List of encyclicals of Pope Pius IX

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This article contains a list of encyclicals of Pope Pius IX. Pius IX issued 41 papal encyclicals during his reign as pope:

No.Title (Latin)Title (English translation)SubjectDate
1. Qui pluribus On Faith and Religion9 November 1846
2. Praedecessores nostros On Aid for Ireland 25 March 1847
3. Ubi primum On Discipline for Religious17 June 1847
4. In Suprema Petri Apostoli Sede On the Supreme Throne of Peter the ApostleOn the relations with the Eastern Orthodox Churches 6 January 1848
5. Ubi primum When FirstOn Immaculate Conception 2 February 1849
6. Nostis et nobiscum You Know and with UsOn the Church in the Papal States 8 December 1849
7. Exultavit cor nostrum Our Heart RejoicesOn the Effects of the Jubilee21 November 1851
8. Ex Aliis Nostris On the 1851 Jubilee21 November 1851
9. Nemo certe ignorat On Discipline for Clergy25 March 1852
10. Probe noscitis Venerabiles On the Discipline for Clergy17 May 1852
11. Inter multiplices Pleading for Unity of Spirit21 March 1853
12. Neminem vestrum On the Persecution of Armenians2 February 1854
13. Optime noscitis On the Proposed Catholic University of Ireland 20 March 1854
14. Apostolicae nostrae caritatis Urging Prayers of Peace1 August 1854
15. Optime noscitis On Episcopal Meetings5 November 1855
16. Singulari quidem On the Church in Austria 17 March 1856
17. Cum nuper On Care for Clerics20 January 1858
18. Amantissimi Redemptoris On Priests and the Care of Souls3 May 1858
19. Cum Sancta Mater Ecclesia Pleading for Public Prayer27 April 1859
20. Qui nuper On the Pontifical States18 June 1859
21. Nullis certe verbis On the Need for Civil Sovereignty19 January 1860
22. Amantissimus On the Care of the Churches8 April 1862
23. Quanto conficiamur moerore On Promotion of False Doctrines10 August 1863
24. Incredibili On the Persecution in New Granada17 September 1863
25.Ubi urbanianoOn the January Uprising in the Kingdom of Poland 30 July 1864
26. Maximae quidem On the Church in Bavaria 18 August 1864
27. Quanta cura Condemning Current Errors

Appendix: Syllabus of Errors

8 December 1864
28. Levate On the Affiliations of Church27 October 1867
29. Respicientes Protesting the Capture of Rome 1 November 1870
30. Ubi Nos "Our City"On the Pontifical States15 May 1871
31. Beneficia Dei On the 25th Anniversary of His Pontificate4 June 1871
32. Saepe Venerabiles Fratres Thanksgiving for 25 Years of Pontificate5 August 1871
33. Quartus supra On the Church in Armenia6 January 1873
34. Etsi multa On the Church in Italy, Germany and Switzerland 21 November 1873
35. Vix dum a Nobis On the Church in Austria7 March 1874
36. Omnem sollicitudinem On the Greek-Ruthenian Rite13 May 1874
37. Gravibus Ecclesiae Proclaiming A Jubilee24 December 1874
38. Quod nunquam On the Church in Prussia 5 February 1875
39. Graves ac diuturnae On the Church in Switzerland23 March 1875
40. Exortae in ista On the denunciation of the Freemasonry infiltrated among the Brazilian faithful20 April 1876
41. Quae in patriarchatu On the situation of the Chaldean Catholic Church 1 September 1876