Outline of Catholic canon law

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the canon law of the Catholic Church:

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Canon law of the Catholic Church
Ius vigens (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 Praedicate evangelium Veritatis gaudium Custom Matrimonial nullity trial reforms of Pope Francis Documents of the Second Vatican Council Christus Dominus Lumen gentium Optatam totius Orientalium ecclesiarum Presbyterorum ordinis Sacrosanctum concilium Precepts of the Church
Legal history Jus antiquum (c. 33-1140) 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 Gelasian Decree Symmachian forgeries Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals Donation of Constantine Gregorian Reform Lay investiture controversy Dictatus papae Libertas ecclesiae Plenitudo potestatis Jus novum (c. 1140-1563) Corpus Juris Canonici Decretum Gratiani Decretist Canon Episcopi Margaritae Jus commune Decretals of Gregory IX Decretalist Regulæ Juris Extravagantes Liber Septimus Jus novissimum (c. 1563-1918) Council of Trent Benedictus Deus Tametsi Apostolicae Sedis moderationi Jus codicis (1918-present) 1917 Code of Canon Law Ecclesiae Sanctae 1983 Code of Canon Law Other Contractum trinius Papal judge-delegate Right of option
Eastern law Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches Eastern Canonical Reforms of Pius XII Nomocanon Eparchy Exarchate Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful Protosyncellus
Liturgical law Latin Church General Roman Calendar Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite General Instruction of the Roman Missal Code of Rubrics Sacrosanctum Concilium Mysterii Paschalis Musicam sacram Scripturarum thesaurus Liturgiam authenticam Quattuor abhinc annos Ecclesia Dei Summorum Pontificum Magnum principium Traditionis custodes Red Mass Holy day of obligation
Sacramental law Communicatio in sacris Ex opere operato Omnium in mentem Validity and liceity Sacraments Holy Orders Impediment (Catholic canon law) Abstemius Defect of birth Obligation of celibacy Nullity of Sacred Ordination Apostolicae curae Dimissorial letters Episcopal consecrators Approbation (Catholic canon law) Confession Penitential canons Paenitentiale Theodori Seal of the Confessional Internal and external forum Note on the importance of the internal forum and the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal Apostolic Penitentiary Canon penitentiary Complicit absolution Sacramentum Poenitentiae Eucharist Eucharistic discipline Canon 915 Celebret Mass stipend Sacramentals Indulgence Indulgentiarum doctrina Sacred places Altars Major basilica Minor basilica Oratory (chapel) Sacred times Feast days Fast days and abstinence Paenitemini Holy day of obligation
Matrimonial law Canonical form (Latin Church) Tametsi Ne Temere Banns of marriage Declaration of Nullity Dignitas connubii Matrimonial Nullity Trial Reforms of Pope Francis Vetitum Defender of the Bond Impediments to Marriage Affinity Clandestinity Impediment of crime Disparity of cult Ligamen Public propriety Matrimonial dispensation Ratum sed non consummatum Sanatio in radice Natural marriage Pauline privilege Petrine privilege
Supreme authority, particular churches, and canonical structures Supreme authority of the Church Roman Pontiff College of Bishops Supra-diocesan/eparchal structures College of Cardinals Conference of bishops Synod of Bishops Particular churches Churches sui juris Latin Church Eastern Catholic Churches Local particular churches Appointment of bishops Abbacy nullius Apostolic vicariate Apostolic vicar Apostolic administration Apostolic administrator Diocese/Archdiocese Aeque principaliter Cathedraticum In persona episcopi Diocesan Curia Moderator of the Curia Chancery Deanery Vicar forane Eparchy Eparchal curia Military ordinariate Mission sui juris Personal ordinariate Anglicanorum Coetibus Juridic persons Parish Team of priests in solidum Collegiate church Parish register Lay trusteeism Roman Curia Dicastery Congregation Pontifical council Personal prelature Types of membership of Opus Dei Association of the Christian faithful Vicar general Quinquennial visit ad limina
Jurisprudence Canonical coronation Canonically crowned images Computation of time Custom Delegata potestas non potest delegari Derogation Dispensation Taxa Innocentiana Faculty Indult Impediment Donation Interpretation Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Jurisdiction Peritus Obreption & subreption Obrogation Promulgation Resignation of the Roman Pontiff Sede vacante Simony Vacatio legis Validity and liceity Visitation Apostolic visitor Philosophy, theology, and fundamental theory of Catholic canon law Theology Ecclesiology Treatise on Law Determinatio
Temporal goods (property) Benefice Cathedraticum Contract law Mass stipend Stole fee Temporalities
Law of persons Person (Catholic canon law) Formal act of defection from the Catholic Church Canonical age Emancipation Exemption Heresy Clerics Secular clergy Regular clergy Obligation of celibacy Clerics and public office Incardination and excardination Laicization (dispensation) Canonical faculties Office Canonical provision Canonical election Juridic and physical persons Jus patronatus Associations of the faithful Consecrated life
Canonical documents Acta Apostolicae Sedis Acta Sanctae Sedis Censor librorum Imprimatur Imprimi potest Notary Protonotary apostolic Apostolic constitution Canon Concordat Decree Decretal Encyclical Motu proprio Ordinance Papal brief Papal bull Penitential Positive law Rescript Parish register Ecclesiastical Latin
Penal law Canon 1324 Canon 1397 §2 Censure (Catholic canon law) De delictis gravioribus Complicit absolution Crimen sollicitationis Excommunication List of excommunicable offences in the Catholic Church List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church List of cardinals excommunicated by the Catholic Church Interdict Laicization (penal) Latae sententiae and ferendae sententiae Lifetime of prayer and penance Canonical admonitions Ecclesiastical prison
Procedural law Pars statica (tribunals & ministers/parties) Tribunals Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura Tribunal of the Roman Rota Apostolic Penitentiary Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Ministers of Justice Judicial Vicar/Officialis Auditor Parties Defender of the Bond Procurator Pars dynamica (trial procedure) Dignitas connubii (matrimonial causes) Appeal as from an abuse Presumption Penal procedure Vos estis lux mundi Canonization Congregation for the Causes of Saints Maiorem hac dilectionem Advocatus Diaboli Oblatio vitae Positio Beatification and canonization process in 1914 Election of the Roman Pontiff Current law Universi Dominici gregis Papal renunciation Reforms of Pope Benedict XVI Historical Cum proxime Jus exclusivae Papal appointment Aeterni Patris Filius Romano Pontifici eligendo Ingravescentem aetatem Ubi periculum Quia propter
Legal practice and scholarship List of legal abbreviations Academic degrees Licentiate of Canon Law Doctor of Canon Law Doctor of both laws Journals and Professional Societies Canon Law Society of America The Jurist Faculties of canon law School of Canon Law Canonists Medieval Gratian Hostiensis Jean Lemoine Raymond of Penyafort Rufinus Johannes Teutonicus Geoffrey of Trani Burchard of Worms Brocard Modern & Contemporary Eugenio Corecco John D. Faris Pietro Gasparri Ladislas Orsy Edward N. Peters
Law of consecrated life Solemn vow Exclaustration Manifestation of Conscience Canonical erection of a house of religious Pontifical right Diocesan right Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Institute of consecrated life Religious institute Congregation Order Monasticism Canons regular Mendicant orders Clerics regular Secular institute Cum Sanctissimus Primo Feliciter Provida Mater Ecclesia Society of apostolic life Decretum laudis
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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.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]} Law is also the field which concerns the creation and administration of laws.

• 1983 Code of Canon Law – 1983 codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Catholic Church
  • Omnium in mentem – 2009 motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI
  • Magnum principium – 2017 apostolic letter by Pope Francis
• Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches – Eastern Catholic code of canon law
• Ad tuendam fidem – 1998 apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II
• Ex corde Ecclesiae – 1990 apostolic constitution of the Catholic Church
• Indulgentiarum Doctrina – 1967 apostolic constitution by Pope Paul VI
• Pastor bonus – Apostolic constitution of John Paul II
  • Pontificalis Domus – Motu proprio issued by Pope Paul VI
• Veritatis gaudium – 2018 apostolic constitution by Pope Francis
• Custom – Repeated and constant performance of certain acts

Legal history of the Catholic Church

• 1917 Code of Canon Law

Corpus Juris Canonici

• Decretist
• Regulæ Juris
• Decretals of Gregory IX
  • Decretalist
• Decretum Gratiani
• Extravagantes
• Liber Septimus

Ancient church orders

• Didache
• The Apostolic Constitutions
  • Canons of the Apostles

Collections of ancient canons – Overview of ancient Christian laws

• Collectiones canonum Dionysianae – The canon law collection compiled by Dionysius ExiguusPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Collectio canonum quadripartita – Medieval canon law collection
• Collectio canonum Quesnelliana – Late antique canonical collection
• Collectio canonum Wigorniensis – Medieval canon law collection

• Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals
• Benedictus Deus (Pius IV)
• Contractum trinius
• Defect of birth
• Jus exclusivae
• Papal appointment
• Right of option

Eastern Catholic canon law – Canon law for the Eastern Catholic churches

• Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches – Eastern Catholic code of canon law
• Eastern canonical reforms of Pius XII
• Nomocanon – Collection of ecclesiastical law in Eastern Christian tradition
• Archeparchy – Diocese in Eastern ChristianityPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  • Eparchy – Diocese in Eastern Christianity

• Ecclesia Dei
• Mysterii Paschalis
• Sacrosanctum concilium
  • Musicam sacram
• Summorum Pontificum
• Tra le sollecitudini

• Communicatio in sacris
• Ex opere operato
• Omnium in mentem
• Valid but illicit

• Impediment
  • Abstemius
• Clerical celibacy
• Nullity of Sacred Ordination
  • Apostolicae curae
• Dimissorial letters
• Approbation

• Apostolic Penitentiary
• Complicit absolution
• Canon penitentiary
• Internal and external forum
• Paenitentiale Theodori
• Penitential canons
• Seal of the Confessional

• Eucharistic discipline
• Canon 915

• Banns of Marriage
• Declaration of Nullity
  • Matrimonial Nullity Trial Reforms of Pope Francis
• Defender of the Bond
• Natural marriage

• Affinity
• Bigamy
• Clandestinity
• Impediment of crime
• Disparity of cult
• Ligamen
• Public propriety

• Ratum sed non consummatum
• Sanatio in radice
• Pauline privilege
• Petrine privilege

• Tribunals
  • Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
  • Tribunal of the Roman Rota
  • Apostolic Penitentiary

• Judicial Vicar/Officialis
• Auditor
• Advocatus Diaboli
• Defender of the Bond

• Appeal as from an abuse
• Presumption

• 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

• Parish
• Roman Curia
  • Dicastery
  • Congregation
  • Pontifical council
  • Personal Prelature

• Benefice
• Canonical coronation
  • Canonically crowned images
• Computation of time
• Contract law
• Custom
• Delegata potestas non potest delegari
• Derogation
• Dispensation
  • Taxa Innocentiana
• 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

• Theology
  • Ecclesiology
• Treatise on Law
  • Determinatio

• Person (Catholic canon law)
• Canonical age
• Canonical faculties (Catholic canon law)
• Clerics and public office
• Clerical celibacy
• Consecrated life
• Defect of birth
• Emancipation
• Juridic & physical persons
• Jus patronatus
• Laicization (dispensation)

• Acta Apostolicae Sedis
  • Acta Sanctae 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

• Canon 1324
• Canon 1397 §2
• Censure (canon law)
• Excommunication
  • List of excommunicable offences in the Catholic Church
  • List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church
    • List of cardinals excommunicated by the Catholic Church
• Interdict
• Internal and external forum
• Laicization (penal)
• Latae sententiae
• Ferendae sententiae
• Lifetime of prayer and penance

Election of the Roman Pontiff

• Universi Dominici gregis
• Papal renunciation

• Licentiate of Canon Law
• Doctor of Canon Law
• Doctor Juris Utriusque

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