Pope Pius XI

1935
Ad catholici sacerdotii

Encyclical Letter on the
Catholic Priesthood

Vatican Council II

1965
Presbyterorum ordinis

Decree on the Ministry
and Life of Priests

Vatican Council II

1965
Optatum totius

Decree on
Priestly Training

Paul VI

1967
Sacerdotalis coelibatus

Encyclical Letter on the
Celibacy of Priests

John Paul II

1992
Pastores dabo vobis

Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
on the Formation of Priests
in the Circumstances
of the Present Day

John Paul II

1993
Veritatis splendor

Encyclical Letter on
Some Fundamental Questions
of the Church’s Moral Teaching

Congregation for the Clergy

2013

Directory
for the Ministry
and the Life
of Priests

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

2014

Homiletic Directory