Ordinariates for the Eastern Catholic Faithful Lacking their own Hierarchy

Authors

  • Astrid Kaptijn Faculty of Theology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

Keywords:

Easterners in Europe and Latin America, Origin and evolution of Ordinariates, Canon Law in force, Specific Historical Factors, Legal Configuration, Canonical and Theological Evolution

Abstract

It deals with the ever relevant and debated topic of Ordinariates which are “geographically based structures set up for Eastern Catholic Communities who do not have their own hierarchy in a given territory.” She deals only with those ordinariates which are set up for orientals and led by a prelate of another Church sui iuris. After identifying the earlier Vicariates and locating them in their historical contexts, she masterfully presents the origin and evolution of this canonical institute.

Author Biography

Astrid Kaptijn, Faculty of Theology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

Astrid Kaptijn was born in the Netherlands, took Master’s Degree in theology (Amsterdam, 1993), obtained licentiate in Eastern Canon Law from the PIO, Rome (1997) and doctorate in canon law and in law in 2007 (Paris) with a dissertation on the “Canonical Status and Legal Regulations of the Eastern Catholic Communities in France (1821-2000)”. She was Lecturer/Assistant Professor of canon law in Paris, Metz, Lille, Angers, Aix-en-Provence, Yaoundé (Cameroon) from 1997-2010. She is a guest professor for Eastern canon law in Louvain (Belgium) since 2008. Now, since January 2010, she works as associate professor of canon law at the Faculty of Theology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland).

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2010): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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