Special Celebrations

Pastoral Visit to Rieti and Greccio

 papal journey in Italy 

• Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Rieti
• Santuario Eremo, Greccio

Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 18 Cardinals

 cardinal   consistory 

• Pope John Paul II, Homily “Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals” (1983.02.02)
• Pope John Paul II, Homily “Mass with the new Cardinals and presentation of the cardinalitial” (1983.02.02)

Apostolic Journey to Lisbon, Portugal

 papal journey   Portugal 

Apostolic Journey to Costa Rica

 Costa Rica   papal journey 

• Catedral Metropolitana San José, San José

Apostolic Journey to Nicaragua

 Nicaragua   papal journey 

• Catedral de Santa María de Gracia, León

Apostolic Journey to Panama

 Panama   papal journey 

• Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Santa María la Antigua, Panamá

Apostolic Journey to El Salvador

 El Salvador   papal journey 

• Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Salvador, San Salvador

Apostolic Journey to Guatemala

 Guatemala   papal journey 

• Catedral Primada Metropolitana de Santiago, Ciudad de Guatemala
• Santuario Nacional Expiatorio al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Ciudad de Guatemala

Apostolic Journey to Honduras

 Honduras   papal journey 

• Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Suyapa, Tegucigalpa

Apostolic Journey to Belize

 Belize   papal journey 

Apostolic Journey to Haiti

 Haiti   papal journey 

Pastoral Visit to Chieti

 papal journey in Italy 

Holy Year of the Extraordinary Jubilee 1983

 jubilee 

• Pope John Paul II, Bull Aperite portas Redemptori For the Jubilee for the 1950ᵗʰ anniversary of the Redemption (1983.01.06)
• Pope John Paul II, Message For Lent 1983 (1983.02.16)
• Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 1983” (1983.04.03)

Pastoral Visit to Lombardy

 papal journey in Italy 

• Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nascente, Milano
• Seminario arcivescovile di Milano, Venegono Inferiore
• Basilica di San Giovanni Battista, Monza
• Convento di San Carlo, Milano

Apostolic Journey to Poland

 papal journey   Poland 

• Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela, Warszawa
• Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Łaskawej, Warszawa
• Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia NMP, Częstochowa
• Bazylika Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP, Teresin k. Sochaczewa
• Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Piotra i Pawła, Poznań
• Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela, Wrocław
• Bazylika św. Anny, Góra Świętej Anny
• Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Stanisława Biskupa i męczennika i św. Wacława, Kraków
• Kościół św. Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego, Kraków

Apostolic Journey to Lourdes

 France   Lourdes   papal journey 

• Grotto of Massabielle, Lourdes
• Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire, Lourdes
• Basilique souterraine Saint-Pie X, Lourdes

Pastoral Visit to Palestrina

 papal journey in Italy 

• Basilica Cattedrale di Sant’Agapito Martire, Palestrina

9ᵗʰ International Mariological and 16ᵗʰ Marian Congress (Malta)

 Marian Congress   Mary 

Apostolic Journey to Austria

 Austria   papal journey 

• Dom Sankt Stephan (Stephansdom), Wien
• Basilika Mariä Geburt, Mariazell

World Tourism Day 1983

 tourism 

6ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

 penance   synod 

• Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Reconciliatio et Pænitentia / Reconciliation and Penance On reconciliation and penance in the mission of the Church today (1984.12.02)

World Food Day 1983

 food 

• Pope John Paul II, Message For the 3ʳᵈ World Food Day (1983) (1983.10.12)

World Mission Sunday 1983

 mission 

• Pope John Paul II, Message For World Day for Missions 1983 (1983.06.10)