Outline of Catholic canon law
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Catholic canon law is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which the Catholic Church is governed, through enforcement by governmental authorities. Law is also the field which concerns the creation and administration of laws.
Current law[]
- 1983 Code of Canon Law
- Omnium in mentem
- Magnum principium
- Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
- Ad tuendam fidem
- Ex corde Ecclesiae
- Indulgentiarum Doctrina
- Pastor bonus
- Veritatis gaudium
- Custom
Legal history[]
- 1917 Code of Canon Law
Corpus Juris Canonici[]
- Decretist
- Regulæ Juris
- Decretals of Gregory IX
- Decretum Gratiani
- Extravagantes
- Liber Septimus
Ancient Church Orders[]
- Didache
- The Apostolic Constitutions
- Canons of the Apostles
Collections of ancient canons[]
- Collectiones canonum Dionysianae
- Collectio canonum quadripartita
- Collectio canonum Quesnelliana
- Collectio canonum Wigorniensis
Other[]
- Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals
- Benedictus Deus (Pius IV)
- Contractum trinius
- Defect of birth
- Jus exclusivae
- Papal appointment
- Right of option
Eastern Catholic canon law[]
- Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
- Eastern Canonical Reforms of Pius XII
- Nomocanon
- Archeparchy
- Eparchy
Liturgical law[]
- Ecclesia Dei
- Mysterii Paschalis
- Sacrosanctum concilium
- Summorum Pontificum
- Tra le sollecitudini
Sacramental law[]
- Communicatio in sacris
- Ex opere operato
- Omnium in mentem
- Valid but illicit
Holy Orders[]
- Impediment
- Clerical celibacy
- Nullity of Sacred Ordination
- Apostolicae curae
- Dimissorial letters
- Approbation
Confession[]
- Apostolic Penitentiary
- Complicit absolution
- Canon penitentiary
- Internal and external forum
- Paenitentiale Theodori
- Penitential canons
- Seal of the Confessional
Eucharist[]
- Eucharistic discipline
- Canon 915
Matrimonial law[]
- Banns of Marriage
- Declaration of Nullity
- Defender of the Bond
- Natural marriage
Impediments to marriage[]
- Affinity
- Clandestinity
- Impediment of crime
- Disparity of cult
- Ligamen
- Public propriety
Matrimonial dispensation[]
Trials and tribunals[]
- Tribunals
- Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
- Tribunal of the Roman Rota
- Apostolic Penitentiary
Tribunal officers[]
- Judicial Vicar/Officialis
- Auditor
- Advocatus Diaboli
- Defender of the Bond
Tribunal procedure[]
Canonical structures[]
Particular churches[]
- Particular churches sui juris
- Latin Church
- Eastern Catholic Churches
- Local particular churches
- Abbacy nullius
- Abbot nullius
- Apostolic vicariate
- Apostolic vicar
- Apostolic administration
- Apostolic administrator
- Archdiocese
- Diocese
- Aeque principaliter
- Cathedraticum
- In persona episcopi
- Chancery
- Deanery
- Vicar forane
- Archeparchy
- Eparchy
- Military ordinariate
- Mission sui juris
- Personal ordinariate
- Anglicanorum Coetibus
- Abbacy nullius
Juridic persons[]
- Parish
- Roman Curia
- Dicastery
- Congregation
- Pontifical council
- Personal Prelature
Jurisprudence[]
- Benefice
- Canonical coronation
- Canonically crowned images
- Computation of time
- Contract law
- Custom
- Delegata potestas non potest delegari
- Derogation
- Dispensation
- Indult
- Impediment
- Interpretation
- Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
- Jurisdiction
- Peritus
- Obreption & subreption
- Obrogation
- Promulgation
- Resignation of the Roman Pontiff
- Sede vacante
- Vacatio legis
- Valid but illicit
Philosophy, theology, and fundamental theory of Catholic canon law[]
- Theology
- Ecclesiology
- Treatise on Law
Law of persons[]
- Person (Catholic canon law)
- Canonical age
- Canonical faculties
- Clerics and public office
- Clerical celibacy
- Consecrated life
- Defect of birth
- Emancipation
- Juridic & physical persons
- Jus patronatus
- Laicization (dispensation)
Canonical documents[]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis
- Notary (Catholic canon law)
- Protonotary apostolic
- Apostolic constitution
- Canon
- Concordat
- Decree
- Decretal
- Encyclical
- Motu proprio
- Ordinance
- Papal brief
- Papal bull
- Penitential
- Positive law
- Rescript
Penal law[]
- Canon 1324
- Canon 1398
- Censure (canon law)
- Excommunication
- List of excommunicable offences in the Catholic Church
- List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church
- Interdict
- Internal and external forum
- Laicization (penal)
- Latae sententiae
- Ferendae sententiae
- Lifetime of prayer and penance
Procedural law[]
Election of the Roman Pontiff
Academic degrees[]
- Licentiate of Canon Law
- Doctor of Canon Law
- Doctor Juris Utriusque
See also[]
Catholicism portal
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