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Decree 55: Abrogation and Revision of Certain Decrees, General Congregation 31 (1966)
Originally in: “Decree 55: Abrogation and Revision of Certain Decrees, General Congregation 31 (1966),” in Jesuit Life & Mission Today: The Decrees & Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus, ed. John W. Padberg. St. Louis, Mo.: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 2009, 224 [768–70].
DOI: 10.51238/c6ylS42
Society of Jesus. “Decree 55: Abrogation and Revision of Certain Decrees, General Congregation 31 (1966).” In Essential Documents: Selected Sources for Jesuit History, edited by Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies. Institute of Jesuit Sources, July 15, 2026. https://doi.org/10.51238/c6ylS42
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Jesuit Life & Mission Today
The Decrees and Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus
Open Access 
LCCN: 2009920151
ISBN (hcv): 978-1-880810-69-7
ISBN (pbk): 978-1-880810-70-0
Copyright: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources
1. In the Collection of Decrees decrees 21; 75, §3; 78, 768 §1; 231; 232; 290; 293 are abrogated to this extent, that norms contained in them shall continue to stay in force with the authority of Ordinations of the Fathers General, until the General shall decide otherwise.
2. Decree 75, §3 of the Collection of Decrees should be revised as follows:
Letters written or received by the admonitor of a provincial are not subject to the censorship of the same provincial.
3. In decree 212 of the Collection of Decrees, the following words should be added:
The General can, however, communicate to provincials the faculty of approving specifications for construction of a new building.
Jesuit Life & Mission Today
The Decrees and Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus
Open Access
LCCN: 2009920151
ISBN (hcv): 978-1-880810-69-7
ISBN (pbk): 978-1-880810-70-0
Copyright: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources