Outline of Catholic canon law
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the canon law of the Catholic Church:
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.
Current law
edit- 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
editLegal history of the Catholic Church
Corpus Juris Canonici
editAncient church orders
editCollections of ancient canons
editCollections of ancient canons – Overview of ancient Christian laws
- Collectiones canonum Dionysianae – The canon law collection compiled by Dionysius Exiguus
- Collectio canonum quadripartita – Medieval canon law collection
- Collectio canonum Quesnelliana – Late antique canonical collection
- Collectio canonum Wigorniensis – Medieval canon law collection
Other
editEastern Catholic canon law
editEastern 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 Christianity
- Eparchy – Diocese in Eastern Christianity
Liturgical law
editTrials and tribunals
editTribunal officers
editTribunal procedure
editCanonical structures
edit- Particular churches sui juris
- Local particular churches
- Benefice
- Canonical coronation
- Computation of time
- Contract law
- Custom
- Delegata potestas non potest delegari
- Derogation
- Dispensation
- Indult
- Impediment
- Interpretation
- Jurisdiction
- Peritus
- Obreption & subreption
- Obrogation
- Promulgation
- Resignation of the Roman Pontiff
- Sede vacante
- Vacatio legis
- Valid but illicit
Law of persons
editCanonical documents
editPenal law
editProcedural law
editElection of the Roman Pontiff