"A Pueblo book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index.

The Roman model of Episcopal ordination -- The sacramentarium veronense -- The Sve and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- The gregorian sacramentary -- Gregh and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Ordo romanus xxxiv -- OR34 and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Ordo romanus xxxv -- OR35 and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Ordo romanus xxxvi -- OR36 and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- The gallican model of Episcopal ordination -- The missale francorum -- The MF and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Excursus on the pattern of the gellone and the angoulême -- The Episcopal ordination of Hincmar of Rheims -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- The evolution of the Roman and Gallican models of Episcopal ordination -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the Romano-Germanic pontifical of the tenth century -- The PRG and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units : the earlier recensions BKGL -- Analysis of the liturgical units : the later recensions CD -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in Ordo Romanus xxxv A -- And in Ordo Romanus xxxv B -- Ordo Romanus xxxv A -- OR35a and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units : consecration presentation -- Ordo Romanus xxxv b -- OR35b and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in selected English pontificals -- The Leofric missal -- The Leofric missal and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Additional English witnesses -- The Egbert pontifical and the pontificale lanaletense -- The benedictional of Archbishop Robert -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in selected pontificals of the middle ages -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the Roman pontifical of the twelfth century -- The PRXII and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the pontifical of the Roman curia of the thirteenth century -- The PRC and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Reverence to the consecrator -- Consent and fealty -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the pontifical of Guillaume Durand de Mende -- The PGD and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Roman selection presentation -- Gallican selection presentation -- Consecration presentation -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the Editio princeps (1485) and in the Editio typica (1595) -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the Roman pontifical of 1485 -- The PR1485 and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the Roman pontifical of 1595 -- The PR1595 and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- The presentation of the bishop-elect in the rite of Episcopal ordination -- According to the reform of the S econd Vatican Council -- Doctrinal and theological preludes to ordination of a bishop -- Decree to the Armenians -- The Council of Trent, session xxii, 1 -- Apostolicae curae et caritatis 1 -- Episcopalis consecrationis 1 -- Sacramentum ordinis 1 -- Variationes in rubricis pontificalis romani 1 -- Sacrosanctum concilium 1 -- Lumen gentium 1 -- Ordination of a bishop -- OE1968 and the ritual context of Episcopal ordination -- Analysis of the liturgical units -- Praenotanda -- Consecration presentation -- Ordination of a bishop 1 -- The historical context -- Traditional ecclesial communion : local see, neighboring sees, and metropolitan see -- The voice of secular authorities -- Loss of the voice of the metropolitan -- The voice of the apostolic see -- The theological context -- Future of the reform -- Principles of reform -- Recommendations -- Selection -- Revised structure -- Spirit of reform.

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