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The discussion of the documents of the Holy and Great Synod of Crete has resulted in numerous clashes in the dioceses of the Romanian Patriarchate. In this context, our study seeks to analyse various forms of canonical disobedience and highlight the principle of synodality, one of the fundamental canonical principles of organizing the Orthodox Church, according to which the leadership of the Church is exercised collectively, not individually. Furthermore, canonical obedience, as an expression of the hierarchical principle, means the subordination of the inferior ranks to the higher ones, of the faithful to the hierarchy, of the hierarchs to the synods, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the beginning of the thirteenth century in Castille, the initiative in the selection of prelates in the Catholic Church remained the purview of the crown.The processes developed in the canon law of the Church over the preceding two centuries constrained the operation of royal control but could seldom entirely frustrate it.The difficulties of communication and travel in the premodern age gave a usually insuperable advantage to local power . Nevertheless, local political realities shaped the royal advantage, and papal approbation and cooperation often was useful to offset them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examine the changes in Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada that had received final approval from the Congregation for Bishops following preliminary ad experimentum approval granted on September 28, 1988. Topics discussed include charter of its civil incorporation, virtue of the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae, and ways in which portion of God's people are equivalent to a diocese.

The article examine the jurisprudence of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. Topics discussed include suppression of parish and reduction of a church to profane use, definitive sentence of the College of Judges; congregation for the clergy; and correct administration of ecclesiastical goods.

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The article discusses the administration of the Temporal Goods of Dioceses and Parishes. It states after temporal goods legitimately been acquired by a diocese or a parish they become church property. It mentions that the church's property is strictly used for productive use in service to the ordering of divine worship, the support of the clergy and other ministers, and the works of the apostolate and charity.

The article discusses a comparative study between Latin code and Eastern code about finance councils and finance officers in dioceses and eparchies regarding their membership composition, qualification, and appointment. The study of both codes comprises the one corpus iuris canonici, a collection of significant sources of canon law of the Catholic Church, together with the apostolic constitution pastor bonus. It promotes priestly formation programs for catholic bishops and canon faculties.

The article elaborates on the role of diocesan tribunals in Canon Law of the Catholic Church. The author explains that such tribunals are formed by the Judicial Vicar, and that the bishop of a dioces can substitute their own tribunals for an inter-diocesan tribunal of first instance. The goals of this system of organization are discussed, as well as specifications over its realization as indicated by canon 1673. Role of various court figures are examined, including the president, auditor, and promoter of justice.

According tot the teachings of the Orthodox Church, the bishop is Christ's representative, unique and unifying high priest. Every bishop is the head of a local church, "the head of Christ's fullness." The bishop is by excellence Christ's perceived representative, working "under the will of Jesus Christ". This guarantees a unique position in the life of the Church for the bishop. Starting from these theological considerations, the Church encoded in the collection of its canons all the aspects related to the election, the ordination and the prerogatives of the bishop in the life of a diocese. However, our study is limited to the illustration of the way in which the hierarchs were elected in different local churches in the 19th century; we shall also analyse the situation of the episcopate institution from the point of view of the ecclesiastical legislation from Romania. Legally speaking, the institution of the episcopate underwent major changes. These changes were not related to the sacramental aspect of a bishop's activity, but that of the institutional organization, the criteria and the ways of becoming a bishop, the level of the bishop's involvement in the social and political life of a country and the limits of political interference in the life of the church. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper argues that the ecclesiology of Anglicanorum coetibus is unsatisfactory from an ecumenical point of view. While recognizing the validity of the ecclesial life of Anglicans, it identifies this life chiefly as an identity of rites. This reinforces rather than addresses the problem of mutual recognition of ministry arising from the Roman Catholic insistence that Anglican Orders are null and void, on which so many attempts at rapprochement have foundered. These ecumenical drawbacks are examined in the context of the notions of dispensation and oikonomia, emergency and exceptional provision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents "Sanctorum Mater: Instruction for Conducting Diocesan or Eparchial Inquiries in the Causes of Saints," an instruction issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints of the Holy See. The instruction states that its objectives are to clarify the provisions of existing laws governing the causes of saints and facilitate the application of these provisions. It sets forth the procedures to be followed by bishops and eparchs for determining sainthood, including making an initial determination if a cause should be pursued, gathering documentary evidence, interviewing witnesses, and forwarding findings to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints for final consideration.

In application of the principle of subsidiarity, the Code has opened the doors to development of the particular law of the Church which, in Spain, has been varied and abundant. The author presents in the first place areas subject to particular legislation, distinguishing those which are attributed to the Episcopal Conferences, those proper to the diocesan bishops and those shared. Then, the author dwells on the concrete study of particular law in Spain: first, in the norms of the Episcopal Conference since the enforcement of the Code; next in a selection of the more recent legislation, given its scope, of the dioceses of Spain and then in the groupings of particular Churches. The work ends with a final reflection, accompanied by proposals for the future, such as the creation of a database of particular legislation in force within the Spanish Episcopal Conference, at the disposition of the diocese. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El artículo proporciona información sobre la administración apostólica dentro de la organización eclesiástica, enfocando en su posición teológica y canónica. Se describe la elasticidad de la Administración. El artículo también ofrece información sobre la administración apostólica personal «San Juan María Vianney» y proporciona varias soluciones a una situación acerca de los fieles tradicionalistas en la diócesis.

Spain-based Barcelona Catholic Institute for Social Studies is governed by statutes which were adopted in 1950 and which state, in particular, that the institute enjoys legal status in canon law, under the authority of the Bishop of the Diocese, its object being to train its members in the social doctrine of the Church and to propagate standards and principles of the Church. The institute was set up in order to meet the need for a center devoted to the study and dissemination of the social sciences and also an institution for study, reflection and documentation which would provide doctrinal guidance within the framework of the Catholic and social movement in the Diocese of Barcelona. The institute's members are either active or associate members and belong to various sections of the community. They are mostly priests and other ecclesiastics holding university degrees and specialized in the social sciences.