The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the canon law of the Catholic Church: Catholic canon law is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which the Catholic Church is governed. Law is also the field which concerns the creation and administration of laws.
Current law
Legal history Legal history of the Catholic Church 1917 Code of Canon Law
Corpus Juris Canonici Corpus Juris Canonici Decretist Regulæ Juris Decretals of Gregory IX Decretalist Decretum Gratiani Extravagantes Liber Septimus
Ancient church orders Ancient church orders Didache The Apostolic Constitutions Canons of the Apostles
Collections of ancient canons
Other Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals Benedictus Deus (Pius IV) Contractum trinius Defect of birth Jus exclusivae Papal appointment Right of option
Eastern Catholic canon law
Liturgical law Ecclesia Dei Mysterii Paschalis Sacrosanctum concilium Musicam sacram Summorum Pontificum Tra le sollecitudini
Sacramental law Communicatio in sacris Ex opere operato Omnium in mentem Valid but illicit
Holy Orders Impediment Abstemius Clerical celibacy Nullity of Sacred Ordination Apostolicae curae Dimissorial letters Approbation
Confession Apostolic Penitentiary Complicit absolution Canon penitentiary Internal and external forum Paenitentiale Theodori Penitential canons Seal of the Confessional
Eucharist Eucharistic discipline Canon 915
Matrimonial law Banns of Marriage Declaration of Nullity Matrimonial Nullity Trial Reforms of Pope Francis Defender of the Bond Natural marriage
Impediments to marriage Affinity Bigamy Clandestinity Impediment of crime Disparity of cult Ligamen Public propriety
Matrimonial dispensation Ratum sed non consummatum Sanatio in radice Pauline privilege Petrine privilege
Trials and tribunals Tribunals Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura Tribunal of the Roman Rota Apostolic Penitentiary
Tribunal officers Judicial Vicar/Officialis Auditor Advocatus Diaboli Defender of the Bond
Tribunal procedure Appeal as from an abuse Presumption
Canonical structures Particular churches Particular churches sui juris Latin Church Eastern Catholic Churches Local particular churches Abbacy nullius Abbot nullius Apostolic vicariate Apostolic vicar Apostolic administration Apostolic administrator Archdiocese Diocese Aeque principaliter Cathedraticum In persona episcopi Chancery Deanery Vicar forane Archeparchy Eparchy Military ordinariate Mission sui juris Personal ordinariate Anglicanorum Coetibus
Juridic persons Parish Roman Curia Dicastery Congregation Pontifical council Personal Prelature
Jurisprudence Benefice Canonical coronation Canonically crowned images Computation of time Contract law Custom Delegata potestas non potest delegari Derogation Dispensation Taxa Innocentiana Indult Impediment Interpretation Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Jurisdiction Peritus Obreption & subreption Obrogation Promulgation Resignation of the Roman Pontiff Sede vacante Vacatio legis Valid but illicit
Philosophy, theology, and fundamental theory of Catholic canon law Theology Ecclesiology Treatise on Law Determinatio
Law of persons Person (Catholic canon law) Canonical age Canonical faculties (Catholic canon law) Clerics and public office Clerical celibacy Consecrated life Defect of birth Emancipation Juridic & physical persons Jus patronatus Laicization (dispensation)
Canonical documents Acta Apostolicae Sedis Acta Sanctae Sedis Notary (Catholic canon law) Protonotary apostolic Apostolic constitution Canon Concordat Decree Decretal Encyclical Motu proprio Ordinance Papal brief Papal bull Penitential Positive law Rescript
Penal law Canon 1324 Canon 1397 §2 Censure (canon law) Excommunication List of excommunicable offences in the Catholic Church List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church List of cardinals excommunicated by the Catholic Church Interdict Internal and external forum Laicization (penal) Latae sententiae Ferendae sententiae Lifetime of prayer and penance
Procedural law Election of the Roman Pontiff Universi Dominici gregis Papal renunciation
Academic degrees Licentiate of Canon Law Doctor of Canon Law Doctor Juris Utriusque
See also