THE INFLUENCE OF VATICAN II ON CCEO

TITLE VII, EPARCHIES AND BISHOPS CHAPTER I. BISHOPS, c. 178

Abstract

After a brief introduction stating the subject matter of
the two main canons involved, CIC 83 c. 381 § 1 and
CCEO c. 178, there are a few words about the
interpretation of these canons. The historical and
juridical nature of the topic is presented in three main
sections with subsections: I. Vatican I, spectaculum Deo,
Angelis et hominibus; II. The Period between Vatican I
and Vatican II; III. Vatican II, … neque vicarii
Romanorum pontificum putandi sunt: The conclusion is
that Vatican II offers an aggiornamento of jurisdiction
as presented at Vatican I and this is incorporated into
the juridical tradition of the Oriental Catholic
Churches, which must be understood in the context of
intermediate hierarchical structures which exist in the
Oriental Churches, but not in the Latin Church.