Book — 1917 Code of Canon Law
Book Four: Of Processes
Superseded as law in 1983 — read why this Code still matters. Each canon links to its 1983 counterpart.
Contents
Part One: Of Trialscann. 1552–1998
Section I: Of Trials in Generalcann. 1556–1924
- Title I: Of the Competent Forumcann. 1556–1568
Title II: Of the Various Grades and Species of Tribunalscann. 1569–1607
Chapter I: Of the Ordinary Tribunal of First Instancecann. 1572–1593
- Article I: Of the Judgecann. 1572–1579
- Article II: Of Auditors and Relatorscann. 1580–1584
- Article III: Of the Notary, the Promoter of Justice, and the Defender of the Bondcann. 1585–1590
- Article IV: Of Couriers and Apparitorscann. 1591–1593
- Chapter II: Of the Ordinary Tribunal of Second Instancecann. 1594–1596
Chapter III: Of the Ordinary Tribunals of the Apostolic Seecann. 1597–1605
- Article I: Of the Sacred Roman Rotacann. 1598–1601
- Article II: Of the Apostolic Signaturacann. 1602–1605
- Chapter IV: Of the Delegated Tribunalcann. 1606–1607
Title III: Of Discipline to Be Observed in Tribunalscann. 1608–1645
- Chapter I: Of the Office of Judges and Ministers of the Tribunalcann. 1608–1626
- Chapter II: Of the Order of Cognitionscann. 1627–1633
- Chapter III: Of Delays and Fatal Termscann. 1634–1635
- Chapter IV: Of the Place and Time of Judgmentcann. 1636–1639
- Chapter V: Of Persons To Be Admitted to Judicial Discussion and of the Manner of Making and Preserving Actscann. 1640–1645
Title IV: Of the Parties in a Causecann. 1646–1666
- Chapter I: Of the Actor and the Defendantcann. 1646–1654
- Chapter II: Of Procurators ad lites and Advocatescann. 1655–1666
Title V: Of Actions and Exceptionscann. 1667–1705
- Chapter II: Of Actions from Notice of New Work and Threatened Damagecann. 1676–1678
- Chapter III: Of Actions on Account of Nullity of Actscann. 1679–1683
- Chapter IV: Of Rescissory Actions and Restitution in Integrumcann. 1684–1689
- Chapter V: Of Mutual Petitions or Reconventional Actionscann. 1690–1692
- Chapter VI: Of Possessory Actions or Remediescann. 1693–1700
- Chapter VII: Of the Extinction of Actionscann. 1701–1705
Title VI: Of the Introduction of a Causecann. 1706–1725
- Chapter I: Of the Libellus Introducing Litigationcann. 1706–1710
- Chapter II: Of Citation and Notification of Judicial Actscann. 1711–1725
- Title VII: Of the Joinder of Issuecann. 1726–1731
- Title VIII: Of the Instance of Litigationcann. 1732–1741
- Title IX: Of Interrogations To Be Made to the Parties in Judgmentcann. 1742–1746
Title X: Of Proofscann. 1747–1836
- Chapter I: Of the Confession of the Partiescann. 1750–1753
Chapter II: Of Witnesses and Attestationscann. 1754–1791
- Article I: Who Can Be Witnessescann. 1756–1758
- Article II: By Whom, How, and How Many Witnesses Can Be Introduced, and Who Can Be Excludedcann. 1759–1766
- Article III: Of the Oath of Witnessescann. 1767–1769
- Article IV: Of the Examination of Witnessescann. 1770–1781
- Article V: Of the Publication of Testimonies and Their Reprobationcann. 1782–1786
- Article VI: Of the Indemnity of Witnessescann. 1787–1788
- Article VII: Of the Credibility of Testimoniescann. 1789–1791
- Chapter III: Of Expertscann. 1792–1805
- Chapter IV: Of Access and Judicial Inspectioncann. 1806–1811
Chapter V: Of Proof by Instrumentscann. 1812–1824
- Chapter VI: Of Presumptionscann. 1825–1828
- Chapter VII: Of the Oath of the Partiescann. 1829–1836
Title XI: Of Incidental Causescann. 1837–1857
- Chapter I: Of Contumacycann. 1842–1851
- Chapter II: Of the Intervention of a Third Party in the Causecann. 1852–1853
- Chapter III: Of Attempted Acts While a Lawsuit Is Pendingcann. 1854–1857
- Title XII: Of the Publication of the Process, of Conclusion in the Cause, and of Discussion of the Causecann. 1858–1867
- Title XIII: Of Sentencecann. 1868–1877
Title XIV: Of Remedies of Law Against a Sentencecann. 1878–1901
- Chapter I: Of Appealcann. 1879–1891
- Chapter II: Of the Complaint of Nullity Against a Sentencecann. 1892–1897
- Chapter III: Of Opposition of a Third Partycann. 1898–1901
- Title XV: Of Judged Matter and of Restitution in Integrumcann. 1902–1907
Title XVI: Of Judicial Expenses and Gratuitous Patronagecann. 1908–1916
- Chapter I: Of Judicial Expensescann. 1908–1913
- Chapter II: Of Gratuitous Patronage, or Diminution of Judicial Expensescann. 1914–1916
- Title XVII: Of Execution of Sentencecann. 1917–1924
Section II: Of Particular Norms To Be Observed in Certain Trialscann. 1925–1998
Title XVIII: Of Ways of Avoiding a Contentious Trialcann. 1925–1932
- Chapter I: Of Transactioncann. 1925–1928
- Chapter II: Of Compromise into Arbitratorscann. 1929–1932
Title XIX: Of Criminal Judgmentcann. 1933–1959
- Chapter I: Of the Accusatory Action and Denunciationcann. 1934–1938
- Chapter II: Of Inquisitioncann. 1939–1946
- Chapter III: Of the Correction of the Delinquentcann. 1947–1953
- Chapter IV: Of the Instruction of the Criminal Process and of the Constitution of the Defendantcann. 1954–1959
Title XX: Of Matrimonial Causescann. 1960–1992
- Chapter I: Of the Competent Forumcann. 1960–1965
- Chapter II: Of Constituting the Tribunalcann. 1966–1969
- Chapter III: Of the Right of Accusing a Marriage and of Petitioning Dispensation concerning the Ratified Marriagecann. 1970–1973
Chapter IV: Of Proofscann. 1974–1982
- Article I: Of Witnessescann. 1974–1975
- Article II: Of Bodily Inspectioncann. 1976–1982
- Chapter V: Of the Publication of the Process, Conclusion in the Cause, and Sentencecann. 1983–1985
- Chapter VI: Of Appealscann. 1986–1989
- Chapter VII: Of Cases Excepted from the Rules Handed Down Thus Farcann. 1990–1992
- Title XXI: Of Causes against Sacred Ordinationcann. 1993–1998
Part Two: Of the Causes of Beatification of Servants of God and Canonization of the Blessedcann. 1999–2141
Title XXII: Of Certain Persons Who Have a Part in These Processescann. 2003–2018
- Chapter I: Of the Actor and Postulatorcann. 2003–2008
- Chapter II: Of the Cardinal Relator, Promoters of the Faith, and Subpromoterscann. 2009–2012
- Chapter III: Of the Notary, Chancellor, and Advocatescann. 2013–2018
Title XXIII: Of Proofs to Be Used in These Processescann. 2019–2036
- Chapter I: Of Proofs in Generalcann. 2019–2022
- Chapter II: Of Witnesses and Expertscann. 2023–2031
- Chapter III: Of Documents to Be Inserted in the Processcann. 2032–2036
Title XXIV: Of the Process of Beatification of Servants of God by the Way of Non-Cultcann. 2037–2124
Chapter I: Of Processes to Be Instructed by the Local Ordinary by His Own Rightcann. 2038–2064
- Article I: Of the Search for the Writings of the Servant of Godcann. 2042–2048
- Article II: Of the Informative Processcann. 2049–2056
- Article III: Of the Process concerning Non-Cultcann. 2057–2060
- Article IV: Of the Transmission of the Process of the Writings of the Servant of God, of the Informative Process, and of Non-Cult to the Sacred Congregationcann. 2061–2064
Chapter II: Of the Introduction of the Cause before the Sacred Congregationcann. 2065–2086
- Article I: Of the Revision of Writingscann. 2065–2072
- Article II: Of the Discussion of the Informative Processcann. 2073–2084
- Article III: Of the Discussion of the Process concerning Non-Cultcann. 2085–2086
Chapter III: Of Apostolic Processescann. 2087–2124
- Article I: Of Instructing the Apostolic Processcann. 2087–2097
- Article II: Of Judging the Validity of the Apostolic Processcann. 2098–2100
- Article III: Of the Judgment concerning the Heroicity of Virtues in Species or concerning Martyrdom and Its Causecann. 2101–2115
- Article IV: Of the Judgment concerning the Miracles of the Servant of God in Speciescann. 2116–2124
- Title XXV: Of the Process of Beatification of Servants of God by the Way of Cult or an Excepted Casecann. 2125–2135
- Title XXVI: Of the Canonization of the Blessedcann. 2136–2141
Part Three: Of the Manner of Proceeding in Certain Affairs to Be Dispatched or Penal Sanctions to Be Appliedcann. 2142–2194
- Title XXVII: Of the Manner of Proceeding in the Removal of Irremovable Pastorscann. 2147–2156
- Title XXVIII: Of the Manner of Proceeding in the Removal of Removable Pastorscann. 2157–2161
- Title XXIX: Of the Manner of Proceeding in the Transfer of Pastorscann. 2162–2167
- Title XXX: Of the Manner of Proceeding against Non-Resident Clericscann. 2168–2175
- Title XXXI: Of the Manner of Proceeding against Concubinary Clericscann. 2176–2181
- Title XXXII: Of the Manner of Proceeding against a Pastor Negligent in Fulfilling Parochial Officescann. 2182–2185
- Title XXXIII: Of the Manner of Proceeding in Inflicting Suspension from Informed Consciencecann. 2186–2194