PATRIARCH WITH THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS

SUPREME AUTHORITY OF A CHURCH SUI IURIS

Authors

  • Cherian Thunduparampil Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome

Keywords:

autonomy, fovernance, legislative power, responsibility, synod, division, unity, discipline, apostles

Abstract

The author exposeses the four types of the oriental Churches which are now 22 in number and highlights the fact that among these the patriarchal Church has the highest degree of autonomy in the self-governance that CCEO accords to these Churches. Major Archiepiscopal Church is, however, having almost the same powers as that of the Patriarchal church (CCEO c. 152). There are now six patriarchal and four major archiepiscopal Churches in the Catholic communion of Churches with their synods of bishops as the supreme authority under the Roman Pontiff. Whie illustrating the strength of these Churches with the support of CCEO canons, he critiacally recalls the division that exists in the Syro-Malabar Church regarding liturgy and urges the synod of bishop to remedy it celebrating the unity that needs to be there among all, especially the hierarchs.

Author Biography

Cherian Thunduparampil, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome

Cherian Thunduparampil CMI, a professed member of the religious congregation, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, was born in 1964 and was ordained priest in 1994. He had his doctorate in Oriental Canon Law from PIO, Rome. Having a diploma in the canonization process from the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints in Rome, he serves as the postulator for several causes of beatification and canonization. Presently he is also the procurator general of the CMI congregation in Rome. He also teaches Canon Law in DVK, Bangalore and PIO, Rome. Having previously served the Institute of Oriental Canon Law at DVK as its director, he also serves now as professor and as the founder Editor-in-Chief of this journal - Iustitia.

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

Editorial