Code of Canon Law
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The 1983 Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church". It is the second and current comprehensive codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The 1983 Code of Canon Law was promulgated on 25 January 1983 by John Paul II and took legal effect on the First Sunday of Advent (27 November) 1983. It replaced the 1917 Code of Canon Law which had been promulgated by Benedict XV on 27 May 1917.
According to canon 6 of the 1983 code of canon law, the 1983 code abrogates the 1917 code of canon law and any penal laws made under the latter that are not contained in the 1983 code.
The 1983 Code of Canon Law is composed of laws called canons.
Division Canon Law
- BOOK I General Norms can.1–203
- TITLE IEcclesiastical Laws can.7–22
- TITLE IICustom can.23–28
- TITLE IIIGeneral Decrees and Instructions can.29–34
- TITLE IVSingular Administrative Acts can.35–93
- CH. ICommon Norms can.35–47
- CH. IISingular Decrees and Precepts can.48–58
- CH. IIIRescripts can.59–75
- CH. IVPrivileges can.76–84
- CH. VDispensations can.85–93
- TITLE VStatutes and Rules of Order can.94–95
- TITLE VIPhysical and Juridic Persons can.96–123
- CH. IThe Canonical Condition of Physical Persons can.96–112
- CH. IIJuridic Persons can.113–123
- TITLE VIIJuridic Acts can.124–128
- TITLE VIIIThe Power of Governance can.129–144
- TITLE IXEcclesiastical Offices can.145–196
- CH. IProvision of Ecclesiastical Office can.146–183
- Art. 1Free Conferral can.157
- Art. 2Presentation can.158–163
- Art. 3Election can.164–179
- Art. 4Postulation can.180–183
- CH. IILoss of Ecclesiastical Office can.184–196
- Art. 1Resignation can.187–189
- Art. 2Transfer can.190–191
- Art. 3Removal can.192–195
- Art. 4Privation can.196
- TITLE XPrescription can.197–199
- TITLE XIComputation of Time can.200–203
- BOOK II The People of God can.204–746
- PART IThe Christian Faithful can.204–367
- TITLE IThe Obligations and Rights of All the Christian Faithful can.208–223
- TITLE IIThe Obligations and Rights of the Lay Christian Faithful can.224–231
- TITLE IIISacred Ministers or Clerics can.232–293
- CH. IThe Formation of Clerics can.232–264
- CH. IIThe Enrollment, or Incardination, of Clerics can.265–272
- CH. IIIThe Obligations and Rights of Clerics can.273–289
- CH. IVLoss of the Clerical State can.290–293
- TITLE IVPersonal Prelatures can.294–297
- TITLE VAssociations of the Christian Faithful can.298–329
- CH. ICommon Norms can.298–320
- CH. IIIPrivate Associations of the Christian Faithful can.321–326
- CH. IVSpecial Norms for Associations of the Laity can.327–329
- SECTION IThe Supreme Authority of the Church can.330–367
- CH. IThe Roman Pontiff and the College of Bishops can.330–341
- Art. 1The Roman Pontiff can.331–335
- Art. 2The College of Bishops can.336–341
- CH. IIThe Synod of Bishops can.342–348
- CH. IIIThe Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church can.349–359
- CH. IVThe Roman Curia can.360–361
- CH. VLegates of the Roman Pontiff can.362–367
- PART IIThe Hierarchical Constitution of the Church can.368–572
- SECTION IIParticular Churches and Their Groupings can.368–572
- TITLE IParticular Churches and the Authority Established in Them can.368–430
- CH. IParticular Churches can.368–374
- CH. IIBishops can.375–411
- Art. 1Bishops in General can.375–380
- Art. 2Diocesan Bishops can.381–402
- Art. 3Coadjutor and Auxiliary Bishops can.403–411
- CH. IIIThe Impeded See and the Vacant See can.412–430
- Art. 1The Impeded See can.412–415
- Art. 2The Vacant See can.416–430
- TITLE IIGroupings of Particular Churches can.431–459
- CH. IEcclesiastical Provinces and Ecclesiastical Regions can.431–434
- CH. IIMetropolitans can.435–438
- CH. IIIParticular Councils can.439–446
- CH. IVConferences of Bishops can.447–459
- TITLE IIIThe Internal Ordering of Particular Churches can.460–572
- CH. IThe Diocesan Synod can.460–468
- CH. IIThe Diocesan Curia can.469–494
- Art. 1Vicars General and Episcopal Vicars can.475–481
- Art. 2The Chancellor, Other Notaries, and the Archives can.482–491
- Art. 3The Finance Council and the Finance Officer can.492–494
- CH. IIIThe Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors can.495–502
- CH. IVChapters of Canons can.503–510
- CH. VThe Pastoral Council can.511–514
- CH. VIParishes, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars can.515–552
- CH. VIIVicars Forane can.553–555
- CH. VIIIRectors of Churches and Chaplains can.556–572
- Art. 1Rectors of Churches can.556–563
- Art. 2Chaplains can.564–572
- PART IIIInstitutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life can.573–746
- SECTION IInstitutes of Consecrated Life can.573–730
- TITLE INorms Common to All Institutes of Consecrated Life can.573–606
- TITLE IIReligious Institutes can.607–709
- CH. IReligious Houses and Their Erection and Suppression can.608–616
- CH. IIThe Governance of Institutes can.617–640
- Art. 1Superiors and Councils can.617–630
- Art. 2Chapters can.631–633
- Art. 3Temporal Goods and Their Administration can.634–640
- CH. IIIThe Admission of Candidates and the Formation of Members can.641–661
- Art. 1Admission to the Novitiate can.641–645
- Art. 2The Novitiate and Formation of Novices can.646–653
- Art. 3Religious Profession can.654–658
- Art. 4The Formation of Religious can.659–661
- CH. IVThe Obligations and Rights of Institutes and Their Members can.662–672
- CH. VThe Apostolate of Institutes can.673–683
- CH. VISeparation of Members from the Institute can.684–704
- Art. 1Transfer to Another Institute can.684–685
- Art. 2Departure from an Institute can.686–693
- Art. 3Dismissal of Members can.694–704
- CH. VIIReligious Raised to the Episcopate can.705–707
- CH. VIIIConferences of Major Superiors can.708–709
- TITLE IIISecular Institutes can.710–730
- SECTION IISocieties of Apostolic Life can.731–746
- BOOK III The Teaching Function of the Church can.747–833
- TITLE IThe Ministry of the Divine Word can.756–780
- CH. IThe Preaching of the Word of God can.762–772
- CH. IICatechetical Instruction can.773–780
- TITLE IIThe Missionary Action of the Church can.781–792
- TITLE IIICatholic Education can.793–821
- CH. ISchools can.796–806
- CH. IICatholic Universities and Other Institutes of Higher Studies can.807–814
- CH. IIIEcclesiastical Universities and Faculties can.815–821
- TITLE IVInstruments of Social Communication and Books in Particular can.822–832
- TITLE VThe Profession of Faith can.833
- BOOK IV Function of the Church can.834–1253
- PART IThe Sacraments can.840–1165
- TITLE IBaptism can.849–878
- CH. IThe Celebration of Baptism can.850–860
- CH. IIThe Minister of Baptism can.861–863
- CH. IIIThose to Be Baptized can.864–871
- CH. IVSponsors can.872–874
- CH. VThe Proof and Registration of the Conferral of Baptism can.875–878
- TITLE IIThe Sacrament of Confirmation can.879–896
- CH. IThe Celebration of Confirmation can.880–881
- CH. IIThe Minister of Confirmation can.882–888
- CH. IIIThose to Be Confirmed can.889–891
- CH. IVSponsors can.892–893
- CH. VThe Proof and Registration of the Conferral of Confirmation can.894–896
- TITLE IIIThe Most Holy Eucharist can.897–958
- CH. IThe Eucharistic Celebration can.899–933
- Art. 1The Minister of the Most Holy Eucharist can.900–911
- Art. 2Participation in the Most Holy Eucharist can.912–923
- Art. 3The Rites and Ceremonies of the Eucharistic Celebration can.924–930
- Art. 4The Time and Place of the Celebration of the Eucharist can.931–933
- CH. IIThe Reservation and Veneration of the Most Holy Eucharist can.934–944
- CH. IIIThe Offering Given for the Celebration of Mass can.945–958
- TITLE IVThe Sacrament of Penance can.959–997
- CH. IThe Celebration of the Sacrament can.960–964
- CH. IIThe Minister of the Sacrament of Penance can.965–986
- CH. IIIThe Penitent can.987–991
- CH. IVIndulgences can.992–997
- TITLE VThe Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick can.998–1007
- CH. IThe Celebration of the Sacrament can.999–1002
- CH. IIThe Minister of the Anointing of the Sick can.1003
- CH. IIIThose on Whom the Anointing of the Sick Is to Be Conferred can.1004–1007
- TITLE VIOrders can.1008–1054
- CH. IThe Celebration and Minister of Ordination can.1010–1023
- CH. IIThose to Be Ordained can.1024–1052
- Art. 1Requirements in Those to Be Ordained can.1026–1032
- Art. 2The Prerequisites for Ordination can.1033–1039
- Art. 3Irregularities and Other Impediments can.1040–1049
- Art. 4The Required Documents and Investigation can.1050–1052
- CH. IIIThe Notation and Testimonial of Ordination Conferred can.1053–1054
- TITLE VIIMarriage can.1055–1165
- CH. IPastoral Care and Those Things Which Must Precede the Celebration of Marriage can.1063–1072
- CH. IIDiriment Impediments in General can.1073–1082
- CH. IIISpecific Diriment Impediments can.1083–1094
- CH. IVMatrimonial Consent can.1095–1107
- CH. VThe Form of the Celebration of Marriage can.1108–1123
- CH. VIMixed Marriages can.1124–1129
- CH. VIIMarriage Celebrated Secretly can.1130–1133
- CH. VIIIThe Effects of Marriage can.1134–1140
- CH. IXThe Separation of Spouses can.1141–1155
- Art. 1Dissolution of the Bond can.1141–1150
- Art. 2Separation with the Bond Remaining can.1151–1155
- CH. XThe Convalidation of Marriage can.1156–1165
- Art. 1Simple Convalidation can.1156–1160
- Art. 2Radical Sanation can.1161–1165
- PART IIThe Other Acts of Divine Worship can.1166–1204
- TITLE ISacramentals can.1166–1172
- TITLE IIThe Liturgy of the Hours can.1173–1175
- TITLE IIIEcclesiastical Funerals can.1176–1185
- CH. IThe Celebration of Funerals can.1177–1182
- CH. IIThose to Whom Ecclesiastical Funerals Must Be Granted or Denied can.1183–1185
- TITLE IVThe Veneration of the Saints, Sacred Images, and Relics can.1186–1190
- TITLE VA Vow and an Oath can.1191–1204
- CH. IA Vow can.1191–1198
- CH. IIAn Oath can.1199–1204
- PART IIISacred Places and Times can.1205–1253
- TITLE ISacred Places can.1205–1243
- CH. IChurches can.1214–1222
- CH. IIOratories and Private Chapels can.1223–1229
- CH. IIIShrines can.1230–1234
- CH. IVAltars can.1235–1239
- CH. VCemeteries can.1240–1243
- TITLE IISacred Times can.1244–1253
- CH. I can.1246–1248
- CH. II can.1249–1253
- BOOK V The Temporal Goods of the Church can.1254–1310
- TITLE IThe Acquisition of Goods can.1259–1272
- TITLE IIThe Administration of Goods can.1273–1289
- TITLE IIIContracts and Especially Alienation can.1290–1298
- TITLE IVPious Wills in General and Pious Foundations can.1299–1310
- BOOK VI Penal Sanctions in the Church can.1311–1399
- PART IOffences and Punishments in General can.1311–1363
- TITLE IThe Punishment of Offences in General can.1311–1312
- TITLE IIPenal Law and Penal Precept can.1313–1320
- TITLE IIIThose Who Are Liable to Penal Sanctions can.1321–1330
- TITLE IVPenalties and Other Punishments can.1331–1340
- CH. ICensures can.1331–1335
- CH. IIExpiatory Penalties can.1336–1338
- CH. IIIPenal Remedies and Penances can.1339–1340
- TITLE VThe Application of Penalties can.1341–1353
- TITLE VIThe Remission of Penalties and the Prescription of Actions can.1354–1363
- PART IIParticular Offences and the Penalties Established for Them can.1364–1399
- TITLE IOffences Against the Faith and the Unity of the Church can.1364–1369
- TITLE IIOffences Against Church Authorities and the Exercise of Duties can.1370–1378
- TITLE IIIOffences Against the Sacraments can.1379–1389
- TITLE IVOffences Against Reputation and the Offence of Falsehood can.1390–1391
- TITLE VOffences Against Special Obligations can.1392–1396
- TITLE VIOffences Against Human Life, Dignity and Freedom can.1397–1398
- TITLE VIIGeneral Norm can.1399
- BOOK VII Processes can.1400–1752
- Part ITrials in General can.1400–1500
- TITLE IThe Competent Forum can.1404–1416
- TITLE IIDifferent Grades and Kinds of Tribunals can.1417–1445
- CH. IThe Tribunal of First Instance can.1419–1437
- Art. 1The Judge can.1419–1427
- Art. 2Auditors and Relators can.1428–1429
- Art. 3The Promoter of Justice, the Defender of the Bond, and the Notary can.1430–1437
- CH. IIThe Tribunal of Second Instance can.1438–1441
- CH. IIIThe Tribunals of the Apostolic See can.1442–1445
- TITLE IIIThe Discipline to Be Observed in Tribunals can.1446–1475
- CH. IThe Duty of Judges and Ministers of the Tribunal can.1446–1457
- CH. IIThe Order of Adjudication can.1458–1464
- CH. IIITime Limits and Delays can.1465–1467
- CH. IVThe Place of the Trial can.1468–1469
- CH. VPersons to Be Admitted to the Court and the Manner of Preparing and Keeping the Acts can.1470–1475
- TITLE IVThe Parties in a Case can.1476–1490
- CH. I can.1476–1490
- TITLE VActions and Exceptions can.1491–1500
- CH. IActions and Exceptions in General can.1491–1495
- CH. IISpecific Actions and Exceptions can.1496–1500
- PART IIThe Contentious Trial can.1501–1670
- SECTION IThe Ordinary Contentious Trial can.1501–1655
- TITLE IThe Introduction of the Case can.1501–1512
- CH. I can.1501–1506
- CH. IIThe Citation and Notification of Judicial Acts can.1507–1512
- TITLE IIThe Joinder of the Issue can.1513–1516
- TITLE IIIThe Trial of the Litigation can.1517–1525
- TITLE IVProofs can.1526–1586
- CH. IThe Declarations of the Parties can.1530–1538
- CH. IIProof Through Documents can.1539–1546
- Art. 1The Nature and Trustworthiness of Documents can.1540–1543
- Art. 2The Presentation of Documents can.1544–1546
- CH. IIIWitnesses and Testimonies can.1547–1573
- Art. 1Those Who Can Be Witnesses can.1549–1550
- Art. 2The Introduction and Exclusion of Witnesses can.1551–1557
- Art. 3The Examination of Witnesses can.1558–1571
- Art. 4The Trustworthiness of Testimonies can.1572–1573
- CH. IVExperts can.1574–1581
- CH. VJudicial Examination and Inspection can.1582–1583
- CH. VIPresumptions can.1584–1586
- TITLE VIncidental Cases can.1587–1597
- CH. IParties Who Do Not Appear can.1592–1595
- CH. IIThe Intervention of a Third Person in a Case can.1596–1597
- TITLE VIThe Publication of the Acts, the Conclusion of the Case, and the Discussion of the Case can.1598–1606
- TITLE VIIThe Pronouncements of the Judge can.1607–1618
- TITLE VIIIChallenge of the Sentence can.1619–1640
- CH. IComplaint of Nullity Against the Sentence can.1619–1627
- CH. IIAppeal can.1628–1640
- TITLE IXRes Iudicata and Restitutio in Integrum can.1641–1648
- CH. IRes Iudicata can.1641–1644
- CH. IIRestitutio in Integrum can.1645–1648
- TITLE XJudicial Expenses and Gratuitous Legal Assistance can.1649
- TITLE XIThe Execution of the Sentence can.1650–1655
- SECTION IIThe Oral Contentious Process can.1656–1670
- PART IIICertain Special Processes can.1671–1716
- TITLE IMarriage Processes can.1671–1707
- CH. ICases to Declare the Nullity of Marriage can.1671–1691
- Art. 1The Competent Forum can.1671–1673
- Art. 2The Right to Challenge a Marriage can.1674
- Art. 3The Introduction and Instruction of the Case can.1675–1678
- Art. 4The Judgment, Its Appeals and Its Effects can.1679–1682
- Art. 5The Briefer Matrimonial Process Before the Bishop can.1683–1687
- Art. 6The Documentary Process can.1688–1690
- Art. 7 can.1691
- CH. IICases of Separation of Spouses can.1692–1696
- CH. IIIProcess for the Dispensation of a Marriage Ratum Et Non Consummatum can.1697–1706
- CH. IVProcess in the Presumed Death of a Spouse can.1707
- TITLE IICases for Declaring the Nullity of Sacred Ordination can.1708–1712
- TITLE IIIMethods of Avoiding Trials can.1713–1716
- PART IVThe Penal Process can.1717–1731
- CH. I can.1717–1719
- CH. IIThe Development of the Process can.1720–1728
- CH. IIIAction to Repair Damages can.1729–1731
- PART VThe Method of Proceeding in Administrative Recourse and in the Removal or Transfer of Pastors can.1732–1752
- SECTION IRecourse Against Administrative Decrees can.1732–1739
- SECTION IIThe Procedure in the Removal or Transfer of Pastors can.1740–1752
- CH. IThe Manner of Proceeding in the Removal of Pastors can.1740–1747
- CH. IIThe Manner of Proceeding in the Transfer of Pastors can.1748–1752