Apostolic Signatura
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The Apostolic Signatura is the Catholic Church’s highest judicial authority and supreme court, overseeing the administration of justice within the Church under the authority of the Holy See.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dicastery of the Roman Curia
→
supreme court of the Catholic Church → tribunal of the Catholic Church → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
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|
| applies |
Code of Canon Law
→
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches → |
| assistedBy |
defender of the bond
→
promoter of justice → secretary → |
| competence |
complaints against singular administrative acts issued by or approved by dicasteries of the Roman Curia
→
questions of competence between dicasteries of the Roman Curia → questions of procedural law in ecclesiastical tribunals → |
| establishedBy |
Pope Sixtus V
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|
| establishedIn |
1588
→
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| governedBy |
apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus
→
apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium → |
| handles |
complaints of nullity against judicial decisions of the Roman Rota in certain cases
→
conflicts of competence between ecclesiastical tribunals → recourses against administrative acts of dicasteries of the Roman Curia → recourses concerning acts of ecclesiastical governance → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
approval of tribunal regulations
→
discipline of advocates and procurators before ecclesiastical tribunals → erection of interdiocesan tribunals → |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Eastern Catholic Churches
→
Latin Church → |
| hasRole |
oversees administration of justice in the Church
→
supreme judicial authority in the Catholic Church → |
| hasSection |
administrative section
→
disciplinary section → judicial section → |
| headedBy |
Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
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|
| language |
Latin
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|
| legalNature |
supreme tribunal of the Apostolic See
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|
| location |
Vatican City
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|
| membership |
bishop judges
→
cardinal judges → priest judges → |
| partOf |
Holy See
→
Roman Curia → |
| presidedOverBy |
cardinal prefect
→
|
| presidesOver |
administration of justice in the Church
→
|
| reformedBy |
Pope John Paul II
→
Pope Paul VI → Pope Pius X → |
| reportsTo |
Pope
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|
| supervises |
Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota
→
local ecclesiastical tribunals → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Roman Rota
→
Supreme Court of Vatican City State → |
distinctFrom |
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Vatican civil law
("Vatican City judicial bodies")
→
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administeredBy |
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Apostolic Signatura
("Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Holy See
→
|
hasJudicialBody |
|
Roman Curia
→
|
hasPart |
|
Vatican City institutions
("Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura")
→
|
includes |
|
Apostolic Penitentiary
→
|
isDistinctFrom |
|
Apostolic Signatura
("supreme tribunal of the Apostolic See")
→
|
legalNature |