1917 Code of Canon Law
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The 1917 Code of Canon Law was the first comprehensive codification of the Latin Catholic Church’s canon law, governing its legal and disciplinary structures until it was replaced in 1983.
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Target entity: 1917 Code of Canon Law Context triple: [Latin Rite, predecessor, 1917 Code of Canon Law]
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Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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Unitatis Redintegratio
Unitatis Redintegratio is the Second Vatican Council’s landmark decree on ecumenism, outlining the Catholic Church’s principles and approach to promoting Christian unity.
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Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1917 Code of Canon Law Target entity description: The 1917 Code of Canon Law was the first comprehensive codification of the Latin Catholic Church’s canon law, governing its legal and disciplinary structures until it was replaced in 1983.
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A.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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B.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Unitatis Redintegratio
Unitatis Redintegratio is the Second Vatican Council’s landmark decree on ecumenism, outlining the Catholic Church’s principles and approach to promoting Christian unity.
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D.
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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E.
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canonical legislation
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code of canon law ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CIC 1917
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Codex Iuris Canonici (1917) ⓘ
linked to:
1917 Code of Canon Law
Pio-Benedictine Code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Latin Church
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linked to:
Latin Rite
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| bindingOn |
Latin-rite bishops
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Latin-rite clergy ⓘ Latin-rite laity ⓘ Latin-rite religious ⓘ |
| commissionEstablishedBy | Pope Pius X ⓘ |
| commissionEstablishmentDate | 1904-03-19 ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Pontifical Commission for the Codification of Canon Law ⓘ |
| contains |
norms on benefices and temporal goods
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norms on censures and penalties ⓘ norms on ecclesiastical offices ⓘ norms on trials and procedures ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| draftingPeriod | 1904–1917 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1918-05-19 ⓘ |
| governs |
church governance in the Latin Church
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ecclesiastical penalties in the Latin Church ⓘ marriage law in the Latin Church ⓘ procedural law in ecclesiastical courts ⓘ religious institutes in the Latin Church ⓘ rights and obligations of the faithful in the Latin Church ⓘ sacramental discipline in the Latin Church ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first comprehensive codification of Latin canon law ⓘ |
| influenced |
1918 Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (partial, preparatory work)
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subsequent canonical legislation in the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Corpus Iuris Canonici
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Council of Trent decrees ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Trent
Roman civil law tradition ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 1983 Code of Canon Law came into force ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Pope Pius X ⓘ |
| juridicalNature | universal law for the Latin Church ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1983 | abrogated as universal law for the Latin Church ⓘ |
| legalSystem | canon law ⓘ |
| numberOfCanons | 2414 ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope Benedict XV ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1917-05-27 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| repealedDate | 1983-11-27 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
1983 Code of Canon Law
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linked to:
Code of Canon Law (1983)
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| stillUsedFor | historical and comparative canonical studies ⓘ |
| superseded | many particular and customary laws in the Latin Church ⓘ |
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Subject: 1917 Code of Canon Law Description of subject: The 1917 Code of Canon Law was the first comprehensive codification of the Latin Catholic Church’s canon law, governing its legal and disciplinary structures until it was replaced in 1983.
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subject linked to:
Cardinal Pietro Gasparri
linked to: 1917 Code of Canon Law
subject linked to:
Apostolic Constitution Sacrae Disciplinae Leges
subject linked to:
Apostolic Constitution Sacrae Disciplinae Leges
subject linked to:
apostolic constitution Providentissima Mater Ecclesia
subject linked to:
apostolic constitution Providentissima Mater Ecclesia
linked to: 1917 Code of Canon Law
subject linked to:
General Norms
General Norms (1917 Code of Canon Law)
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Book I of 1917 Code of Canon Law
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subject linked to:
General Norms
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