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English[en]
It was our predecessor Sixtus V who gave the Roman Curia its formal organization through the above-quoted Apostolic Constitution Immensa æterni Dei, on 22 January 1588, the 1587th year from the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He set up fifteen dicasteries, so that the single College of Cardinals would be replaced by several colleges consisting of certain cardinals whose authority would be confined to a clearly defined field and to a definite subject matter. In this way, the Supreme Pontiffs could enjoy maximum benefit from these collegial counsels.
Latin[la]
Decessor Noster Xystus V, per iam commemoratam Constitutionem Apostolicam Immensa æterni Dei, die XXII mensis Ianuarii anno MDLXXXVIII — qui fuit MDLXXXVII ab Incarnatione D.N.I.C . — Romanæ Curiæ compagem eius formalem dedit seriem XV Dicasteriorum instituendo, eo consilio ut uni Cardinalium Collegio plura subrogarentur collegia, e quibusdam Cardinalibus exstantia, quorum tamen auctoritas ad definitum quendam campum certamque materiam restringeretur; quam ob rem Summi Pontifices huiusmodi collegialium consiliorum viribus maxime frui poterant.