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Passage of Ecclesiastical Titles Act

When
1851
Where
Parliament
Part of
Catholic hierarchy re-established in England and Wales

The UK Parliament passed legislation criminalizing the use of episcopal titles in response to the bull.

The Ecclesiastical Titles Act 1851 made it a criminal offence for anyone outside the united Church of England and Ireland to use any episcopal title in the United Kingdom. This followed violent street protests against "papal aggression."

Sources

  1. Universalis Ecclesiae Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-22
  2. Pope Pius IX Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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