Bishops' Conferences Catholicism Denominations Christianity

The 1983 Code of Canon Law defines bishops' conferences thus: "The Episcopal Conference, a permanent institution, is the assembly of the Bishops of a country or of a certain territory, exercising together certain pastoral offices for Christ's faithful of that territory." A bishops' conference, therefore, is something of an intermediate step between an individual diocese and the Vatican.

• "Episcopal Conferences" in the Catechism of the Catholic Church - Paragraph 887 of the CCC mentions episcopal conferences. denominations From catholicism this same page, you can put denominations this paragraph in context catholicism by reading the surrounding denominations section of the Catechism.
• Episcopal Conferences: Historical, Canonical and Theological Studies - 1989 book, full text online. Scholarly essays by bishops\' conferences several denominations authors.
• Apostolos Suos - Apostolic Letter on the Theological and Juridical Nature of Episcopal Conferences, issued motu proprio by John Paul II, 1998.
• Episcopal Conferences - Section on bishops\\' conferences in the 1983 Code catholicism of Canon catholicism Law.

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