Dei verbum

Dei verbum, the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 18 November 1965, following approval by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,344 to 6. It is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council.

Second Vatican Ecumenical Council
Concilium Oecumenicum Vaticanum Secundum (Latin)
Saint Peter's Basilica
Venue of the Second Vatican Council
Date11 October 1962 (11 October 1962) – 8 December 1965 (8 December 1965)
Accepted byCatholic Church
Previous council
First Vatican Council
Convoked byPope John XXIII
PresidentPope John XXIII
Pope Paul VI
Attendanceup to 2,625
TopicsThe Church in itself, its sole salvific role as the one, true and complete Christian faith, also in relation to ecumenism among other religions, in relation to the modern world, renewal of consecrated life, liturgical disciplines, etc.
Documents and statements
Four Constitutions:
  • Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy)
  • Lumen gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church)
  • Dei verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)
  • Gaudium et spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)

Three Declarations:

Nine Decrees:

  • Inter mirifica (Decree on the Media of Social Communication)
  • Orientalium Ecclesiarum (Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite)
  • Unitatis redintegratio (Decree on Ecumenism)
  • Christus Dominus (Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church)
  • Perfectae caritatis (Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life)
  • Optatam totius (Decree on Priestly Training)
  • Apostolicam actuositatem (Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity)
  • Ad gentes (Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church)
  • Presbyterorum ordinis (Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests)
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The phrase "Dei verbum" is Latin for "Word of God" and is taken from the first line of the document, as is customary for titles of major Catholic documents.

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