THE IMPACT OF CCEO ON THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL GROWTH OF THE SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH

Authors

  • Benny Tharakunnel Dharmaram Vidhya Kshetram, Bangalore, India

Keywords:

rightful autonomy, canonical structures, governance, irregularity, synod, administration, power, tribunal

Abstract

The elevation of the Syro-Malabar Church to major archiepiscopal rank with a common hierarchical head necessitated by the provisions of Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO) has armed this apostolic Church to govern itself with the rightful autonomy it deserves. The establishment and effective functioning of the canonical structures corresponding to the new hierarchical and canonical status has helped this Church sui iuris to achieve significant growth in the exercise of legislative, executive and judicial power of governance. These remarkable achievements within a short span of quarter a century is a clear proof that it has the potential and vibrancy to be promoted to patriarchal status which is the traditional form of governance in the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Author Biography

Benny Tharakunnel, Dharmaram Vidhya Kshetram, Bangalore, India

Benny Sebastian Tharakunnel born at Murikkassery, Kerala, India in 1972 and ordained in 2002 is a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest belonging to the congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI). Besides having a doctorate in Oriental Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, he holds a Masters degree in Physics from Bengaluru University. At present he serves as assistant professor at the Institute of Oriental Canon Law, director of Dharmaram Academy of Distance Education (DADE) and as a judge of the eparchial Marriage Tribunal of Mandya functioning at DVK, Bengaluru.

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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