstates the Jubilee Years, granting indulgence during those years for those who fulfill various conditions.
1302 Unam Sanctam
Boniface VIIIDeclares that there is no salvation outside the Church, and that the Church must remain united.
1303Excomminicamus et anathematazimusBoniface VIIIDirected against those who molest persons travelling to and from Rome
1307 Pastoralis PraeeminentiaeClement VOrders the arrest of the Knights Templar and the confiscation of their possessions.
1307 Rex regnumClement VNominates seven Franciscans to act as papal suffragans in China.
1308Faciens misericordiam
Clement VSets out the procedure to prosecute the Knights Templar.
1308 Regnans in caelis
Clement VConvenes the Council of Vienne to discuss the Knights Templar.
1310 Alma mater
Clement VPostpones the opening of the Council of Vienne until 1 October 1311, on account of the investigation of the Templars that was not yet finished.
1312 Vox in excelso
Clement VDisbands the Knights Templar.
1312 Ad providamClement VGrants the bulk of Templar property on to the Knights Hospitallers.
1312 Considerantes dudumClement VOutlined the disposition for members of the Knights Templar.
1312 Exivi de paradisoClement VStated the conditions of Franciscan rule.
1312 Nuper in concilioClement VGrants further Templar property to the Knights Hospitallers
1312 Licet dudumClement VSuspends privileges and confirms the disposition of property of the Knights Templar.
1312 Dudum in generali concilioClement VFurther considerations as to the question of the Templars' property.
1313 Licet pridemClement VFurther considerations as to the question of the Templars' property.
1313Pastoralis CuraPope Clement VThe first legal expression of territorial sovereignty.... Ruled that an emperor could not judge a king... that public power was territorially confined.
1317Sane ConsideranteJohn XXIIElevated the Diocese of Toulouse to Archbishop and created six new bishoprics.
1317John XXIIorders Jews to wear badge on breast, and issues bull against ex-Jews
1317Sancta RomanaJohn XXIIAddressed the claim that the Franciscan Tuscan Spirituals had been authorized by Celestine V.
1317 Si FratrumJohn XXIINegates any imperial-bestowed titles that are not confirmed by the Pope.
1317 Quorundam exigitJohn XXIIReiterated Clement V's bull, Exivi de paradiso, while stating that friars that disagreed with their superiors would not accuse them of violating Franciscan rule.
1318 Gloriosam ecclesiamJohn XXIIThe Franciscan "Spirituals" of Tuscany are declared heretics and excommunicated.
1318 Redemptor noster
John XXIIWithdrew the Mongol Ilkhan's dominions and 'India' from the archdiocese of Khanbaligh, transferring to a Dominican province
1319 Ad ea ex quibusJohn XXIICreated Portuguese Order of Christ.
1320 John XXIIOrders that converts from Judaism shall retain their property
1320 John XXIIto French bishops bull against Talmud
1322Quia nonnunquamJohn XXIIFreedom of discussion in poverty controversy
1322Ad conditorem canonumJohn XXIIContinuation of poverty controversy
1323Cum inter nonnullosJohn XXIIDefines the belief in the poverty of Christ and the Apostles as heretical.
1324Quia quorundamJohn XXIICondemned those that disagreed with Cum inter nonnullos
1329Quia vir reprobusJohn XXII
1329In agro dominicoJohn XXII
1333 Summa providit altitudo consiliiJohn XXII
1336Benedictus Deus
Benedict XIIDeclared that the saved see Heaven before Judgement Day.
1337 Ex zelo fideiBenedict XIIPromising inquiry into host-tragedy of Pulka
1338Exultanti precepimusBenedict XIILetter to Mongol ruler Ozbeg and his family, thanking them for having granted land to Franciscans to build a church
1338Dundum ad notitiamBenedict XIILetter to Mongol ruler Ozbeg recommending ambassadors, and thanking Ozbeg for prior favors shown to missionaries
1342Gratiam AgimusClement VIDeclared the Franciscan Order as the official Custodian of the Holy Land in the name of the Church.
1343 Unigenitus Dei filiusClement VIJustified papal power to issue indulgences
1345 Clement VIAgainst forcible baptism
1348 Clement VIConfirms "Sicut Judäis"
1348 Quamvis PerfidiamClement VIAn attempt to dispel the rumor that the Jews caused the Black Death by poisoning wells.
1350cum natura humanaClement VI
1363Apostolatus Officium Urban VAgainst pirates, those who supply arms to Saracens, and those who intercept supplies intended for Rome
1365 Urban VConfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1372Excomminicamus et anathematazimusGregory XIExcommunicating forgers of Letters Apostolic
1383Quia sicutUrban VIRegarding ecclesiastical immunities
Boniface IXRaises the see of Lisbon to Metropolitan status
1389 Boniface IXConfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1397 Boniface IXConfirms grant of Roman citizenship to Jewish physician Manuele and son Angelo
1402 Boniface IXGrants privileges to Roman Jews—reducing their taxes, ordering their Sabbath to be protected, placing them under the jurisdiction of the Curia, protecting them from oppression by officials; all Jews dwelling in the city to be regarded and treated as Roman citizens
1409 Alexander Vorder to suppress all the books of John Wycliffe in Bohemia.
1415 Etsi doctoribus gentiumAntipope Benedict XIIIAgainst Talmud or any other Jewish book attacking Christianity
1417Bull against Talmud
1418Quod AntidotaMartin VExempt jurisdiction of Ecclesiastical courts
1418 Martin VForbidding the forcible baptism of Jews or the disturbance of their synagogues
1418 Sane charissimusMartin VAfter the seizure of Ceuta called on all to support John I of Portugal in his war against the Moors
1420 Omnium Plasmatoris DominiMartin VCalls for a crusade against followers of Jan Hus, John Wycliffe, and other heretics. It initiates the Hussite Wars.
1420 Concessum JudaæisMartin VTo German Jews confirming their privileges
1420 Licet Judæorum omniumMartin VIn favor of Austrian Jews
1421Martin VTo the Benedictine Abbey of St. Bertin at St. Omer, granting permission for the monks to elect their own confessors.
1421 Martin VIn favor of Jews and against anti-Jewish sermons; permits Jewish physicians to practice
1422 Martin VConfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1423 Sedes apostolicaMartin VRenews law requiring Jews to wear badge
1425Sapientie immarcessibilisMartin VFoundation of the Old University of Leuven
1425Mare AnglicanumMartin VConfirmed the bull Mare Magnum and gave Syon independence from Vadstena and the general order chapter house.
1426 Martin VAgainst Jews
1428Ad RepremendasMartin VSupreme jurisdiction of the Roman court
1429 Quamquam JudæiMartin VPlaces Roman Jews under the general civic law, protects them from forcible baptism, and permits them to teach in the school
Etsi cunctis fideiEugene IVProhibited imposition of inordinately high dues on converted Canary islanders
1432 Eugene IVProtection for Jews, renewing ordinances against forcible baptism and disturbance of synagogues and graveyards
1434 Eugene IVProhibiting anti-Jewish sermons
1434 Creator OmniumEugene IVOn slave raiding in the Canaries
1435Sicut DudumEugene IVForbidding the slavery of local natives in the Canary Islands by Spanish slave traders.
1437 Doctoris gentiumEugene IVTransfers the Council of Basel to Ferrara
1437Praeclaris tuaeEugene IV
1439 Eugene IVTransfers the Council of Ferrara to Florence because of the plague
1439 Laetentur Caeli
Eugene IVOfficially re-united the Roman Catholic Church with the Eastern Orthodox Churches. This agreement was quickly repudiated by most eastern bishops.
1441Cantate DominoEugene IV
1442 Bull of Union with the CoptsEugene IVPart of an attempt by the Catholic Church to reunite with other Christian groups including the Coptic Church of Egypt.
1442 Dundum ad nostram audientiamEugene IVComplete separation of Jews and Christians.
1442 Super Gregem DominicumEugene IVRevokes the privileges of the Castilian Jews and imposes severe restrictions on them. Forbids Castilian Christians to eat, drink, live or bathe with Jews or Muslims and declaring invalid the testimony of Jews or Muslims against Christians.
1442 Illius qui se pro diviniEugene IVOn Henry of Portugal's crusade against the Saracens
1443 Rex regumEugene IVTakes neutral position on territorial disputes between Portugal and Castile regarding rights claimed in Africa.
1447 Super Gregem DominicumNicholas VRe-issues Eugene IV's bull against Castilian Jews to Italy.
1447 Nicholas VConfirms "Sicut Judæis"
1451 Nicholas VFoundation of the University of Glasgow.
1451 Nicholas VProhibiting social intercourse with Jews and Saracens
1451 Super Gregem DominicumNicholas VThird issuance of Eugenius IV's bull. Confirms the earlier revocation of privileges and restrictions against Spanish and Italian Jews.
1451 Nicholas V
1451 Romanus pontifexNicholas VRelieving the dukes of Austria from ecclesiastical censure for permitting Jews to dwell there
1452 Dum diversasNicholas VAuthorizes Afonso V of Portugal to reduce any Muslims, pagans and other unbelievers to perpetual slavery.
1453 Etsi ecclesia Christi
Nicholas VCalls for a crusade to reverse the fall of Constantinople.
1454 Nicholas VConcedes to Afonso V all conquests in Africa from Cape Non to Guinea, with authorization to build churches
1454 Nicholas VExtended Portuguese dominion over all the seas from Africa to India.
1455 Romanus Pontifex
Nicholas VGranting the Portuguese a perpetual monopoly in trade with Africa and allows the enslavement of natives.
1455Exivi de paradisoClement VOn the rules of the Friar Minor
1455 Ad summi apostolatus apicemCallixtus IIIConfirmed the bull Etsi ecclesia Christi.
1456 Inter CaeteraCalixtus IIIConfirmed the Bull Romanus Pontifex and gave the Portuguese Order of Christ the spiritualities of all lands acquired and to be acquired.
1456 Cum hiis superioribus annis and is titled Bulla TurcorumCalixtus IIIAnnounces the Fall of Constantinople and seeks funding for another crusade against the Turks.
1458 Vocavit nos pius
Pius IIInvites the European powers to the Congress of Mantua.
1458Veram semper et solidam
Pius IIOrders the creation of the Order of Our Lady of Bethlehem to protect Christians in Greek waters from the Ottomans.
1460 Ecclesiam Christi
Pius IICalls for a three year crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
1460 Execrabilis
Pius IIProhibits appealing a papal judgment to a future general council.
1462 Cum almam nostram urbem
Pius IIProhibits the destruction or removal of the ancient ruins in Rome and Campagna.
1463 Ezechielis prophetae
Pius IICalls for a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
1470 Ineffabilis providentia
Paul IIDeclared that a Jubilee would take place every 25 years.
1472 Sixtus IVOrders taxation of Roman Jews at a tithe during the Turkish war, and a carnival tax of 1,100 gulden
1476Regimini GregisSixtus IVThreatens to excommunicate all captains or pirates who enslave Christians
1478 Exigit sinceræ devotionisSixtus IVAuthorized Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint inquisitors which created the Spanish Inquisition.
1481 Sixtus IVOrders all Christian princes to restore all fugitives to Inquisition of Spain
1481 Cogimur jubente altissimoSixtus IVCalls for a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
1481 Aeterni regisSixtus IVConfirms the Treaty of Alcáçovas.
1481 Sixtus IVAppointing Tomás de Torquemada inquisitor-general of Avignon, Valencia, and Catalonia
1482 Superna caelestisSixtus IVBy which Bl. Bonaventure, Is registered in the Canon of the Saints
1482 Ad Perpetuam Rei memoriamSixtus IVOrdered humanitarian reforms to the Spanish Inquisition.
1484 Summis desiderantesInnocent VIIICondemns an alleged outbreak of witchcraft and heresy in the region of the Rhine River valley, and deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.
1486 Catholice fidei defensionemInnocent VIIIGrants plenary indulgences to those who took part in Casimir IV Jagiellon's war against the Ottoman Empire.
1487 Universo pene orbiInnocent VIIICalls for a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
1491Officii nostriInnocent VIII
1493 Eximiae devotionisAlexander VIAccords to Spain recognition of the same rights and privileges regarding lands discovered in the west as had been previously confirmed to Portugal in the east.
1493 Inter caetera
Alexander VIOn the division of the undiscovered world between Spain and Portugal
1493 Piis FideliumAlexander VIGrants Spain vicarial power to appoint missionaries to the Indies.
1493 Dudum siquidemAlexander VITerritorial grants supplemental to Inter caetera
1497 Ad sacram ordinisAlexander VIThe ancient custom of selecting the Prefect of the Apostolic Chapel from the Augustinian Order was given legal foundation.
1500 Alexander VIDemanding for three years for the Turkish war one-twentieth of Jewish property throughout the world
1500 Quamvis ad ampliandaAlexander VICalls for a crusade against the Ottoman Empire in response to Ottoman invasions of Venetian territories in Greece.
1503 Julius IIMatrimonial dispensation for Henry VIII of England to marry Catherine of Aragon, his brother's widow.
1509Suspecti RegiminisJulius IIProhibiting appeals to future councils
1509Pontifex Romanis PacisJulius IIAgainst plunderers of shipwrecks
1511Pax RomanaJulius IITo stop the feuding between the Orsini and Colonna families
1511ConsueveruntJulius II
1513 Apostolici RegiminisLeo XConcerning immortality of the soul.
1514 Sincerae devotionisLeo X
1514Supernæ dispositionis arbitrioLeo XCalls for reform of the curia and declares that cardinals should come immediately after the pope in the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
1515 Regimini UniversalisLeo XRequires that metropolitan bishops hold a provincial synod every three years.
1515 Salvatoris NostriLeo XRoman hospitals, S. Maria del Popolo and S. Giacomo and Tridente.
1516 Illius qui in altis habitatLeo XRoman hospitals.
1516 De Supernae dispositionis arbitrioLeo XFunding of San Giacomo hospital throughout enfiteusis
1517 Ite vosLeo XOrder of Friars Minor
1519SupremoLeo X
1520 Exsurge Domine
Leo XDemands that Martin Luther retract 41 of his 95 theses, as well as other specified errors, within sixty days of its publication in neighbouring regions to Saxony.
1521 Decet Romanum Pontificem
Leo XExcommunicates Martin Luther.
1529 Intra ArcanaClement VIIGrant of permissions and privileges to Emperor Charles V and the Spanish Empire, which included patronage power over their lands in the Americas.
1524 Clement VIIIn favor of Maranos
1531 Cum ad nihil magisClement VIIIntroduces Inquisition into Portugal at Evora, Coimbra, and Lisbon
1533 Sempiterno regiClement VIIPartial condemnation of the forced baptism of Portuguese Jews, and general pardon to New Christians.
1533Romanus PontifexClement VII
1537 Sublimis DeusPaul IIIForbids the enslavement of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
1538 In apostolatus culminePaul III
1540Paul IIIGranting Neo-Christians family property except that gained by usury, also municipal rights, but must not marry among themselves or be buried among Jews
1540 Licet JudæiPaul IIIagainst blood libel
1540 Regimini militantis ecclesiae
Paul IIIApproves the formation of the Society of Jesus.
1542 Licet ab initioPaul IIIInstitution of the Congregation of the Holy Office of the Inquisition.
1543 Injunctum nobisPaul IIIRepealed a clause in the Regimini militantis ecclesiae which had only allowed the Society of Jesus sixty members.
1550 Exposcit debitum
Julius IIISecond and final approval of the Society of Jesus
1551 Super specula militantis Ecclesiae
Julius IIIEnded the status of Funchal as the largest diocese in the world, creating new bishoprics throughout the Portuguese Empire at Salvador &c.
1553 Divina disponente clementia
Julius IIICreate Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa the first patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
1554 Pastoris æterni vicesJulius IIIImposes tax of ten gold ducats on two out of the 115 synagogues in the Papal States
1555 Praeclara CarissimiPaul IVConsisted of two parts. Confirmed the sale of church lands under Henry VIII of England and imposed the reordination of all clerics consecrated during Henry VIII and Edward VI of England.
1555 Cum nimis absurdum
Paul IVPlaces religious and economic restrictions on Jews in the Papal States.
1555 Paul IVAmeliorates some of the restrictions imposed by "Cum nimis absurdum"
1559 Cum ex apostolatus officio
Paul IVConfirms that only Catholics can be elected Popes.
1560 Ad caritatis et misericordiae operaPius IVRoman hospital of San Giacomo degli Incurabili.
1564Dominici Gregis CustodiaePius IVContaining the rules for forbidding books
1564 Benedictus Deus
Pius IVRatified all decrees and definitions of the Council of Trent.
1565 Æquum reputamus
Pius V
1566Cum nobis ex partePius VReiterates condemnation of those who plunder shipwrecks
1567Ex omnibus afflictionibusPius VCondemns 79 statements made by Michael Baius
1567 Cum nos nuperPius VOrders Jews to sell all property in Papal States
1568 Quod a nobisPius VModified the Roman Breviary
1569 Hebraeorum gens sola
Pius VRestricted Jews in the Papal States to Rome and Ancona.
1569 Consueverunt Romani PontificesPius VOn the power of the Rosary
1570 Regnans in excelsis
Pius VDeclares Elizabeth I of England a heretic and releases her subjects from any allegiance to her.
1570 Quo primum
Pius VPromulgates the Roman Missal, and forbids use of other Latin liturgical rites that cannot demonstrate two hundred year of continuous use.
1572 Cristiani Populi
Gregory XIIIFoundation of Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
1572 Pro Commissa Nobis
Gregory XIIIDispositions about Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
1574Ad Romani PontificisGregory XIII
1581 Inter gravissimas
Gregory XIIIEstablishes the Gregorian calendar.
1581 Multos adhuc ex ChristianisGregory XIIIRenews Church law against Jewish physicians
1581 Antiqua Judæorum improbitasGregory XIIIGives jurisdiction over Jews of Rome to Inquisition in cases of blasphemy, protection of heretics, possession of forbidden works, employment of Christian servants
1582Inter gravissimasGregory XIIIReformed the Julian calendar
1584 Ascendente DominoGregory XIIIConfirms the constitution of the Society of Jesus.
1584 Sancta mater ecclesiaGregory XIIIOrders 150 Jews to attend weekly conversion sermons
1586 Coeli et terrae
Sixtus VCondemned "judicial astrology" as superstitious.
1586 Christiana pietas
Sixtus VAllowed Jews to settle in the Papal States, revoking Pius V's 1569 bull, Hebraeorum gens sola.
1587 Sixtus VGrants Magino di Gabriel of Venice the monopoly of silk-manufacture in Papal States for sixty years, and ordering five mulberry-trees to be planted in every rubbio of land
1588 Immensa Aeterni Dei
Sixtus VReorganized the Roman Curia, establishing several permanent congregations to advise the Pope.
1588 Effraenatam
Sixtus VDeclares that the canonical penalty of excommunication would be levied for any form of contraception and for abortion at any stage of fetal development.
1588Triumphantis HierusalemSixtus VOfficially elevates St. Bonaventure to the status of Doctor of the Church
1592 Cum sæpe accidereClement VIIIForbidding Jews to deal in new commodities
1593Caeca et Obdurata
Clement VIIIExpelled the Jews from the Papal States.
1593PastoralisClement VIII-
1593 Clement VIIIIn favor of Turkish Jews
1604 Clement VIIIIn favor of Portuguese Maranos
Dominici gregisClement VIIIMarian piety as the basis of the Church.
1610 Exponi nobis nuper fecistisPaul VRegulates dowries of Roman Jews
1631Contra astrologos iudiciariosUrban VIIICondemns astrological predictions of the deaths of princes and popes.
1639 Commissum nobisUrban VIIIReaffirms "Sublimus Dei" forbidding enslavement of indigenous people
1641 In eminenti Ecclesiae militantisUrban VIIICensures Jansenist publications.
1644Urban VIIIGrants pilgrims to the Jesuit mission at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons "a Plenary Indulgence each year and the remission of all their sins."
1653 Cum occasioneInnocent XCondemns 5 Jansenist propositions.
1658 Ad ea per quaeAlexander VIIOrders Roman Jews to pay rent even for unoccupied houses in ghetto, because Jews would not hire houses from which Jews had been evicted
1659Super cathedram Principis ApostolorumAlexander VIIEstablishing the Catholic mission in Vietnam
1665Ad sacram
Alexander VIIConfirms bull Cum occasione and further condemns Jansenism
1674 Clement XSuspends operations of Portuguese Inquisition against Maranos
1676 Inter Pastoralis Officii CurasInnocent XIEstablishes Salvador as independent of Lisbon and as primate over Brazil, Congo, and Angola
1679 Innocent XISuspends grand inquisitor of Portugal on account of his treatment of Maranos
1687Coelestis PastorInnocent XICondemns Quietism as heresy.
1692Romanum decet Pontificem
Innocent XIIAbolished the office of Cardinal-Nephew
1713Unigenitus
Clement XICondemns Jansenism.
1715 Ex illa dieClement XIChinese customs and traditions that are not contradictory to Roman Catholicism will be allowed, while those that are clearly contradictory to it will not be tolerated.
1737 Inter praecipuas apostolici ministerii
Clement XIIDetermines that whoever is elected Patriarch of Lisbon is to be elevated to the dignity of cardinal in the first consistory following their election.
1738In eminenti apostolatus specula
Clement XIIBans Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1740 Salvatoris nostri Mater
Benedict XIVSuppresses the vacant Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eastern Lisbon and merges it with the Patriarchate of Lisbon; grants the canons of the cathedral chapter the title of Principal.
1741 Apostolicae Servitutis
Benedict XIVForbids members of the clergy from engaging in worldly pursuits such as business.
1747 Postremo mense superioris anniBenedict XIVConfirms decision of Roman Curia of Oct. 22, 1597, that a Jewish child, once baptized, even against canonical law, must be brought up under Christian influences and removed from its parents
1755Beatus Andreas
Benedict XIVBeatified child martyr Andreas Oxner, said in a blood libel accusation to have been murdered by Jews in 1462.
1773Dominus ac Redemptor noster
Clement XIVPermanently and irrevocably suppressing the Society of Jesus.
1814Sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum
Pius VIIReestablishes the Society of Jesus.
1824Quod divina sapientia
Leo XIIRestructures education in the Papal States under ecclesiastical supervision.
1831Sollicitudo ecclesiarumGregory XVIThat in the event of a change of government, the church would negotiate with the new government for placement of bishops and vacant dioceses.
1850 Universalis Ecclesiae
Pius IXRecreates the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England.
1853 Ex qua die arcanoPius IXReestablishment of the episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands
1854Ineffabilis DeusPius IXDefined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception
1866 Reversurus
Pius IXExtends to the Armenian Catholic Church the Western provisions about appointment of bishops.
1868 Aeterni Patris
Pius IXSummons First Vatican Council.
1869 Apostolicæ Sedis moderationi
Pius IXRegulates the system of censures and reservations in the Catholic Church.
1871Pastor aeternus
Pius IXDefines papal infallibility.
1880 Dolemus inter alia
Leo XIIIReinstates the privileges of the Society of Jesus, nullifying the bull Dominus ac Redemptor Noster of 21 July 1773.
1884 Omnipotens Deus
Leo XIIIAccepted the authenticity of the relics at Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
1896Apostolicae curae
Leo XIIIDeclares all Anglican Holy Orders null and void.
1910Quam singulari
Pius XAllows the admittance of Communion to children who have reached the age of reason.
1930Ad Christi nomenPius XICreated the Diocese of Vijayapuram.
1949Jubilaeum Maximum
Pius XIIAnnouncement of 1950 as a Holy Year
1950 Munificentissimus Deus
Pius XIIDefines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
1961 Humanae salutis
John XXIIISummons Second Vatican Council.
1965 Dei verbum
Paul VIAims to promote the "theological virtues" of faith, hope, and love, and strongly urges Christians to study the Bible as "a pure and lasting fount of the spiritual life".
1998 Incarnationis mysterium
John Paul IIIndiction of the Great Jubilee of 2000
2015 Misericordiae Vultus
FrancisIndiction of a Holy Year: The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy 2015-2016

Also note In Coena Domini, a recurrent papal bull issued annually between 1363 and 1770, at first on Holy Thursday, later on Easter Monday.