Dicastery for Legislative Texts

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The Dicastery for Legislative Texts is the Vatican department responsible for interpreting and ensuring the correct application of canon law within the Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic canon law body
department of the Holy See
dicastery of the Roman Curia
appliesToJurisdiction Eastern Catholic Churches
Latin Rite
surface form: Latin Church
establishedBy Pope John Paul II
establishedByDocument Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
surface form: apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus
fieldOfWork canon law
interpretation of canon law
legislative texts of the Catholic Church
formerName Dicastery for Legislative Texts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Dicastery for Legislative Texts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
goal correct interpretation of ecclesiastical laws
unity of canonical discipline in the Church
hasLeaderTitle prefect
secretary
under-secretary
headquartersLocation Vatican City
jurisdiction Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Holy See
legalStatus organ of the Holy See
location Vatican City
namedAfter legislative texts of the Church
officialLanguage Italian
Latin
parentOrganization Holy See
partOf Roman Curia
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
reorganizedBy Pope Francis
reorganizedByDocument Praedicate Evangelium
surface form: apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium
responsibility assistance to other dicasteries on legal questions
authentic interpretation of canon law
ensuring correct application of canon law
examination of general decrees of episcopal conferences
interpretation of the Code of Canon Law
interpretation of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
interpretation of universal laws of the Church
preparation of canonical responses to dubia
review of particular law for conformity with universal canon law
subordinateTo Pope
Secretariat of State of the Holy See
typeOfLawInterpreted particular law
universal canon law
website http://www.delegumtextibus.va/
worksWith diocesan bishops
episcopal conferences
other dicasteries of the Roman Curia

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Roman Curia hasPart Dicastery for Legislative Texts
Dicastery for Legislative Texts formerName Dicastery for Legislative Texts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
Dicastery for Legislative Texts formerName Dicastery for Legislative Texts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
Pontifical Councils hasExample Dicastery for Legislative Texts
this entity surface form: Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" confirms Dicastery for Legislative Texts
subject surface form: Praedicate Evangelium
Vatican City institutions includes Dicastery for Legislative Texts
Code of Canon Law (1983) authenticInterpreter Dicastery for Legislative Texts
this entity surface form: Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
dicasteries of the Holy See hasMember Dicastery for Legislative Texts
Code of Canon Law on indulgences interpretedBy Dicastery for Legislative Texts
this entity surface form: Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts