Propaganda Fide 
155 
ff. 71-77. Dec. 15, 1666. Considerations on the creation of a bishopric 
in Canada, with the advice of the cardinals on the subject, 
f. 78. Oct., 1666. The vicar apostolic of Canada reviews the letters for¬ 
merly written, fearing that they have been lost, 
ff. 80-83. Oct. 14, 1666. From the same, on what is done for the diffusion 
of the faith, on how much more will be done when the Iroquois have 
been subjugated, and on the ability of the region to pay decimae. 
ff. 87-94. Relation prepared in the Propaganda from foregoing docu¬ 
ments and perhaps others, on the missionary work accomplished in 
Canada. 
ff. 97-100. Considerations on the proposal of the King of France to erect 
a bishopric in Canada. 
f. 104. Dec. 14, 1662. “ Copie du Brevet du Roy pour l’Erection et 
TUnion d’une Abbaye a l’Eveche de la Nouvelle France.” 
ff. 105-107. Sept. 25, 1667. The vicar apostolic of Canada writes from 
Quebec on the erection of a bishopric and the progress of missions, 
f. 108. Unsigned sheet, in same hand, on the decimae. 
ff. 109-114. Dec., 1667. Copy of the minute of the erection of the church 
of Quebec for the Consistorial Congregation, with summaries of ma¬ 
terial on the subject. 
ff. 115-116. Whether the nomination to the diocese of Quebec ought to 
belong to the King of France. 
f. 119. Considerations to be presented to the Consistorial Congregation 
regarding the erection of Quebec into a diocese, 
f. 121. Dec. 15, 1666. Decree of the congregation: “ Erigatur in titulum 
Vicariatus Apostolicus Canadiensis, et nominatio illius Ecclesiae con- 
cedatur regi Galliarum tanquam fundatori ”. 
f. 123. The vicar apostolic of Canada petitions for a holy body to be ex¬ 
posed to the veneration of the faithful, 
f. 127. Jan. 20, 1667. Cardinal Piccolomini, writing from Ravenna, 
warmly recommends the vicar apostolic of Canada, 
ff. 131-134. Oct. 15, 1666. The vicar apostolic of Canada gives a relation 
of Christianity there, and represents the necessity of erecting the 
several churches into parishes—that of Quebec in union with the 
seminary. 
ff. 135-144. Sept. 9, 1672. Minute of the bull on the erection of the church 
of Quebec into a bishopric, with annotations by the Consistorial Con¬ 
gregation, and messages from the court of France, and note from the 
nuncio, in cipher, on the friction with the king, and the 1000 scudi 
promised by the Bishop of Petraea for the expedition of the bull. 
257 . America. 64 
f. 16. Mar. 18, 1664. Juan de Sotomayor, presbyter of Cuba, asks mis¬ 
sionary facoltd. 
f. 74. Facoltd for the Bishop of Guadalaxara. 
ff. 78-80. Nov. 23, 1663. Relation of the Western Indies. 
ff. 139-141. Requests for facoltd , from the Archbishop of Mexico, Sept. 
7, 1664; and from the Bishop of Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 22, 1664. 
ff. 232-234. Sept. 13, 1663. Request for facoltd from the Bishop of Porto 
Rico. 
M According to an older classification this volume is marked, America IV.: Cayenna, 
etc. The material is arranged by provinces. 
