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  • Book One: General Norms
    • Title I: Of Ecclesiastical Laws
    • Title II: Of Custom
    • Title III: Of the Computation of Time
    • Title IV: Of Rescripts
    • Title V: Of Privileges
    • Title VI: Of Dispensations
  • Book Two: Of Persons
    • Part One: Of Clerics
      • Section I: Of Clerics in General
        • Title I: Of the Ascription of Clerics to Some Diocese
        • Title II: Of the Rights and Privileges of Clerics
        • Title III: Of the Obligations of Clerics
        • Title IV: Of Ecclesiastical Offices
          • Chapter I: Of the Provision of Ecclesiastical Offices
            • Article I: Of Free Conferral
            • Article II: Of Election
            • Article III: Of Postulation
          • Chapter II: Of the Loss of Ecclesiastical Offices
        • Title V: Of Ordinary and Delegated Power
        • Title VI: Of the Reduction of Clerics to the Lay State
      • Section II: Of Clerics in Particular
        • Title VII: Of the Supreme Power and of Those Who by Ecclesiastical Law Share in It
          • Chapter I: Of the Roman Pontiff
          • Chapter II: Of an Ecumenical Council
          • Chapter III: Of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
          • Chapter IV: Of the Roman Curia
            • Article I: Of the Sacred Congregations
            • Article II: Of the Tribunals of the Roman Curia
            • Article III: Of the Offices of the Roman Curia
          • Chapter V: Of Legates of the Roman Pontiff
          • Chapter VI: Of Patriarchs, Primates, and Metropolitans
          • Chapter VII: Of Plenary and Provincial Councils
          • Chapter VIII: Of Apostolic Vicars and Prefects
          • Chapter IX: Of Apostolic Administrators
          • Chapter X: Of Lower Prelates
        • Title VIII: Of Episcopal Power and of Those Who Share in It
          • Chapter I: Of Bishops
          • Chapter II: Of Coadjutors and Auxiliaries of Bishops
          • Chapter III: Of the Diocesan Synod
          • Chapter IV: Of the Diocesan Curia
            • Article I: Of the Vicar General
            • Article II: Of the Chancellor and Other Notaries and the Episcopal Archive
            • Article III: Of Synodal Examiners and Pastor Consultors
          • Chapter V: Of Chapters of Canons
          • Chapter VI: Of Diocesan Consultors
          • Chapter VII: Of an Impeded or Vacant See and of the Capitular Vicar
          • Chapter VIII: Of Vicars Forane
          • Chapter IX: Of Pastors
          • Chapter X: Of Parochial Vicars
          • Chapter XI: Of Rectors of Churches
    • Part Second: Of Religious
      • Title IX: Of the Erection and Suppression of a Religion, Province, House
      • Title X: Of the Governance of Religions
        • Chapter I: Of Superiors and Chapters
        • Chapter II: Of Confessors and Chaplains
        • Chapter III: Of Temporal Goods and Their Administration
      • Title XI: Of Admission into Religion
        • Chapter I: Of Postulancy
        • Chapter II: Of the Novitiate
          • Article I: Of the Requisites for Someone to Be Admitted to the Novitiate
          • Article II: Of the Instruction of Novices
        • Chapter III: Of Religious Profession
      • Title XII: Of the Plan of Studies in Clerical Religions
      • Title XIII: Of the Obligations and Privileges of Religious
        • Chapter I: Of Obligations
        • Chapter II: Of Privileges
        • Chapter III: Of the Obligations and Privileges of a Religious Promoted to Ecclesiastical Dignity or Governing a Parish
      • Title XIV: Of Transfer to Another Religion
      • Title XV: Of Departure from Religion
      • Title XVI: Of the Dismissal of Religious
        • Chapter I: Of the Dismissal of Religious Who Have Pronounced Temporary Vows
        • Chapter II: Of the Dismissal of Religious Who Have Pronounced Perpetual Vows in a Non-exempt Clerical Religion or in a Lay Religion
        • Chapter III: Of the Judicial Process in the Dismissal of Religious Who Have Pronounced Perpetual Vows, Whether Solemn or Simple, in an Exempt Clerical Religion
        • Chapter IV: Of Dismissed Religious Who Have Pronounced Perpetual Vows
      • Title XVII: Of Societies, Whether of Men or of Women, Living in Common Without Vows
    • Part Three: Of the Laity
      • Title XVIII: Of Associations of the Faithful in General
      • Title XIX: Of Associations of the Faithful in Particular
        • Chapter I: Of Secular Third Orders
        • Chapter II: Of Confraternities and Pious Unions
        • Chapter III: Of Archconfraternities and Primary Unions
  • Book Three: Of Things
    • Part One: Of the Sacraments
      • Title I: Of Baptism
        • Chapter I: Of the Minister of Baptism
        • Chapter II: Of the Subject of Baptism
        • Chapter III: Of the Rites and Ceremonies of Baptism
        • Chapter IV: Of Sponsors
        • Chapter V: Of the Time and Place of Conferring Baptism
        • Chapter VI: Of the Notation and Proof of Baptism Conferred
      • Title II: Of Confirmation
        • Chapter I: Of the Minister of Confirmation
        • Chapter II: Of the Subject of Confirmation
        • Chapter III: Of the Time and Place of Conferring Confirmation
        • Chapter IV: Of Sponsors
        • Chapter V: Of the Notation and Proof of Confirmation Conferred
      • Title III: Of the Most Holy Eucharist
        • Chapter I: Of the Most Sacred Sacrifice of the Mass
          • Article I: Of the Priest Celebrating the Sacrifice of the Mass
          • Article II: Of the Rites and Ceremonies of the Mass
          • Article III: Of the Time and Place of Celebrating Mass
          • Article IV: Of Alms or Stipends of Masses
        • Chapter II: Of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist
          • Article I: Of the Minister of Sacred Communion
          • Article II: Of the Subject of Sacred Communion
          • Article III: Of the Time and Place in Which Sacred Communion Can Be Distributed
      • Title IV: Of Penance
        • Chapter I: Of the Minister of the Sacrament of Penance
        • Chapter II: Of the Reservation of Sins
        • Chapter III: Of the Subject of the Sacrament of Penance
        • Chapter IV: Of the Place for Receiving Confessions
        • Chapter V: Of Indulgences
          • Article I: Of the Granting of Indulgences
          • Article II: Of Acquiring Indulgences
      • Title V: Of Extreme Unction
        • Chapter I: Of the Minister of Extreme Unction
        • Chapter II: Of the Subject of Extreme Unction
        • Chapter III: Of the Rites and Ceremonies of Extreme Unction
      • Title VI: Of Order
        • Chapter I: Of the Minister of Sacred Ordination
        • Chapter II: Of the Subject of Sacred Ordination
          • Article I: Of the Requirements in the Subject of Sacred Ordination
          • Article II: Of Irregularities and Other Impediments
        • Chapter III: Of Those Things Which Must Precede Sacred Ordination
        • Chapter IV: Of the Rites and Ceremonies of Sacred Ordination
        • Chapter V: Of the Time and Place of Sacred Ordination
        • Chapter VI: Of the Notation and Testimonial of Completed Ordination
      • Title VII: Of Marriage
        • Chapter I: Of Those Things Which Must Precede the Celebration of Marriage, and Especially of Matrimonial Publications
        • Chapter II: Of Impediments in General
        • Chapter III: Of Impeding Impediments
        • Chapter IV: Of Diriment Impediments
        • Chapter V: Of Matrimonial Consent
        • Chapter VI: Of the Form of the Celebration of Marriage
        • Chapter VII: Of Marriage of Conscience
        • Chapter VIII: Of the Time and Place of the Celebration of Marriage
        • Chapter IX: Of the Effects of Marriage
        • Chapter X: Of the Separation of Spouses
          • Article I: Of the Dissolution of the Bond
          • Article II: Of the Separation of Bed, Table, and Dwelling
        • Chapter XI: Of the Convalidation of Marriage
          • Article I: Of Simple Convalidation
          • Article II: Of Sanation in the Root
        • Chapter XII: Of Second Nuptials
      • Title VIII: Of Sacramentals
    • Part Two: Of Sacred Places and Times
      • Section I: Of Sacred Places
        • Title IX: Of Churches
        • Title X: Of Oratories
        • Title XI: Of Altars
        • Title XII: Of Ecclesiastical Burial
          • Chapter I: Of Cemeteries
          • Chapter II: Of the Transfer of the Corpse to the Church, the Funeral, and Deposition
          • Chapter III: Of Those to Whom Ecclesiastical Burial Is to Be Granted or Denied
      • Section II: Of Sacred Times
        • Title XIII: Of Feast Days
        • Title XIV: Of Abstinence and Fast
    • Part Three: Of Divine Worship
      • Title XV: Of the Custody and Worship of the Most Holy Eucharist
      • Title XVI: Of the Worship of the Saints, Sacred Images, and Relics
      • Title XVII: Of Sacred Processions
      • Title XVIII: Of Sacred Furnishings
      • Title XIX: Of a Vow and an Oath
        • Chapter I: Of a Vow
        • Chapter II: Of an Oath
    • Part Four: Of the Ecclesiastical Magisterium
      • Title XX: Of the Preaching of the Divine Word
        • Chapter I: Of Catechetical Instruction
        • Chapter II: Of Sacred Sermons
        • Chapter III: Of Sacred Missions
      • Title XXI: Of Seminaries
      • Title XXII: Of Schools
      • Title XXIII: Of the Previous Censorship of Books and Their Prohibition
        • Chapter I: Of the Previous Censorship of Books
        • Chapter II: Of the Prohibition of Books
      • Title XXIV: Of the Profession of Faith
    • Part Five: Of Benefices and Other Non-Collegial Ecclesiastical Institutes
      • Title XXV: Of Ecclesiastical Benefices
        • Chapter I: Of the Constitution or Erection of Benefices
        • Chapter II: Of the Union, Translation, Division, Dismemberment, Conversion, and Suppression of Benefices
        • Chapter III: Of the Conferral of Benefices
        • Chapter IV: Of the Right of Patronage
        • Chapter V: Of the Rights and Obligations of Beneficiaries
        • Chapter VI: Of the Resignation and Exchange of Benefices
      • Title XXVI: Of Other Non-Collegial Ecclesiastical Institutes
    • Part Six: Of the Temporal Goods of the Church
      • Title XXVII: Of Acquiring Ecclesiastical Goods
      • Title XXVIII: Of Administering Ecclesiastical Goods
      • Title XXIX: Of Contracts
      • Title XXX: Of Pious Foundations
  • Book Four: Of Processes
    • Part One: Of Trials
      • Section I: Of Trials in General
        • Title I: Of the Competent Forum
        • Title II: Of the Various Grades and Species of Tribunals
          • Chapter I: Of the Ordinary Tribunal of First Instance
            • Article I: Of the Judge
            • Article II: Of Auditors and Relators
            • Article III: Of the Notary, the Promoter of Justice, and the Defender of the Bond
            • Article IV: Of Couriers and Apparitors
          • Chapter II: Of the Ordinary Tribunal of Second Instance
          • Chapter III: Of the Ordinary Tribunals of the Apostolic See
            • Article I: Of the Sacred Roman Rota
            • Article II: Of the Apostolic Signatura
          • Chapter IV: Of the Delegated Tribunal
        • Title III: Of Discipline to Be Observed in Tribunals
          • Chapter I: Of the Office of Judges and Ministers of the Tribunal
          • Chapter II: Of the Order of Cognitions
          • Chapter III: Of Delays and Fatal Terms
          • Chapter IV: Of the Place and Time of Judgment
          • Chapter V: Of Persons To Be Admitted to Judicial Discussion and of the Manner of Making and Preserving Acts
        • Title IV: Of the Parties in a Cause
          • Chapter I: Of the Actor and the Defendant
          • Chapter II: Of Procurators ad lites and Advocates
        • Title V: Of Actions and Exceptions
          • Chapter II: Of Actions from Notice of New Work and Threatened Damage
          • Chapter III: Of Actions on Account of Nullity of Acts
          • Chapter IV: Of Rescissory Actions and Restitution in Integrum
          • Chapter V: Of Mutual Petitions or Reconventional Actions
          • Chapter VI: Of Possessory Actions or Remedies
          • Chapter VII: Of the Extinction of Actions
        • Title VI: Of the Introduction of a Cause
          • Chapter I: Of the Libellus Introducing Litigation
          • Chapter II: Of Citation and Notification of Judicial Acts
        • Title VII: Of the Joinder of Issue
        • Title VIII: Of the Instance of Litigation
        • Title IX: Of Interrogations To Be Made to the Parties in Judgment
        • Title X: Of Proofs
          • Chapter I: Of the Confession of the Parties
          • Chapter II: Of Witnesses and Attestations
            • Article I: Who Can Be Witnesses
            • Article II: By Whom, How, and How Many Witnesses Can Be Introduced, and Who Can Be Excluded
            • Article III: Of the Oath of Witnesses
            • Article IV: Of the Examination of Witnesses
            • Article V: Of the Publication of Testimonies and Their Reprobation
            • Article VI: Of the Indemnity of Witnesses
            • Article VII: Of the Credibility of Testimonies
          • Chapter III: Of Experts
          • Chapter IV: Of Access and Judicial Inspection
          • Chapter V: Of Proof by Instruments
            • Article I: Of the Nature and Credibility of Instruments
            • Article II: Of the Production of Documents and the Action for Exhibiting Them
          • Chapter VI: Of Presumptions
          • Chapter VII: Of the Oath of the Parties
        • Title XI: Of Incidental Causes
          • Chapter I: Of Contumacy
          • Chapter II: Of the Intervention of a Third Party in the Cause
          • Chapter III: Of Attempted Acts While a Lawsuit Is Pending
        • Title XII: Of the Publication of the Process, of Conclusion in the Cause, and of Discussion of the Cause
        • Title XIII: Of Sentence
        • Title XIV: Of Remedies of Law Against a Sentence
          • Chapter I: Of Appeal
          • Chapter II: Of the Complaint of Nullity Against a Sentence
          • Chapter III: Of Opposition of a Third Party
        • Title XV: Of Judged Matter and of Restitution in Integrum
        • Title XVI: Of Judicial Expenses and Gratuitous Patronage
          • Chapter I: Of Judicial Expenses
          • Chapter II: Of Gratuitous Patronage, or Diminution of Judicial Expenses
        • Title XVII: Of Execution of Sentence
      • Section II: Of Particular Norms To Be Observed in Certain Trials
        • Title XVIII: Of Ways of Avoiding a Contentious Trial
          • Chapter I: Of Transaction
          • Chapter II: Of Compromise into Arbitrators
        • Title XIX: Of Criminal Judgment
          • Chapter I: Of the Accusatory Action and Denunciation
          • Chapter II: Of Inquisition
          • Chapter III: Of the Correction of the Delinquent
          • Chapter IV: Of the Instruction of the Criminal Process and of the Constitution of the Defendant
        • Title XX: Of Matrimonial Causes
          • Chapter I: Of the Competent Forum
          • Chapter II: Of Constituting the Tribunal
          • Chapter III: Of the Right of Accusing a Marriage and of Petitioning Dispensation concerning the Ratified Marriage
          • Chapter IV: Of Proofs
            • Article I: Of Witnesses
            • Article II: Of Bodily Inspection
          • Chapter V: Of the Publication of the Process, Conclusion in the Cause, and Sentence
          • Chapter VI: Of Appeals
          • Chapter VII: Of Cases Excepted from the Rules Handed Down Thus Far
        • Title XXI: Of Causes against Sacred Ordination
    • Part Two: Of the Causes of Beatification of Servants of God and Canonization of the Blessed
      • Title XXII: Of Certain Persons Who Have a Part in These Processes
        • Chapter I: Of the Actor and Postulator
        • Chapter II: Of the Cardinal Relator, Promoters of the Faith, and Subpromoters
        • Chapter III: Of the Notary, Chancellor, and Advocates
      • Title XXIII: Of Proofs to Be Used in These Processes
        • Chapter I: Of Proofs in General
        • Chapter II: Of Witnesses and Experts
        • Chapter III: Of Documents to Be Inserted in the Process
      • Title XXIV: Of the Process of Beatification of Servants of God by the Way of Non-Cult
        • Chapter I: Of Processes to Be Instructed by the Local Ordinary by His Own Right
          • Article I: Of the Search for the Writings of the Servant of God
          • Article II: Of the Informative Process
          • Article III: Of the Process concerning Non-Cult
          • 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 Congregation
        • Chapter II: Of the Introduction of the Cause before the Sacred Congregation
          • Article I: Of the Revision of Writings
          • Article II: Of the Discussion of the Informative Process
          • Article III: Of the Discussion of the Process concerning Non-Cult
        • Chapter III: Of Apostolic Processes
          • Article I: Of Instructing the Apostolic Process
          • Article II: Of Judging the Validity of the Apostolic Process
          • Article III: Of the Judgment concerning the Heroicity of Virtues in Species or concerning Martyrdom and Its Cause
          • Article IV: Of the Judgment concerning the Miracles of the Servant of God in Species
      • Title XXV: Of the Process of Beatification of Servants of God by the Way of Cult or an Excepted Case
      • Title XXVI: Of the Canonization of the Blessed
    • Part Three: Of the Manner of Proceeding in Certain Affairs to Be Dispatched or Penal Sanctions to Be Applied
      • Title XXVII: Of the Manner of Proceeding in the Removal of Irremovable Pastors
      • Title XXVIII: Of the Manner of Proceeding in the Removal of Removable Pastors
      • Title XXIX: Of the Manner of Proceeding in the Transfer of Pastors
      • Title XXX: Of the Manner of Proceeding against Non-Resident Clerics
      • Title XXXI: Of the Manner of Proceeding against Concubinary Clerics
      • Title XXXII: Of the Manner of Proceeding against a Pastor Negligent in Fulfilling Parochial Offices
      • Title XXXIII: Of the Manner of Proceeding in Inflicting Suspension from Informed Conscience
  • Book Five: Of Delicts and Penalties
    • Part One: Of Delicts
      • Title I: Of the Nature of a Delict and Its Division
      • Title II: Of the Imputability of a Delict, of Causes Aggravating or Diminishing It, and of the Juridical Effects of a Delict
      • Title III: Of the Attempt of a Delict
    • Part Two: Of Penalties
      • Section I: Of Penalties in General
        • Title IV: Of the Notion, Species, Interpretation, and Application of Penalties
        • Title V: Of the Superior Having Coercive Power
        • Title VI: Of the Subject Liable to Coercive Power
        • Title VII: Of the Remission of Penalties
      • Section II: Of Penalties in Species
        • Title VIII: Of Medicinal Penalties or of Censures
          • Chapter I: Of Censures in General
          • Chapter II: Of Censures in Species
            • Article I: Of Excommunication
            • Article II: Of Interdict
            • Article III: Of Suspension
        • Title IX: Of Vindicative Penalties
          • Chapter I: Of Common Vindicative Penalties
          • Chapter II: Of Peculiar Vindicative Penalties of Clerics
        • Title X: Of Penal Remedies and Penances
          • Chapter I: Of Penal Remedies
          • Chapter II: Of Penances
    • Part Three: Of Penalties for Individual Delicts
      • Title XI: Of Delicts against the Faith and Unity of the Church
      • Title XII: Of Delicts against Religion
      • Title XIII: Of Delicts against Ecclesiastical Authorities, Persons, and Things
      • Title XIV: Of Delicts against Life, Liberty, Property, Good Reputation, and Good Morals
      • Title XV: Of the Crime of Falsehood
      • Title XVI: Of Delicts in the Administration or Reception of Orders and of the Other Sacraments
      • Title XVII: Of Delicts against the Obligations Proper to the Clerical or Religious State
      • Title XVIII: Of Delicts in the Conferral, Reception, and Dismissal of Ecclesiastical Dignities, Offices, and Benefices
      • Title XIX: Of Abuse of Ecclesiastical Power or Office

Chapter — 1917 Code of Canon Law

Chapter XI: Of the Convalidation of Marriage

Superseded as law in 1983 — read why this Code still matters. Each canon links to its 1983 counterpart.

Contents

  • Article I: Of Simple Convalidationcann. 1133–1137
  • Article II: Of Sanation in the Rootcann. 1138–1141

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