THE PRINCIPLE OF TERRITORIALITY ACCORDING TO EASTERN CATHOLIC CANON LAW

Authors

  • Paul Pallath Roman Rota, Vatican

Keywords:

The “Sacred Canons” and the Principle of Territoriality, Western Church in the East in the Entire World, Catholic Churches in Western Territories, The Revision of Eastern Canon Law and the Principle of Territoriality, Possibility for the Extension of Territorial Boundaries, Special Law Approved by the Roman Pontiff

Abstract

Msgr Paul Pallath examines the principle of territoriality from a historical and juridical perspective based on the Church document and the presence of the Latin Church in the entire world and that of the Eastern Churches in the Western territories. 1. The “Sacred Canons” and the Principle of Territoriality; 2. Western Church in the East in the Entire World; 3. Eastern Catholic Churches in Western Territories; 4. The Second Vatican Council and the Principle of Territoriality; 5. The Revision of Eastern Canon Law and the Principle of Territoriality; 6. The Principle of Territoriality according to the Eastern Code: The Legislative Power of the Synod of Bishops; The Synod of Bishops and the Administration of Justice; The Appointment of Bishops Outside the Territory, and Major Administrative Powers; 7. Possibility for the Extension of Territorial Boundaries and for a Particular or Special Law Approved by the Roman Pontiff, and 8. The Tenth Anniversary of the Taking Effect of the New Code and the Confirmation of the Principle of Territoriality.    

Author Biography

Paul Pallath, Roman Rota, Vatican

Msgr Paul Pallath holds doctorate in Eastern Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome and in Latin Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University. After sixteen years of service at the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments at the Vatican in Rome, at present he is an official of the Roman Rota and an associate professor at the Pontifical Oriental Institute. He has published many books and articles on canonical themes and on the history and spiritual heritage of the St Thomas Christians in India.

 

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Published

2020-08-02