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the 1917 Code of Canon Law was promulgated] Motu Proprio of Benedict XV Cum Iuris Canonici , 15 September 1917 [by which the pontifical commission for the official interpretation of the 1917 Code was established]
The 1917 Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1917 CIC, from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also referred to as the Pio-Benedictine Code, is the first official comprehensive codification of Latin canon law.
The Code of Canon Law is the collection of laws that regulate the Catholic Church. It consists of two books: one on general norms and the other on the people of God, the hierarchical constitution of the Church, and the judicial order.
The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law: in English Translation with Extensive Scholarly Apparatus. Translated, Curated and Compiled by Edward N. Peters. Ignatius Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780898708318. This book is the most important Canon Law reference book for the Catholic Church.
Code of Canon Law, official compilation of ecclesiastical law promulgated in 1917 and again, in revised form, in 1983, for Roman Catholics of the Latin rite. The code obliges Roman Catholics of Eastern rites only when it specifically refers to them or clearly applies to all Roman Catholics.
Learn about the history, structure, text, and translations of the Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law, promulgated by Pope Benedict XV in 1917 and abrogated by Pope John Paul II in 1983. Find resources for studying the 1917 Code in English, such as commentaries, indexes, and documents.
The new Code of Canon Law appears at a moment when the bishops of the whole Church not only ask for its promulgation, but are crying out for it insistently and almost with impatience. In actual fact the Code of Canon Law is extremely necessary for the Church.
