This is an incomplete list of papal bulls, listed by the year in which each was issued.
The decrees of some papal bulls were often tied to the circumstances of time and place, and may have been adjusted, attenuated, or abrogated by subsequent popes as situations changed.
List
Eleventh century YearBullIssuerDescription1059In nomine Domini("In the name of the Lord")Nicholas IIEstablishing cardinal-bishops as the sole electors of the pope.Ehler, Sidney Z. and John B. Morrall, Church and State Through the Centuries , (Biblo-Moser, 1988), 23.1079Libertas ecclesiae("The liberty of the Church")About Church's independence from imperial authority and interference.1079Antiqua sanctorum patrum("The old (traces of the) holy fathers")Granted the church of Lyon primacy over the churches of Gaul.1095 (March 16)Cum universis sancte("With all holy")Urban IIThe king or queen of Aragon could not be excommunicated without an express order from the pope.Damian J. Smith, Innocent III and the Crown of Aragon, (Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2004), 135.
Twelfth century YearBullIssuerDescription1113 (February 15)("The most pious request")Paschal IIConfirming the establishment and independence of the Knights Hospitaller, and placing the Order under Papal protection. Sicut Judaeis("Thus to the Jews")Callixtus IIProvides protection for the Jews who suffered from the hands of the participants in the First Crusade.Carroll, James, Constantine's sword: the church and the Jews, (Houghton Mifflin Co, 2002), 269-270.1136 (July 7)Ex commisso nobis("From [the office] assigned to us")Innocent IISplit Archbishop of Magdeburg from the rest of the Polish church.Alvis, Robert, White Eagle, Black Madonna: One Thousand Years of the Polish Catholic Tradition, (Fordham University Press, 2016), 10.1139 (March 29)Omne Datum Optimum("Every perfect gift")Endorses the Knights Templar.1144Milites Templi("Soldiers of the Temple")Celestine IIProvides clergy protection to the Knights Templar and encourages contributions to their cause.1145Militia Dei("Soldiers of God")Eugene IIIAllows the Knights Templar to take tithes and burial fees and to bury their dead in their own cemeteries.1145 (December 1)Quantum praedecessores("How much did our predecessors")Calls for the Second Crusade.1146 (October 5)Divina dispensatione("By divine dispensation")Calls for the Italian clergy to support the Second Crusade.1147 (April 11)Divina dispensationeCalls for the Wendish Crusade.1155Laudabiliter("Laudably")Adrian IVGives the English King Henry II lordship over Ireland.1171 or 1172 (September 11)Non parum animus noster("Our soul [is] extremely [distressed]")Calls for the Northern Crusades against the Estonians and Finns.1179 (May 23)Manifestis Probatum("It is clearly demonstrated")Recognition of the kingdom of Portugal and Afonso Henriques as the first king.1184 (November 4)Ad Abolendam("In order to abolish")Lucius IIICondemns heresy, and lists some punishments (though stops short of death).1187 (October 29)Audita tremendi("Hearing what terrible...") Calls for the Third Crusade.1192Cum universi("To all those...")Celestine IIIDefined the Scottish Church as immediately subject to the Holy See.1192 (December 23)Cum Romana ecclesia("With the Roman Church")Orders Archbishop Absalon of Lund to place the kingdom of Denmark under interdict and excommunicate Duke Valdemar if the bishop of Schleswig was not released from prison.1192 (December 23)Etsi sedes debeat("Even if the seat is due")Admonished the clergy of Denmark for allowing the bishop of Schleswig to be imprisoned and to work for his release.1192 (December 23)Quanto magnitudinem tuam("How big are you?")Informs King Knud VI, that imprisoning the bishop of Schleswig is a crime, and his kingdom faces interdict if the bishop is not released.1198Post Miserabile("Sadly, after...")Innocent IIICalls for the Fourth Crusade.1199 (March 25)Vergentis in senium("Approaching old age")This bull, addressed to the city of Viterbo, announced that heresy would be considered, in terms of punishment, the same as treason.Morris, Colin, The Papal Monarchy: the Western church from 1050 to 1250, (Oxford University Press, 2001), 442.
Thirteenth century