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1983 Code of Canon Law

The 1983 Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code,[1][2] is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church".[3] It is the second and current comprehensive codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The 1983 Code of Canon Law was promulgated on 25 January 1983 by John Paul II[3] and took legal effect on the First Sunday of Advent (27 November) 1983.[4] It replaced the 1917 Code of Canon Law which had been promulgated by Benedict XV on 27 May 1917.

The 1983 Code of Canon Law is composed of laws called canons.

Sacræ disciplinæ leges
Latin for 'Sacred disciplinary laws'
Apostolic constitution of Pope John Paul II

25 January 1983

Promulgation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law

Official language[edit]

While there have been many vernacular translations of the 1983 Code, only the original Latin text has the force of law.[9]

Summary[edit]

Book I. General Norms (Cann. 1–203)[edit]

This part of the Codex contains the general rules concerning

about Catholic priests' actions unusual to a clergyman, including serving in public offices

Canon 285

defines papal renunciation

Canon 332

regulates communicatio in sacris.

Canon 844

forbids the administration of Holy Communion to those upon whom the penalty of excommunication or interdict has been imposed or declared or who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin.

Canon 915

regulates the alleviation of penalties

Canon 1324

concerns the penalties incurred by those who provide abortion

Canon 1397 §2

Eastern equivalent[edit]

John Paul II later promulgated a code of canon law for the 22 sui juris Eastern Catholic Churches—the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches—by means of the apostolic constitution Sacri Canones of 18 October 1990.[42]

1917 Code of Canon Law

Canon law of the Catholic Church

Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches

Legal history of the Catholic Church

(original and sole official Latin text)

[1983] Codex Iuris Canonici

in English translation

1983 Code of Canon Law

(English translation by the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland, assisted by the Canon Law Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Canadian Canon Law Society)

1983 Code of Canon Law