College \(in Canon Law\)

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• College (in Canon Law) —     College (in Canon Law)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► College (in Canon Law)     A collection (Lat. collegium) of persons united together for a common object so as to form one body. The members are consequently said to be incorporated, or to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• College (canon law) — A college, in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, is a collection (Latin collegium) of persons united together for a common object so as to form one body. The members are consequently said to be incorporated, or to form a corporation.… …   Wikipedia

• canon law — canon lawyer. the body of codified ecclesiastical law, esp. of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope. [1300 50; ME] * * * Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy,… …   Universalium

• Canon law — is the body of laws regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Rite and Eastern… …   Wikipedia

• Canon Law — • Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon Law     Canon Law …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Doctor of Canon Law — (Latin: Juris Canonici Doctor; J.C.D.) is the doctoral level terminal degree in the studies of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. It may also be abbreviated I.C.D. or dr.iur.can. (Iuris Canonici Doctor), ICDr., D.C.L., D.Cnl., D.D.C., or… …   Wikipedia

• Law — /law/, n. 1. Andrew Bonar /bon euhr/, 1858 1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922 23. 2. John, 1671 1729, Scottish financier. 3. William, 1686 1761, English clergyman and devotional writer. * * * I Discipline and profession… …   Universalium

• College and Church of the Anima (in Rome) —     College and Church of the Anima (in Rome)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► College and Church of the Anima (in Rome)     S. Maria dell Anima, the German national church and hospice in Rome, received its name, according to tradition, from the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• College of Cardinals — Part of a series on the Catholic Church Organisation Pope – Pope Benedict XVI College of Cardinals – Holy See …   Wikipedia

• College of Bishops — The term College of Bishops is used in Catholic theology to denote the bishops in communion with the Pope (the Bishop of Rome) as a body, not as individuals. The Bishop of Rome (the Pope) is an essential part of that body. Contents 1 Authority of …   Wikipedia