THE CODE OF CANON LAW

in English translation

Prepared by

The Canon Law Society Of Great Britain And Ireland

In Association With

The Canon Law Society Of Australia And New Zealand

And The Canadian Canon Law Society

English translation copyright 1983 The Canon Law Society Trust

 

 

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BOOK I

GENERAL NORMS

Title I: Ecclesiastical Laws

Title Ii: Custom

Title Iii: General Decrees And Instructions

Title Iv: Singular Administrative Acts

Chapter I : COMMON NORMS

Chapter II : SINGULAR DECREES AND PRECEPTS

Chapter III : RESCRIPTS

Chapter IV : PRIVILEGES

Chapter V : DISPENSATIONS

Title V: Statutes And Ordinances

Title Vi: Physical And Juridical Persons

Chapter I : The Canonical Status Of Physical Persons

Chapter II : JURIDICAL PERSONS

Title Vii: Juridical Acts

Title Viii: Power Of Governance

Title Ix: Ecclesiastical Offices

Chapter I : The Provision Of Ecclesiastical Office

Article 1: Free Conferral

Article 2: Presentation

Article 3: Election

Article 4: Postulation

Chapter II : LOSS OF ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICE

Article 1: Resignation

Article 2: Transfer

Article 3: Removal

Article 4: Deprivation

Title X: Prescription

Title Xi: The Reckoning Of Time

 

Book II : The People Of God

Part I : Christ’s Faithful

Title I : The Obligations And Rights Of All Christ’s Faithful

Title Ii: The Obligations And Rights Of The Lay Members Of Christ’s Faithful

Title Iii: Sacred Ministers Or Clerics

Chapter I : The Formation Of Clerics

Chapter II : THE ENROLMENT OR INCARDINATION OF CLERICS

Chapter III : THE OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF CLERICS

Chapter IV : LOSS OF THE CLERICAL STATE

Title Iv: Personal Prelatures

Title V: Associations Of Christ’s Faithful

Chapter I : COMMON NORMS

Chapter II : PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS OF CHRIST’S FAITHFUL

Chapter III : PRIVATE ASSOCIATIONS OF CHRIST’S FAITHFUL

Chapter IV : SPECIAL NORMS FOR LAY ASSOCIATIONS

Part Ii : The Hierarchical Constitution Of The Church

Section I: The Supreme Authority Of The Church

Chapter I : The Roman Pontiff And The College Of Bishops

Article 1: The Roman Pontiff

Article 2: The College of Bishops

Chapter II : THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS

Chapter III : THE CARDINALS OF THE HOLY ROMAN CHURCH

Chapter IV : THE ROMAN CURIA

Chapter V : PAPAL LEGATES

Section Ii : Particular Churches And Their Groupings

Title I : Particular Churches And The Authority Constituted Within Them

Chapter I : Particular Churches

Chapter II : BISHOPS

Article 1: Bishops in General

Article 2: Diocesan Bishops

Article 3: Coadjutor and Auxiliary Bishops

Chapter III : THE IMPEDED OR VACANT SEE

Article 1: The Impeded See

Article 2: The Vacant See

Title Ii: Groupings Of Particular Churches

Chapter I : Ecclesiastical Provinces And Ecclesiastical Regions

Chapter II : METROPOLITANS

Chapter III : PARTICULAR COUNCILS

Chapter IV : EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES

Title Iii : The Internal Ordering Of Particular Churches

Chapter I : The Diocesan Synod

Chapter II : THE DIOCESAN CURIA

Article 1: Vicars General and Episcopal Vicars

Article 2: The Chancellor, other Notaries and the Archives

ARTICLE 3: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR

Chapter III : THE COUNCIL OF PRIESTS AND THE COLLEGE OF CONSULTORS

Chapter IV : THE CHAPTER OF CANONS

Chapter V : THE PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chapter VI : PARISHES, PARISH PRIESTS AND ASSISTANT PRIESTS

Chapter VII : VICARS FORANE

Chapter VIII : RECTORS OF CHURCHES AND CHAPLAINS

Article 1: Rectors of Churches

Article 2: Chaplains

Part III : INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE AND SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE

Section I: Institutes of Consecrated Life

TITLE I: NORMS COMMON TO ALL INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE

TITLE II: RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES

Chapter I : RELIGIOUS HOUSES AND THEIR ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPRESSION

Chapter II : THE GOVERNANCE OF INSTITUTES

Article 1: Superiors and Councils

Article 2: Chapters

Article 3: Temporal Goods and their Administration

Chapter III : THE ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES AND THE FORMATION OF MEMBERS

Article 1: Admission to the Novitiate

Article 2: The Novitiate and the Formation of Novices

Article 3: Religious Profession

Article 4: The Formation of Religious

Chapter IV : THE OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF INSTITUTES AND OF THEIR MEMBERS

Chapter V : THE APOSTOLATE OF INSTITUTES

Chapter VI : THE SEPARATION OF MEMBERS FROM THE INSTITUTE

Article 1: Transfer to another Institute

Article 2: Departure from the Institute

Article 3: The Dismissal of Members

Chapter VII : RELIGIOUS RAISED TO THE EPISCOPATE

Chapter VIII : CONFERENCES OF MAJOR SUPERIORS

TITLE III: SECULAR INSTITUTES

Section II: Societies of Apostolic Life

 

Book III

The Teaching Office Of The Church

TITLE I: THE MINISTRY OF THE DIVINE WORD

Chapter I : PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD

Chapter II : CATECHETICAL FORMATION

TITLE II: THE MISSIONARY ACTIVITY OF THE CHURCH

TITLE III: CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Chapter I : SCHOOLS

Chapter II : CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HIGHER STUDIES

Chapter III : ECCLESIASTICAL UNIVERSITIES AND FACULTIES

TITLE IV : THE MEANS OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND BOOKS IN PARTICULAR

TITLE V: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

 

Book IV

The Sanctifying Office of The Church

Part I : THE SACRAMENTS

TITLE I: BAPTISM

Chapter I : THE CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM

Chapter II : THE MINISTER OF BAPTISM

Chapter III : THE PERSONS TO BE BAPTISED

Chapter IV : SPONSORS

Chapter V : PROOF AND REGISTRATION OF BAPTISM

TITLE II: THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

Chapter I : THE CELEBRATION OF CONFIRMATION

Chapter II : THE MINISTER OF CONFIRMATION

Chapter III : THE PERSONS TO BE CONFIRMED

Chapter IV : SPONSORS

Chapter V : PROOF AND REGISTRATION OF CONFIRMATION

TITLE III: THE BLESSED EUCHARIST

Chapter I : THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST

Article 1: The Minister of the Blessed Eucharist

Article 2: Participation in the Blessed Eucharist

Article 3: The Rites and Ceremonies of the Eucharistic Celebration

Article 4: The Time and Place of the Eucharistic Celebration

Chapter II : THE RESERVATION AND VENERATION OF THE BLESSED EUCHARIST

Chapter III : THE OFFERING MADE FOR THE CELEBRATION OF MASS

TITLE IV: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Chapter I : THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT

Chapter II : THE MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Chapter III : THE PENITENT

Chapter IV : INDULGENCES

TITLE V : THE SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Chapter I : THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT

Chapter II : THE MINISTER OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Chapter III : THOSE TO BE ANOINTED

TITLE VI: ORDERS

Chapter I : THE CELEBRATION OF ORDINATION AND THE MINISTER

Chapter II : THOSE TO BE ORDAINED

Article 1: The Requirements in those to be Ordained

Article 2: Prerequisites for Ordination

Article 3: Irregularities and other Impediments

Article 4: Documents required and the Investigation

Chapter III : THE REGISTRATION AND EVIDENCE OF ORDINATION

TITLE VII: MARRIAGE

Chapter I : PASTORAL CARE AND THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE

Chapter II : DIRIMENT IMPEDIMENTS IN GENERAL

Chapter III : INDIVIDUAL DIRIMENT IMPEDIMENTS

Chapter IV : MATRIMONIAL CONSENT

Chapter V : THE FORM OF THE CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE

Chapter VI : MIXED MARRIAGES

Chapter VII : THE SECRET CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE

Chapter VIII : THE EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE

Chapter IX : THE SEPARATION OF THE SPOUSES

Article 1: The Dissolution of the Bond

Article 2: Separation while the Bond remains

Chapter X : THE VALIDATION OF MARRIAGE

Article 1: Simple Validation

Article 2: Retroactive Validation

Part II : THE OTHER ACTS OF DIVINE WORSHIP

TITLE I: SACRAMENTALS

TITLE II: THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS

TITLE III: CHURCH FUNERALS

Chapter I : THE CELEBRATION OF FUNERALS

Chapter II : THOSE TO WHOM CHURCH FUNERALS ARE TO BE ALLOWED OR DENIED

TITLE IV : THE CULT OF THE SAINTS, OF SACRED IMAGES AND OF RELICS

TITLE V: VOWS AND OATHS

Chapter I : VOWS

Chapter II : OATHS

Part III : SACRED PLACES AND TIMES

TITLE I: SACRED PLACES

Chapter I : CHURCHES

Chapter II : ORATORIES AND PRIVATE CHAPELS

Chapter III : SHRINES

Chapter IV : ALTARS

Chapter V : CEMETERIES

TITLE II: SACRED TIMES

Chapter I : FEAST DAYS

Chapter II : DAYS OF PENANCE

 

Book V

The Temporal Goods Of The Church

TITLE I: THE ACQUISITION OF GOODS

TITLE II: THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOODS

TITLE III: CONTRACTS AND ESPECIALLY ALIENATION

TITLE IV : PIOUS DISPOSITIONS IN GENERAL AND PIOUS FOUNDATIONS

 

Book VI

Sanctions In The Church

Part I : OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS IN GENERAL

TITLE I: THE PUNISHMENT OF OFFENCES

TITLE II: PENAL LAW AND PENAL PRECEPT

TITLE III: THOSE WHO ARE LIABLE TO PENAL SANCTIONS

TITLE IV: PENALTIES AND OTHER PUNISHMENTS

Chapter I : CENSURES

Chapter II : EXPIATORY PENALTIES

Chapter III : PENAL REMEDIES AND PENANCES

TITLE V: THE APPLICATION OF PENALTIES

TITLE VI: THE CESSATION OF PENALTIES

Part II : PENALTIES FOR PARTICULAR OFFENCES

TITLE I: OFFENCES AGAINST RELIGION AND THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH

TITLE II : OFFENCES AGAINST CHURCH AUTHORITIES AND THE FREEDOM OF THE CHURCH

TITLE III : USURPATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICES AND OFFENCES COMMITTED IN THEIR EXERCISE

TITLE IV: THE OFFENCE OF FALSEHOOD

TITLE V : OFFENCES AGAINST SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS

TITLE VI : OFFENCES AGAINST HUMAN LIFE AND LIBERTY

TITLE VII: GENERAL NORM

 

Book VII

Processes

Part I : TRIALS IN GENERAL

TITLE I: THE COMPETENT FORUM

TITLE II : DIFFERENT GRADES AND KINDS OF TRIBUNALS

Chapter I : THE TRIBUNAL OF FIRST INSTANCE

Article 1 : The Judge

Article 2: Auditors and Relators

Article 3: The Promotor of Justice, the Defender of the Bond and the Notary

Chapter II : THE TRIBUNAL OF SECOND INSTANCE

Chapter III : THE TRIBUNALS OF THE APOSTOLIC SEE

TITLE III : THE DISCIPLINE TO BE OBSERVED IN TRIBUNALS

Chapter I : THE DUTIES OF THE JUDGES AND OF THE OFFICERS OF THE TRIBUNAL

Chapter II : THE ORDERING OF THE HEARING

Chapter III : TIME LIMITS AND POSTPONEMENTS

Chapter IV : THE PLACE OF TRIAL

Chapter V : THOSE WHO MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE COURT AND THE MANNER OF COMPILING AND PRESERVING THE ACTS

TITLE IV: THE PARTIES IN THE CASE

Chapter I : THE PLAINTIFF AND THE RESPONDENT

Chapter II : PROCURATORS AND ADVOCATES

TITLE V: ACTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS

Chapter I : ACTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS IN GENERAL

Chapter II : ACTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS IN PARTICULAR

Part II : THE CONTENTIOUS TRIAL

Section I: The Ordinary Contentious Trial

TITLE I: THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE

Chapter I : THE PETITION INTRODUCING THE SUIT

Chapter II : THE SUMMONS AND THE INTIMATION OF JUDICIAL ACTS

TITLE II: THE JOINDER OF THE ISSUE

TITLE III: THE TRIAL OF THE ISSUE

TITLE IV: PROOFS

Chapter I : THE DECLARATIONS OF THE PARTIES

Chapter II : DOCUMENTARY PROOF

Article 1: The Nature and Reliability of Documents

Article 2: The Production of Documents

Chapter III : WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY

Article 1: Those who can be Witnesses

Article 2: The Introduction and the Exclusion of Witnesses

Article 3: The Examination of Witnesses

Article 4: The Credibility of Evidence

Chapter IV : EXPERTS

Chapter V : JUDICIAL ACCESS AND INSPECTION

Chapter VI : PRESUMPTIONS

TITLE V: INCIDENTAL MATTERS

Chapter I : THE NON-APPEARANCE OF PARTIES

Chapter II : THE INTERVENTION OF A THIRD PARTY IN A CASE

TITLE VI: THE PUBLICATION OF THE ACTS, THE CONCLUSION OF THE CASE AND THE PLEADINGS

TITLE VII : THE PRONOUNCEMENTS OF THE JUDGE

TITLE VIII: CHALLENGING THE JUDGEMENT

Chapter I : THE PLAINT OF NULLITY OF THE JUDGEMENT

Chapter II : THE APPEAL

TITLE IX: ADJUDGED MATTER AND TOTAL REINSTATEMENT

Chapter I : ADJUDGED MATTER

Chapter II : TOTAL REINSTATEMENT

TITLE X : JUDICIAL EXPENSES AND FREE LEGAL AID

TITLE XI: THE EXECUTION OF THE JUDGEMENT

SECTION II: THE ORAL CONTENTIOUS PROCESS

Part III : CERTAIN SPECIAL PROCESSES

TITLE I: MATRIMONIAL PROCESSES

Chapter I : CASES CONCERNING THE DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

Article 1: The Competent Forum

Article 2: The Right to Challenge the Validity of Marriage

Article 3: The Duties of the Judges

Article 4: Proofs

Article 5: The Judgement and the Appeal

Article 6: The Documentary Process

Article 7: General Norms

Chapter II : CASES CONCERNING THE SEPARATION OF SPOUSES

Chapter III : THE PROCESS FOR THE DISPENSATION FROM A RATIFIED AND NON-CONSUMMATED MARRIAGE

Chapter IV : THE PROCESS IN THE CASE OF THE PRESUMED DEATH OF A SPOUSE

TITLE II: CASES FOR THE DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF SACRED ORDINATION

TITLE III: WAYS OF AVOIDING TRIALS

Part IV : THE PENAL PROCESS

Chapter I : THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

Chapter II : THE COURSE OF THE PROCESS

Chapter III : THE ACTION TO COMPENSATE FOR HARM

Part V : THE MANNER OF PROCEDURE IN ADMINISTRATIVE RECOURSE AND IN THE REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF PARISH PRIESTS

Section I : Recourse Against Administrative Decrees

Section II: The Procedure for the Removal or Transfer of Parish Priests

Chapter I : THE PROCEDURE FOR THE REMOVAL OF PARISH PRIESTS

Chapter II : THE PROCEDURE FOR THE TRANSFER OF PARISH PRIESTS

 

GLOSSARY

 

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