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CODE OF THE VATICAN CANON LAW

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

BOOK I. GENERAL NORMS

TITLE I. ECCLESIASTICAL LAWS (Cann. 7 - 22) TITLE II. CUSTOM (Cann. 23 - 28) TITLE III. GENERAL DECREES AND INSTRUCTIONS (Cann. 29 - 34) TITLE IV. SINGULAR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS (Cann. 35 - 93) CHAPTER I. COMMON NORMS CHAPTER II. SINGULAR DECREES AND PRECEPTS CHAPTER III. RESCRIPTS CHAPTER IV. PRIVILEGES CHAPTER V. DISPENSATIONS

TITLE V. STATUTES AND RULES OF ORDER (Cann. 94 - 95) TITLE VI. PHYSICAL AND JURIDIC PERSONS (Cann. 96 - 123) CHAPTER I. THE CANONICAL CONDITION OF PHYSICAL PERSONS CHAPTER II. JURIDIC PERSONS

TITLE VII. JURIDIC ACTS (Cann. 124 - 128) TITLE VIII. THE POWER OF GOVERNANCE (Cann. 129 - 144) TITLE IX. ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICES (Cann. 145 - 196) CHAPTER I. PROVISION OF ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICE Art. 1. FREE CONFERRAL Art. 2. PRESENTATION Art. 3. ELECTION Art. 4. POSTULATION

CHAPTER II. LOSS OF ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICE Art. 1. RESIGNATION Art. 2. TRANSFER Art. 3. REMOVAL Art. 4. PRIVATION

TITLE X. PRESCRIPTION (Cann. 197 - 199) TITLE XI. COMPUTATION OF TIME (Cann. 200 - 203)

BOOK II. THE PEOPLE OF GOD

PART I. THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL (Cann. 204 - 207) TITLE I. THE OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF ALL THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL (Cann. 208 - 223) TITLE II. THE OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF THE LAY CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL (Cann. 224 - 231) TITLE III. SACRED MINISTERS OR CLERICS (Cann. 232 - 293) CHAPTER I. THE FORMATION OF CLERICS CHAPTER II. THE ENROLLMENT, OR INCARDINATION, OF CLERICS CHAPTER III. THE OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF CLERICS CHAPTER IV. LOSS OF THE CLERICAL STATE

TITLE IV. PERSONAL PRELATURES (Cann. 294 - 297) TITLE V. ASSOCIATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL (Cann. 298 - 329) CHAPTER I. COMMON NORMS CHAPTER II. PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL CHAPTER III. PRIVATE ASSOCIATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL CHAPTER IV. SPECIAL NORMS FOR ASSOCIATIONS OF THE LAITY

PART II. THE HIERARCHICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH SECTION I. THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH (Cann. 330 - 367) CHAPTER I. THE ROMAN PONTIFF AND THE COLLEGE OF BISHOPS Art. 1. THE ROMAN PONTIFF Art. 2. THE COLLEGE OF BISHOPS

CHAPTER II. THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS CHAPTER III. THE CARDINALS OF THE HOLY ROMAN CHURCH CHAPTER IV. THE ROMAN CURIA CHAPTER V. LEGATES OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF

SECTION II. PARTICULAR CHURCHES AND THEIR GROUPINGS TITLE I. PARTICULAR CHURCHES AND THE AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED IN THEM (Cann. 368 - 430) CHAPTER I. PARTICULAR CHURCHES CHAPTER II. BISHOPS Art. 1. BISHOPS IN GENERAL Art. 2. DIOCESAN BISHOPS Art. 3. COADJUTOR AND AUXILIARY BISHOPS

CHAPTER III. THE IMPEDED SEE AND THE VACANT SEE Art. 1. THE IMPEDED SEE Art. 2. THE VACANT SEE

TITLE II. GROUPINGS OF PARTICULAR CHURCHES (Cann. 431 - 459) CHAPTER I. ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCES AND ECCLESIASTICAL REGIONS CHAPTER II. METROPOLITANS CHAPTER III. PARTICULAR COUNCILS CHAPTER IV. CONFERENCES OF BISHOPS

TITLE III. THE INTERNAL ORDERING OF PARTICULAR CHURCHES (Cann. 460 - 572) CHAPTER I. THE DIOCESAN SYNOD CHAPTER II. THE DIOCESAN CURIA Art. 1. VICARS GENERAL AND EPISCOPAL VICARS Art. 2. THE CHANCELLOR, OTHER NOTARIES, AND THE ARCHIVES Art. 3. THE FINANCE COUNCIL AND THE FINANCE OFFICER

CHAPTER III. THE PRESBYTERAL COUNCIL AND THE COLLEGE OF CONSULTORS CHAPTER IV. CHAPTERS OF CANONS CHAPTER V. THE PASTORAL COUNCIL CHAPTER VI. PARISHES, PASTORS, AND PAROCHIAL VICARS CHAPTER VII. VICARS FORANE CHAPTER VIII. RECTORS OF CHURCHES AND CHAPLAINS Art. 1. RECTORS OF CHURCHES Art. 2. CHAPLAINS

PART III. INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE AND SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE SECTION I: INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE TITLE I: NORMS COMMON TO ALL INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE (Cann. 573 - 606) TITLE II. RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES (Cann. 607 - 709) CHAPTER I. RELIGIOUS HOUSES AND THEIR ERECTION AND SUPPRESSION CHAPTER II. THE GOVERNANCE OF INSTITUTES Art. 1. SUPERIORS AND COUNCILS Art. 2. CHAPTERS Art. 3. TEMPORAL GOODS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER III. THE ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES AND THE FORMATION OF MEMBERS Art. 1. ADMISSION TO THE NOVITIATE Art. 2. THE NOVITIATE AND FORMATION OF NOVICES Art. 3. RELIGIOUS PROFESSION Art. 4. THE FORMATION OF RELIGIOUS

CHAPTER IV. THE OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF INSTITUTES AND THEIR MEMBERS CHAPTER V. THE APOSTOLATE OF INSTITUTES CHAPTER VI. SEPARATION OF MEMBERS FROM THE INSTITUTE Art. 1. TRANSFER TO ANOTHER INSTITUTE Art. 2. DEPARTURE FROM AN INSTITUTE Art. 3. DISMISSAL OF MEMBERS

CHAPTER VII. RELIGIOUS RAISED TO THE EPISCOPATE CHAPTER VIII. CONFERENCES OF MAJOR SUPERIORS

TITLE III. SECULAR INSTITUTES (Cann. 710 - 730)

SECTION II. SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE (Cann. 731 - 746)

BOOK III. THE TEACHING FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH (747 - 755)

TITLE I. THE MINISTRY OF THE DIVINE WORD (Cann. 756 - 780) CHAPTER I. THE PREACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD CHAPTER II. CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION

TITLE II. THE MISSIONARY ACTION OF THE CHURCH (Cann. 781 - 792) TITLE III. CATHOLIC EDUCATION (Cann. 793 - 821) CHAPTER I. SCHOOLS CHAPTER II. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HIGHER STUDIES CHAPTER III. ECCLESIASTICAL UNIVERSITIES AND FACULTIES

TITLE IV. INSTRUMENTS OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND BOOKS IN PARTICULAR (Cann. 822 - 832) TITLE V. THE PROFESSION OF FAITH (Can. 833)

BOOK IV. FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH (Cann. 834 - 848)

PART I. THE SACRAMENTS TITLE I. BAPTISM (Cann. 849 - 878) CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM CHAPTER II. THE MINISTER OF BAPTISM CHAPTER III. THOSE TO BE BAPTIZED CHAPTER IV. SPONSORS CHAPTER V. THE PROOF AND REGISTRATION OF THE CONFERRAL OF BAPTISM

TITLE II. THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION (Cann. 879 - 896) CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION OF CONFIRMATION CHAPTER II. THE MINISTER OF CONFIRMATION CHAPTER III. THOSE TO BE CONFIRMED CHAPTER IV. SPONSORS CHAPTER V. THE PROOF AND REGISTRATION OF THE CONFERRAL OF CONFIRMATION

TITLE III. THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST (Cann. 897 - 958) CHAPTER I. THE EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Art. 1. THE MINISTER OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST Art. 2. PARTICIPATION IN THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST Art. 3. THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Art. 4. THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST

CHAPTER II. THE RESERVATION AND VENERATION OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST CHAPTER III. THE OFFERING GIVEN FOR THE CELEBRATION OF MASS

TITLE IV. THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (Cann. 959 - 997) CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT CHAPTER II. THE MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE CHAPTER III. THE PENITENT CHAPTER IV. INDULGENCES

TITLE V. THE SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK (Cann. 998 - 1007) CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT CHAPTER II. THE MINISTER OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK CHAPTER III. THOSE ON WHOM THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK IS TO BE CONFERRED

TITLE VI. ORDERS (Cann. 1008 - 1054) CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION AND MINISTER OF ORDINATION CHAPTER II. THOSE TO BE ORDAINED Art. 1. REQUIREMENTS IN THOSE TO BE ORDAINED Art. 2. THE PREREQUISITES FOR ORDINATION Art. 3. IRREGULARITIES AND OTHER IMPEDIMENTS Art. 4. THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND INVESTIGATION

CHAPTER III. THE NOTATION AND TESTIMONIAL OF ORDINATION CONFERRED TITLE VII. MARRIAGE (Cann. 1055 - 1165)

CHAPTER I. PASTORAL CARE AND THOSE THINGS WHICH MUST PRECEDE THE CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE CHAPTER II. DIRIMENT IMPEDIMENTS IN GENERAL CHAPTER III. SPECIFIC DIRIMENT IMPEDIMENTS CHAPTER IV. MATRIMONIAL CONSENT CHAPTER V. THE FORM OF THE CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE CHAPTER VI. MIXED MARRIAGES CHAPTER VII. MARRIAGE CELEBRATED SECRETLY CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE CHAPTER IX. THE SEPARATION OF SPOUSES Art. 1. DISSOLUTION OF THE BOND Art. 2. SEPARATION WITH THE BOND REMAINING

CHAPTER X. THE CONVALIDATION OF MARRIAGE Art. 1. SIMPLE CONVALIDATION Art. 2. RADICAL SANATION

PART II : THE OTHER ACTS OF DIVINE WORSHIP TITLE I: SACRAMENTALS (Cann. 1166 - 1172) TITLE II. THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Cann. 1173 - 1175) TITLE III. ECCLESIASTICAL FUNERALS (Cann. 1176 - 1185) CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION OF FUNERALS CHAPTER II. THOSE TO WHOM ECCLESIASTICAL FUNERALS MUST BE GRANTED OR DENIED

TITLE IV. THE VENERATION OF THE SAINTS, SACRED IMAGES, AND RELICS (Cann. 1186 - 1190) TITLE V. A VOW AND AN OATH (Cann. 1191 - 1204) CHAPTER I. A VOW CHAPTER II. AN OATH

PART III : SACRED PLACES AND TIMES TITLE I: SACRED PLACES (Cann. 1205 - 1243) CHAPTER I. CHURCHES CHAPTER II. ORATORIES AND PRIVATE CHAPELS CHAPTER III. SHRINES CHAPTER IV. ALTARS CHAPTER V. CEMETERIES

TITLE II. SACRED TIMES (Cann. 1244 - 1258) CHAPTER I. FEAST DAYS CHAPTER II. DAYS OF PENANCE

BOOK V. THE TEMPORAL GOODS OF THE CHURCH

TITLE I. THE ACQUISITION OF GOODS (Cann. 1259 - 1272) TITLE II. THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOODS (Cann. 1273 - 1289) TITLE III. CONTRACTS AND ESPECIALLY ALIENATION (Cann. 1290 - 1298) TITLE IV. PIOUS WILLS IN GENERAL AND PIOUS FOUNDATIONS (Cann. 1299 - 1310)

BOOK VI. PENAL SANCTIONS IN THE CHURCH [PDF version of Book VI]

PART I. OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS IN GENERAL TITLE I THE PUNISHMENT OF OFFENCES IN GENERAL (Cann. 1311 - 1312) TITLE II. PENAL LAW AND PENAL PRECEPT (Cann. 1313 - 1320) TITLE III. THOSE WHO ARE LIABLE TO PENAL SANCTIONS (Cann. 1321 - 1330) TITLE IV. PENALTIES AND OTHER PUNISHMENTS (Cann. 1331 - 1340) CHAPTER I. CENSURES CHAPTER II. EXPIATORY PENALTIES CHAPTER III. PENAL REMEDIES AND PENANCES TITLE V. THE APPLICATION OF PENALTIES (Cann. 1341 - 1353) TITLE VI. THE REMISSION OF PENALTIES AND THE PRESCRIPTION OF ACTIONS (Cann. 1354 - 1363)

You shall have no other gods before me.You shall not make or worship any idols.You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.Honor your father and your mother.You shall not murder.You shall not commit adultery.You shall not steal.You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor (do not lie).You shall not covet (desire) anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Gobo is a a righteous, dedicated, winning knight of the Vatican. He speaks in King James Version Bible verses.