Major Penitentiary
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The Major Penitentiary is the senior Vatican official, typically a cardinal, who oversees matters of the internal forum and indulgences within the Catholic Church.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church office
ⓘ
Roman Curia office ⓘ ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Holy See ⓘ |
| category |
Canon law
ⓘ
surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
Indulgences in the Catholic Church ⓘ Vatican City institutions ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican offices
|
| handles |
petitions for absolution from excommunications reserved to the Holy See
ⓘ
petitions for indulgences ⓘ questions regarding sacramental seal ⓘ secret cases of conscience ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches (in matters reserved to the Holy See)
Latin Rite ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| heads | Apostolic Penitentiary ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver | internal forum ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vatican City ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| oversees |
confessors with special faculties
ⓘ
granting of indulgences ⓘ internal forum dispensations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apostolic Penitentiary
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| rank | senior Vatican official ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| requires |
cardinalatial dignity (by custom)
ⓘ
episcopal ordination ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
absolution of certain censures reserved to the Holy See
ⓘ
confessional secrecy issues at the level of the Holy See ⓘ dispensations in the internal forum ⓘ indulgences ⓘ matters of conscience ⓘ |
| seat |
Apostolic Penitentiary
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Penitentiary, Vatican City
|
| style | His Eminence ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Pope ⓘ |
| termLength | at the discretion of the Pope ⓘ |
| typicallyHeldBy | cardinal ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.