Major Archiepiscopal Church

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ecclesiastical jurisdiction sui iuris church type of Eastern Catholic particular church

A Major Archiepiscopal Church is a self-governing Eastern Catholic Church led by a major archbishop with rights and responsibilities similar to those of a patriarchal church, but without the patriarchal title.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Major Archiepiscopal Church canonical	2
Major Archiepiscopal See	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ sui iuris church ⓘ type of Eastern Catholic particular church ⓘ
canErect	eparchies ⓘ exarchates ⓘ
canIssue	particular law binding its faithful ⓘ
differsFrom	patriarchal church by lacking patriarchal title ⓘ
elects	its major archbishop through its synod of bishops ⓘ
examplesInclude	Romanian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ⓘ Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
governedBy	major archbishop ⓘ
hasAdministrativeAutonomy	yes ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	its faithful of the same rite wherever they reside (with limits set by universal law) ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	sui iuris ⓘ
hasEcclesiologicalNature	particular church in full communion with Rome ⓘ
hasHistoricalDevelopment	created as a category in the 20th century canon law for Eastern Catholic Churches without patriarchal title ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	major archbishop ⓘ
hasLiturgicalAutonomy	yes ⓘ
hasOwn	hierarchy ⓘ liturgical tradition ⓘ particular law ⓘ pastoral programs ⓘ seminaries ⓘ territory or principal territory ⓘ tribunals ⓘ
hasRightsSimilarTo	patriarchal church ⓘ
hasSupremeAuthority	major archbishop with synod of bishops ⓘ
hasSynod	synod of bishops of the Major Archiepiscopal Church ⓘ
hasTitleForHead	His Beatitude ⓘ
headedBy	major archbishop assisted by permanent synod ⓘ
isRankedAbove	metropolitan church sui iuris ⓘ
isRankedBelow	patriarchal church in precedence ⓘ
languageOfLaw	Latin (in the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches) ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
recognizedBy	Holy See ⓘ surface form: Apostolic See
regulatedBy	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
requiresPapalAssentFor	erection of provinces outside its territory ⓘ modification of its principal territory ⓘ
requiresPapalConfirmationFor	election of the major archbishop ⓘ
subjectTo	supreme authority of the Pope ⓘ
synodCompetenceIncludes	appointment of bishops within its territory ⓘ approval of particular law ⓘ erection of eparchies within its territory ⓘ
termUsedIn	canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romanian Greek Catholic Church → hierarchicalStatus → Major Archiepiscopal Church ⓘ

Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia → particularChurchType → Major Archiepiscopal Church ⓘ

Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia → hasPatriarchalEquivalentRank → Major Archiepiscopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Major Archiepiscopal See