The Apostolic constitution Sapienti Consilio of Pope Pius X of 29 June 1908 reduced the Cancellaria Apostolica to a forwarding office (Ufficio di Spedizione) consisting only of the cardinal chancellor, regent, apostolic prothonotaries, a notary, a secretary and archivist, a protocolist, and four amanuenses. The majority of the minor offices of the Cancellaria were suppressed and its faculties were reduced only to the expedition of Papal bulls for Consistorial benefices, erection of new dioceses and chapters, and other more important ecclesiastical affairs that required various forms of apostolic letters.
The 1908 papal decree significantly altered the structure of the Cancellaria Apostolica by transforming it into a streamlined forwarding office (Ufficio di Spedizione). This change involved reducing the number of staff members and limiting their responsibilities to specific tasks such as issuing Papal bulls for appointments, establishing new dioceses, and handling other important ecclesiastical matters.