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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dicastery for Legislative Texts canonical | 4 |
| Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts | 4 |
| Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dicastery for Legislative Texts
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formerName
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Dicastery for Legislative Texts
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this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
Dicastery for Legislative Texts
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formerName
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Dicastery for Legislative Texts
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
subject surface form:
Praedicate Evangelium
this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts