Particular church
A particular church or particular church ( Latin ecclesia particularis ) within the meaning of can. 368 CIC forms part of the Roman Catholic Church , of which the whole is made up. The most common form of the particular church is the diocese , in addition, some of the diocese, mostly territorial units, are also part of the particular churches. Each particular Church is presided over by a Ordinary ( can. 134 §1 CIC ). In dioceses and eparchies this is a diocesan bishop , the heads of other particular churches are legally equal to them.
The relationship between the particular Church and the Church as a whole is decisive in ecclesiological terms. In can. In 368 CIC it is paraphrased as follows: "Partial churches in which and of which ( in quibus et ex quibus ) the one and only Catholic Church consists, [...]". This takes up a formulation from Lumen Gentium , 23.1: "The individual bishops, on the other hand, are a visible principle and foundation of unity in their particular churches, which are shaped according to the image of the universal church. In them and from them the one and only Catholic Church consists. "
This is seen from the expression of a communion structure of the church in the internal relationship of the particular churches to the whole church:
- (1) The church is a "communio Eclesiarum".
- (2) The church exists in the particular churches.
- (3) The church consists of the particular churches.
The diocese according to can. 368 CIC are on an equal footing and thus belong to the particular churches:
- Diocese ( diocesis ) in the Latin Church or eparchy in the Eastern Catholic Churches
- Territorial prelature ( praelatura territorialis )
- Territorial abbey ( abbatia territorialis )
- Apostolic Vicariate ( apostolicus vicariatus )
- Apostolic Prefecture ( apostolica praefectura )
- for permanently established Apostolic Administration ( apostolica administratio )
The Roman Catholic Church consists of a total of 3119 particular churches:
- 9 patriarchates (3 Latin and 6 Eastern Churches )
- 4 titular patriarchates (2 Latin, 2 Eastern Church)
- 4 major dioceses
- 550 archdioceses with metropolitan headquarters
- 77 archdioceses
- 2195 dioceses ( bishoprics and eparchies )
- 46 territorial prelatures
- 11 territorial abbeys
- 17 exarchates
- 8 Ordinariats for Eastern Rite Believers
- 36 military ordinariats
- 86 Apostolic Vicariate
- 38 Apostolic Prefectures
- 3 staff ordinariates
- 1 personal prelature
- 9 Apostolic Administrations
- 9 Patriarchal Exarchates
- 3 Archbishop's Exarchates
The 8 missions sui juris and 5 territories dependent on patriarchs are similar to, but not on a par with the particular churches .
All particular churches are included in the list of Roman Catholic dioceses .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ludger Müller , Christoph Ohly : Catholic Church Law. A study book. Paderborn. Schöningh 2018 (UTB; No. 4307), ISBN 978-3-8385-4307-9 , p. 222
- ^ Ludger Müller , Christoph Ohly : Catholic Church Law. A study book. Paderborn. Schöningh 2018 (UTB; No. 4307), ISBN 978-3-8385-4307-9 , pp. 222–225
- ↑ Update: http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/