Code of Canon Law (1983)

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The Code of Canon Law (1983) is the comprehensive legal code governing the Latin (Roman) Catholic Church, defining its structures, sacraments, and disciplinary norms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canon law code
law of the Catholic Church
legal code
alsoKnownAs 1983 Code of Canon Law
CIC 1983
linked to: CIC 1917

Codex Iuris Canonici (1983)
appliesTo Roman Rite
authenticInterpreter Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
authority Supreme Pontiff
linked to: Pope
basedOn Second Vatican Council reforms
cameIntoForceOn 27 November 1983
complements Apostolic Constitution Sacrae Disciplinae Leges
contains canon 1752
defines obligations of the Christian faithful
rights of the Christian faithful
distinctFrom Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO)
dividedInto Books
doesNotApplyTo Eastern Catholic Churches
finalCanonMotto salus animarum suprema lex
governs Latin Church
hasBook Book I: General Norms
Book II: The People of God
Book III: The Teaching Function of the Church
Book IV: The Sanctifying Function of the Church
Book V: The Temporal Goods of the Church
Book VI: Sanctions in the Church
Book VII: Processes
hasOfficialAbbreviation CIC/83
inspiredBy ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council
juridicalNature universal law of the Latin Church
languageOfPromulgation Latin
legalSystem canon law
legalTradition Latin canon law
numberOfCanons 1752
promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
promulgatedThrough Apostolic Constitution Sacrae Disciplinae Leges
promulgationDate 25 January 1983
publisherOfTypicalEdition Libreria Editrice Vaticana
regulates church discipline
church governance
ecclesiastical offices
judicial processes in the Church
marriage in the Catholic Church
penal sanctions in the Church
religious institutes
sacraments
replaced Code of Canon Law (1917)
subjectTo authentic interpretations by the Holy See
subjectToRevision subsequent motu proprios and legislative acts
territorialScope worldwide for the Latin Church

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Archdiocese of Paris subjectToCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches complements 1983 Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Constitutions of the Order of Preachers subordinateTo Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica operatesUnder Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Rota proceduralLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
1917 Code of Canon Law replacedBy 1983 Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Disciplinary Section appliesLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Marriage Office appliesLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum relatedTo Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Vicar of Christ recognizedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Vicar of Christ codifiedIn 1983 Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church in Haiti governedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Penance regulatedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church hierarchy in Argentina followsLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament regulatedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Diocese of Brooklyn governingDocument Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Archdiocese of Bogotá follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Bishop of Nueve de Julio governsAccordingTo Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Diocese of Springfield follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Diocese of Ogdensburg subjectTo Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Ecclesiastical Latin codifiedIn Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Diocese of Syracuse follows Code of Canon Law (1983)
Episcopal Conference of Peru followsNormsOf Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus subordinateTo Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos governedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic religious orders regulatedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church in the United States followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau followsCanonLawOf Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières followsCanonLawOf Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil underCanonLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church in Puerto Rico followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Diocese of Monterey follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Liturgy of the Hours regulatedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Székesfehérvár governedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church in Hungary follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet governedBy Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Archdiocese of Reims follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Catholic Church in Chile follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
FSSP governingLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico follows Code of Canon Law
linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)