Canon law

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Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of ecclesiastical laws
legal discipline
religious legal system
aimsTo promote salvation of souls
protect doctrine
regulate internal life of the Church
appliesTo Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

some Protestant churches
appliesWithin church courts
developedFrom Roman law traditions
biblical law interpretations
early church disciplinary canons
fieldOfStudy canonistics
governs church discipline
church governance structures
church organization
church property
conduct of clergy
conduct of laity
obligations of the faithful
rights of the faithful
sacramental practice
hasMajorBranch Anglican canon law
Eastern Catholic canon law
Latin canon law
linked to: Canon law

Orthodox canon law
hasSource custom
diocesan legislation
ecclesiastical authority
ecumenical council canons
papal decrees
particular council canons
includes administrative norms
law of religious institutes
marriage law
penal norms
procedural norms
sacramental norms
influences church-state relations
isDistinctFrom civil law
liturgical rubrics
theology
languageOfClassicalStudy Latin
studiedBy canon lawyers
church administrators
ecclesiastical judges

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scots law historicalInfluence Canon law
subject linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) conformsTo Code of Canon Law (baptism canons)
linked to: Canon law
Anointing of the Sick codifiedIn Code of Canon Law
linked to: Canon law
Latin Rite hasCanonicalDiscipline Code of Canon Law
linked to: Canon law
Latin Rite governedBy 1983 Code of Canon Law
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim usesLaw Code of Canon Law
linked to: Canon law
Scots civil law influencedBy canon law
linked to: Canon law
Canon law hasMajorBranch Latin canon law
linked to: Canon law
Major Penitentiary category Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Anglican Use follows Roman Catholic canon law
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz isSubjectOf Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Censura Forensis legalSystemAnalyzed canon law
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Encyclopedia scope canon law
linked to: Canon law
Dei Providentis belongsToTradition Catholic canon law
subject linked to: motu proprio Dei Providentis
linked to: Canon law
Diocese of Orange governingDocument Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Ecclesiastical Latin associatedWith Catholic canon law
linked to: Canon law
Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) belongsToTradition Roman Catholic canon law
linked to: Canon law
Diocese of Syracuse subjectTo Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Church in France subjectTo Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Catholic religious orders regulatedBy Canon law on institutes of consecrated life
linked to: Canon law
canons of the Church of England partOf Anglican canon law tradition
linked to: Canon law
Measures (Church of England) category Church of England law
subject linked to: Measures
linked to: Canon law
Eastern Catholic canon law influencedBy Latin canon law
linked to: Canon law
Eastern Catholic canon law harmonizedWith Latin canon law
linked to: Canon law
Bishopric of Essen follows Canon law
Oil of the Sick regulatedBy Canon Law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Church hierarchy governedBy canon law
linked to: Canon law
Sacri Canones belongsTo canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Corpus Iuris Canonici legalDomain canon law
linked to: Canon law
Presentation Brothers subjectTo Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Baroque scholasticism hasInfluenceOn Catholic canon law
linked to: Canon law
Carmelite nuns recognizedBy Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Papal conclave governedBy Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of San Francisco follows Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Spanish colonial administration influencedBy Catholic canon law
linked to: Canon law
Servant of God fallsUnder Catholic canon law
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong subjectTo Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Diocese of Coimbra isSubjectOf Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Church missionary institutes follows Canon law of the Catholic Church
linked to: Canon law
Roman Canon Law in the Church of England mainSubject Roman canon law
linked to: Canon law